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Peggy Louise Wickline Bland, 87, of White Sulphur Springs, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 29, 2026. Funeral service will be held at noon Friday, July 3, 2026, at Mt Carmel Methodist Church in Gap Mills, with Pastor Greg Scott officiating. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until time of service. […]

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Daniel Hollandsworth, 88, of Hillsboro, passed away Monday, June 22, 2026, at The Villages of Greystone. He joined his beloved wife, Sue, on what would have been their 52nd wedding anniversary. Born April 28, 1938, at Hillsboro, he was a son of the late Denny and Anna Simmons Hollandsworth. Daniel lived his entire life in […]

A parade in Marlinton, possibly on the 4th of July, makes its way down Camden Avenue toward Main Street. We know the street today as Second Avenue and this appears to be the 700 block where the fire department and town hall are located. The photograph was taken by Norman Price and is part of […]

Thursday, July 5, 1901 STATE vs MARY YOUNG, continued OKEY COLLINS The next witness is from Webster County, 25 years old and works in a lumber camp. He was in the hotel kitchen when the shot was fired. He cared for Mory. Evidence as to events leading up to the shooting the same as Gordon […]

Lucas Adcock Staff Writer Snowshoe Mountain was alive last weekend as engines roared to life in the upscale Village at Snowshoe Resort. The 2026 Grand National Cross Country (GNCC Racing) Series descended on West Virginia for Round 9 of its 13-race AMA National Championship season. Over the course of three electric days, riders, families and […]

Thursday, July 1, 1926 Sheriff W. H. Barlow and officers Hamrick and Butler assisted by State and Federal and officers from Webster county made a clean-up of the Williams River country last week. They found a moonshine operation and destroyed it and a lot of mash. Roy Bell and Amos Tanner were arrested. Tanner was […]

Shirley Ann Gallaher Dearing, 78, of Martinsburg, passed away Monday, January 19, 2026, surrounded by her daughter and friends. Born April 17, 1947, in Marlinton, she was a daughter of the late William A. Gallaher (1920 – 1994) and Opal P. Friel (1911 – 1996).  Shirley graduated Valedictorian of Marlinton High School – Class of […]

ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES & LEGATEES Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at P. O. Box 209, 900 Tenth Avenue, Suite C, Marlinton, WV 24954-0209. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West […]

Thursday, July 4, 1951 Here it is, the Fourth of July again. The word in season is for us to raise our heads to take notice that, for the third time in our generation, the Heaven-sent Freedom which blesses our America is threatened. Our revolutionary forefathers began it by putting the crimp at great cost […]