Pocahontas County News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The only Republican candidate in the race to replace retiring Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass says he's dropping out.

On Feb. 6, Justin Lee Faudree, 23, of Lewisburg, was arrested by members of the Greenbrier County Sheriff's Department on various charges, including being a fugitive from justice from Woodstock, VA.

Shawn Dunbrack and Melvin Martin of the OES met with Allegheny Mountain Radio's interim general manager Diane Buzzard and news director Heather Niday,A to talk about how the radio station can assist in broadcasting accurate information in the event of an emergency.

A new women's self-defense course, taught by Sheriff David Jonese, is free and open to anyone in the community.

Two Marlinton business owners have filed suit against the Pocahontas County Commission, alleging the governing body did not follow its own rules, and accepted the low bid at the expense of the animals when it awarded the animal shelter contract last July.

A miscalculation in the Pocahontas County Public Service District budget is giving the PSD board reason to feel more confident about its plan to develop a new wastewater treatment facility at Linwood.

The Pocahontas County High School guidance office collaborated with the Pocahontas County Conventions and Visitors Bureau to create a notebook of scholarships for every junior and senior.

The Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority held its annual election of officers last week at its regular monthly meeting at the Pocahontas County Courthouse.

A staffer on the Cass Scenic Railroad checks and works on the historic Shay steam locomotive.

Alexis Fulton and Brittany Snyder had 14 points each to lead Tucker County past Pocahontas County 68-64 Saturday in Potomac Valley Conference action.

Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity board of directors held its quarterly meeting January 19 at Snowshoe Mountain Resort to discuss the 2012 project season.

The Pocahontas County Commission left Hotel/Motel Tax revenue to be divvied in the same percentages as last year, but all takers will see a decrease in their budgets because of a $28,620.56 drop in revenues.

I hesitated. I'm guess I'm slightly claustrophobic - I don't even like sitting in the back seat of most cars, let alone low-crawling through tunnels in the dark.

Snowshoe Foundation presented checks to four county schools at the board of education meeting?Monday night.

Director of Development John Connor and Chief Operating Officer Liz Warner of Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity addressed Durbin town council January 10 with future plans the organization has for the upper end of Pocahontas County.

More than half a foot of snow had fallen in the mountains of West Virginia by Friday afternoon, creating excellent conditions at all of the resorts - including Canaan Valley and Timberline in Tucker County, Oglebay in Ohio County, Snowshoe in Pocahontas County and Winterplace in Raleigh County.