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The mill and lumber yard of George Craig and Sons at Winterburn, West Virginia, located near Thornwood, five miles east of Durbin. The band mill was built in 1905 when George F. Craig and Sons of Philadelphia, Pa. purchased large tracts of timber on the East Fork of the Greenbrier River, Little River, and Allegheny […]

Editor: Letters to the Editor: August 27, 2026, August 20, 2026…Data Centers, articles by Saffer and Srodes, good writing and ideas on the use and production on the topic. If I repeat or skip over some points-forgive me. A viewpoint from Maryland; that has almost banned these centers, the building and operation. Environmentally, water usage […]

Thursday, September 5, 1901 SHOOTING OF THE PRESIDENT The whole country deplores the terrible affair at Buffalo, where a man who was worth no more to his country than a stray dog in the street, shot and perhaps killed the President of the United States, probably the most useful man of his time. Civilization has […]

Thursday, September 2, 1976 RECOGNITION Miss Ilean Walton has been the official river and rainfall comparative observer at Buckeye for many years. Today, it was announced by the U. S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), parent agency of the National Weather Service, that Miss Walton is one of 35 observers selected […]

Tim Walker AMR Reporter Despite questions being raised about the legality of holding such a vote at this time, three members of the Pocahontas County Solid Waste Authority – Darrell Roach, Gail Siers and Nancy Harris – voted for Siers to be the new Chairman of the SWA, and Nancy Harris to be the new […]

Harry Preston “Junie” Gum, Jr., 81, of Cass, passed away Friday, August 28, 2026, at his residence. He was a lifelong resident of Cass. He was a son of the late Harry Gum Sr. and Leabelle Pennington Gum. Harry was the owner of Whittaker Campground at Cass, was a correctional officer at Huttonsville Correctional Facility, worked at […]

Science in Small Bites Segment One: I found life in my driveway “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~ Carl Sagan This segment of Science in Small Bites begins right here in Pocahontas County, at the Mill Point Quarry. When it comes to limestone and, to a lesser extent, dolomite, life begets life. […]

Margaret Baker Contributing Writer Emily has had quite the feast on her creative plate lately, designing both the set and poster for the Pocahontas County Drama Workshop’s production of “Catch Me If You Can.” In 2022, she was working as an event coordinator in Dallas, Texas, in charge of team bonding. Her job was to […]