Marlinton, WV

Hazel Geneva Sharp, 68, of Marlinton, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026, at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital. Born December 12, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Kyle Curtis and Barbara McGlees Ervin. Hazel was a creative person who found great joy in sewing and bringing her crafty ideas to life. She had a deep, […]

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 […]

From the West Virginia Trucking Association Few companies have left a mark on West Virginia’s trucking industry quite like Burns Motor Freight, Inc. of Marlinton. Founded in 1949 when Fred C. Burns Sr. purchased a used 1948 Mack LJ, Burns Motor Freight grew from a one-truck operation into a respected interstate motor carrier and one […]

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 […]

You may have wondered what happened to the Mayor’s Corner last week.  As I write this explanation, my right eye has a patch over it, and I can see just enough out of my left eye to manage to write this short message to provide a heads up for those who miss The Mayor’s Corner. I […]

The Central Service Station, owned by E. H. Williams, located at the intersection of 8th Street (Rt. 39) and 4th Avenue in Marlinton, West Virginia. Ed Willaims was a respected business man and timber owner and was the founder of Williams Supply Company. (Grace Williams Sharpenberg Collection, Courtesy of Margaret Ann Bays; ID: PHP008559) Selected […]

Thursday, August 15, 1901 BIG FIRE IN MARLINTON Friday, near noon, fire broke out in the kitchen of Samuel Cooper’s above the store of Samuel Cooper & Co. Cooking was being done by means of a stove heated by kerosene oil. Miss Rose Cooper was gone from the room some minutes, and when she came […]

Margaret Baker Contributing Writer When Brynn Kusic, director of the Pocahontas County Opera House, told James Spangler that the Drama Workshop was one character short in casting it’s Fall production of “Catch Me If You Can,” he strolled over to the Marlinton Post Office to talk to customer service supervisor and play director Jeff Marcum, […]

NOTICE OF ANCILLARY FILING WITHOUT ANY ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS, DISTRIBUTEES AND LEGATEES Notice is hereby given that the following foreign will or affidavit of heirs has been filed in the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at P.O. Box 209, 900 Tenth Avenue Suite C Marlinton, WV 24954‑0209, and no appointment or administration is being made pursuant […]

Michael Andrew Taylor, 69, of Dunmore, passed away at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Friday, August 7, 2026. Born October 16, 1956, in Marlinton, he was the son of the late Reuben and Frances Kelley Taylor. Mike was a member of the Dunmore United Methodist Church, a dry kiln operator, carpenter and jack of all trades. […]