Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer In 2021, Hillsboro Elementary School fifth grade teacher Nicole Mitchell started a special project with her students for Black History Month. She assigned each student a ...

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer These days, when we think of pinecones we think about crafts or home décor, but they can be used for so much more. Evergreen trees provide food, shelter and nesting ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer Planetary Science Institute Senior Scientist Hanna Sizemore was the guest speaker at the February 25 Durbin Lions Club meeting, where she talked about the field research ...

OLD ROSE is very protective of her three cubs this year. Joel Rosenthal, animal rehabber at Point of View Farm, was able to interact with the previous five litters and gave each cub a name. Visiting ...

Stephany A. Morgan of Staunton, Virginia, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2025, at the University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Virginia, after a short battle with acute leukemia, (AML).

William R. “Bill” Shelton, age 83, of Huntersville, peacefully passed away at his home Tuesday, February 25, 2025.  Born July 3, 1941, he was a son of the late Arthur Roscoe and Stella Grace ...

Victoria Elizabeth “Betty” Gum peacefully passed away Sunday, February 9, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Born September 17, 1940, in Marlinton, she was a daughter of the late Loren ...

It was that time of year again, time for Marlinton fire chief Herby Barlow to ask Marlinton Town Council about the testing and maintenance of fire hydrants within town limits. At Monday night’s ...

Tim Walker AMR Reporter At its March 4 meeting, the Pocahontas County Commission clarified the price for the purchase of the county landfill for the Solid Waste Authority. Commissioner Jamie Walker, ...