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Friday | Charleston Gazette

GOP contender quits race for ag commissioner

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

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Related Topix: Charleston, WV

Friday Feb 10 | Appalachian Journal

Fugitive from justice arrested

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.

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Related Topix: Lewisburg, WV, Greenbrier County, WV, Monroe County, WV

Thu Feb 09, 2012

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Partnership for safety

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.

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Related Topix: Boat Disaster, Natural Disasters, Flood, Marlinton, WV

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Creating time and space

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

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Related Topix: Life, Self Defense

Thu Feb 02, 2012

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

ARC?owners file suit against commission

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.

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The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

PSD in better financial shape than ...

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.

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The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Scholarships available to students at ...

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.

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Related Topix: Marlinton, WV, Elkins, WV

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Solid Waste Authority re-elects existing officers

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

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Related Topix: Marlinton, WV

Tue Jan 31, 2012

Evening Sun

Take the train: Ride the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia

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

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Related Topix: West Virginia, West Virginia Government

Mon Jan 30, 2012

The Inter-Mountain

Tucker County girls earn road victory at Pocahontas

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

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Related Topix: Tucker County, WV, Pendleton County, WV

Thu Jan 26, 2012

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity makes ...

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

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The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Hotel/Motel Tax percentages stay the same

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.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Marlinton, WV

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

My descent into darkness; a first time ...

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.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Spelunking, Hillsboro, WV

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Cain's resignation adds third seat to ballot

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

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Related Topix: Education Etc.

Fri Jan 20, 2012

The Pocahontas Times ~ Marlinton West...

Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity ...

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.

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Related Topix: Durbin, WV

Mon Jan 16, 2012

The Inter-Mountain

Latest snow storms allow ski resorts to open additional terrain

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.

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Related Topix: Tucker County, WV, Ohio County, WV, Raleigh County, WV

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