Ken Springer Contributing Writer “What’s a map, Dad?” A Cartographer’s Nightmare I’ve never actually heard a youngster say ...

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Winners in the Durbin Days Heritage Festival pageant, from left: Little Miss, Willow Davis; Teen Miss, Moriah Thompson; Miss Durbin Days, Johnna Bennett; and Junior Miss, Avery Smith. In the Baby ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer The weekend included music, food, art and parades – and it was all fun. Marlinton became a festival town again last week with the return of Pioneer Days, a tradition that ...

A sawmill operation in Boyer, West Virginia, about 1908. The photograph was taken by C. E. Flynn who was teaching at the Pine Grove School near Arbovale. (Preserving Pocahontas Archives; ID: PHP000683 ...

PIONEER DAYS Just about everybody and his brother made it to town for Pioneer Days, and a good time was had by all. Everything went along fine. The crowd on Saturday has been estimated by various ...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter The wheels of government have a reputation for moving slowly, and a perfect example is the Pocahontas County Appalachian Regional Commission’s (ARC’s) Broadband grant project.

Joe Miller It wasn’t that long ago that you’d need to visit a university research lab, a philosophy classroom or a science fiction convention to talk about AI (artificial intelligence). Now it’s ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer It was just happenstance that Kasper Bisgaard came across a photograph of the Green Bank Telescope in a photography book. It was 2018, and he was in a bookstore in his ...

Sterl F. Shinaberry, 87 of Vero Beach, Florida, formerly of Charleston, died December 12, 2024. A celebration of life will be held Thursday, July 17, 2025. The reception will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer When Howes Leather Company, Inc., closed its operation in Frank in 1994, it marked the end of 90 years of tanning leather in that town. Just a few days prior to closing, ...

The Birth of a Nation. That is the picture I saw the other day. It has been riding up and down the land for years, giving cause of offense to a great many citizens. Years ago, it was carried along the ...