Sarah Eloise “Sis” Smith Puffenbarger, age 87, of Blue Grass, Virginia, passed away at her home Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer There may still be snow on the ground and single digit temperatures, but it’s never too early to ...

George Melvin Ware, 92, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Augusta Health in Waynesboro, Virginia. Born October 7, ...

Men, women and small children surrounded by ice and snow are standing at the lower mill in Mill Point. This mill was built on ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer At its January 14 Pocahontas County Board of Education meeting, the board discussed its concern about the inability to have WiFi at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School due ...

LAST WEEK WE reported that 15 year old Rose, the black bear at Point of View Farm, gave birth to two cubs – her 12th and 13th ...

Jane Rutledge Jessee Sharp, 83, passed away January 14, 2025, at Brookdale Charleston Gardens in Charleston. Born in ...

Mark Allen Williamson, formerly of Pocahontas County, unexpectedly passed away of natural causes Wednesday, January 15, 2025, ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Hundreds of playwrights apply and submit their work to be considered as features in the Barter Theatre Annual Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights in Southwest ...

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This week’s post comes from Emily Castilleja, librarian for Pocahontas County Library and Visitor information Centers’ Hillsboro branch. Emily discusses the magic of reading aloud. In our whirlwind, ...