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Lady Warriors playing 13 games vs ranked opponents
The Pocahontas County High School girls basketball teams headed to Mill Creek February 8 for the second game this season vs Tygarts Valley High School. Our varsity team would face the improved #14 ranked (three-way tie in the February 7 AP Poll) Lady Bulldogs who had just upset the now #7 ranked Tucker County squad, knocking Tucker to #4.
Broadband Council receives update on grant funding
The Pocahontas County Broadband Council received status reports on three broadband grants at its February 10 meeting. The already approved Appalachian Regional Commission’s Power Grant (ARC); the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s broadband grant, (NTIA); and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development Broadband Reconnect Round 3 Grant, referred to as the Reconnect Grant.
Frances Miller
Frances Ann Miller, 77, of Marlinton, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022, at CAMC-Memorial in Charleston. Born August 15, 1944, at Spruce Flats, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Naomi Ruth Gaylor Miller. Frances was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
Mary Colaw
Mary Ellen Colaw, 82, of Back Mountain, Durbin, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins. Born May 8, 1939, at Durbin, she was a daughter of the late James Russell and Jessie Mae Sheets Colaw. Mary was a member of the Durbin Church of the...
James Peachey
James Lewis Peachey, 88, peacefully passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, under the care of the Tidewell Sarasota Hospice House in Sarasota, Florida. He was born February 20, 1933 in Ontario, Canada, and moved to northern Indiana in 1952, where he married and started his family. In 1967, he moved his family to Sarasota, where he worked in the demolition and land development industry. He later established his own automotive and equipment repair business in Sarasota, and eventually chose to retire to Hillsboro with Nancy Peachey, his beloved wife of 35 years.
Michael Porter
Michael was loved by many . . . He attended Huntington High School, just like his father and grandfather before him. Michael earned his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Marshall University and went on to get his Master of Business Administration. Michael’s love for math and numbers led him on a journey to North Carolina, where he earned his Chartered Financial Analyst designation, a rigorous three-test course. When he returned to West Virginia, he began teaching in Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties, encouraging his students to think “outside the box” for solutions to problems and to not let difficulties prohibit their advancement. To encourage students in the rural area to pursue continuing education, Michael set up the “Michael J. Porter STEM Scholarship Fund.”
James Burks
James “Jim” Sherman Burks, age 79, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Jim was a 1962 graduate of Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston and earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at West Virginia University in 1966. During his undergraduate years at WVU, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi social fraternity and the Kappa Psi pharmacy fraternity. He worked as a pharmacist for several community pharmacies and hospitals in Elkins, and was the owner of Pocahontas Pharmacy in Marlinton for more than 25 years. Jim lived life to the fullest and on his own terms. He especially loved breeding and showing his horses and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Thomas Jefferson’s garden is still growing
Like many of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson was a Renaissance man. And, like many folks here in Pocahontas County, he was a serious farmer and gardener. Of course, he had a brilliant career as an internationally renowned statesman, a talented architect, lawyer, diplomat, philosopher and amateur scientist. And...
Jewell Loughridge-Deason
Jewell Caroline Galford Loughridge-Deason, age 87, of Granite Bay, California, passed away at home, Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Born May 3, 1934, at Woodrow, she was the youngest daughter of the late Emmett and Delanie Beverage Galford. Jewell graduated from Marlinton High School in 1952. Although she’s resided with her...
Frances Miller
Frances Ann Miller, 77, of Marlinton, passed away Friday, February 18, 2022, at CAMC-Memorial in Charleston. Graveside service will be Wednesday, February 23, 2022, 2 p.m. at Cochran Cemetery in Onoto with Pastor Sam Felton officiating. Online condolences can be made at Lantzfuneralhome.com.
Charles Vallandingham, Jr.
Reverend Charles E. “Ed” Vallandingham Jr., of Lewisburg, peacefully passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, at CAMC Memorial Hospice. The funeral service will be Sunday, February 20, 2022, 3 p.m. at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Hillsboro. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will...
James Peachey
James Lewis Peachey, 88, formerly of Hillsboro, peacefully passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, under the care of the Tidewell Sarasota Hospice House in Sarasota, Florida. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Tidewell Hospice at 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238, www.tidewell.org , or to a local West Virginia charity that supports neighbors in need.
James “Jim” Sherman Burks, age 79, passed away Monday, February 14, 2022, at Ruby Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be held from noon to 2 p.m. with a celebration of Jim’s life at 2 p.m. Per his request, his ashes will be scattered over his farm, Windy Hill Quarter Horses, at a later date. Due to COVID, the family requests masks be worn at the visitation...
This is FFA
In 1988, Future Farmers of America changed its name to simply be the more recognized FFA, and for good reason. The national organization had grown to be more than a farming organization. Members learn to be farmers, but they also learn to be gardeners, foresters, welders, butchers, horticulturalists, livestock experts and leaders.
Herbert Kellison
Herbert Dale Kellison, age 87, of Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022, at his home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and worked as a heavy equipment operator for a road construction company. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by...
Rudolph Duvall
Rudolph Pendleton Duvall, 85, of Marlinton, passed away Sunday, February 13, 2022, at Pocahontas Center in Marlinton. Born February 19, 1936, in Goochland, Virginia, he was a son of the late Edmond Pendleton and Daisy Irene Griffith Duval. Rudolph was of the Baptist faith. He worked as a laborer for...
Brenda Gore
Born November 2, 1962, in Marlinton, she was a daughter of the late Arlie and Juanita Sturgill Ryder. Brenda was an Ophthalmology Tech. She was of the Methodist faith. Waiting for Brenda in heaven were her parents; her niece, Krista Erin Ryder; and mother-in-law, Lois Gore. She is survived by...
Reid Mitchell
Born November 13, 1933, in Weston, he was a son of the late Reona Berry and Clair Simpson Mitchell. He graduated from Jane Lew High School and West Virginia University, where he met and married Anne Nester Mills, his wife of 46 years. Reid was a 1st Lieutenant and pilot...
Linda Hise
Linda Lou Walton Hise, aged 75, of Warm Springs, Virginia, died Monday, February 14, 2022, at Carilion Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Born January 14, 1947, at Marlinton, she was a daughter of the late Edgar Jess and Opal Nancy Dean Walton. Linda was a retired waitress for the Homestead...
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