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Signalman 3rd Class Petty Officer Paul McGinnis is one of only four West Virginians left who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during WW II. He paid a visit to Pocahontas County High School recently.
Because of its unusually small population density, state funding formulas don’t work very well for Highland County schools.
Three out of four campgrounds remain closed in Lake Moomaw’s Bolar Mountain
Recreation Area as renovation work was delayed by bad winter weather.
Scheduled Power Outages will affect customers in Eastern Pocahontas and in parts of Highland County on May 19th and June 1st, 2010.
They only got about an inch of water, but it’s enough to close down the kitchen and dining room for at least a day.
The team won by a nail-biting one point, beating out experienced teams from much larger schools.
Warm Springs District Ranger Pat Sheridan says fire blanketed many parts of the Allegheny Highlands in April. Some were planned, but wildfires also took their toll. Although devastating at times, Sheridan says fire is a necessary part of a healthy forest ecosystem.
Marlinton Mayor Dennis Driscoll wants to use funds left over from a federal stimulus grant to purchase additional equipment for the town’s sewer system.
Green Bank Science teacher Anne Smith is chosen as the Pocahontas County Teacher of the Year.
Karen Jackson, Virginia Deputy Secretary for Technology, discusses the technology needs of a rural community like Highland.