Hillsboro News

The Little Levels Heritage Fair is acclaimed as one of the outstanding events in the Potomac Highlands region and this - the 12th year of heritage celebration - looks to be no different.

Two elementary students at Green Bank Elementary-Middle School were expelled for possession of narcotics on school grounds Monday night.

Some of West Virginia's most well-known writers are expected to gather in Hillsboro June 25-27 to celebrate the life of Pearl S. Buck and offer workshops on writing.

James von Brunn is a "close associate" of the late William Pierce, founder of The National Alliance.

Assailed with complaints from county residents about her job performance, Pocahontas Countya s Animal Control Officer told county commissioners Tuesday that some responsibilities belong to pet owners.

Marlinton Elementary School teachers filled the seats of the board of education conference room Monday night to give support to Principal Ron Hall and Faculty Senate Chair Jamey Weber as they presented the board with a request for a Reading/Math Interventionist and a full-time guidance counselor.

Wednesday is class day. Everyone is awake and gathered in the lobby of the Greenbrier Birthing Center, where two toddler boys are running around, squealing and attempting to get into whatever they can - piles of boxes and closed classroom doors.

Faculty and graduates of the New River Community and Technical College School of Practical Nursing pose following pinning ceremonies for the first Pocahontas County cohort on Saturday, April 18.

Sgt. Glen Galloway, far right, and Deputy Ben Wilfong, far left, escort suspectsenroute to the Tygart Valley Regional Jail.

A grand jury in Pocahontas County handed up 26 indictments against 13 people on Tuesday.

Seven individuals in Pocahontas County are facing drug-related charges following the conclusion of a yearlong investigation.

The following accident reports were filed in the Pocahontas County Sheriff's Office during the period February 25 to March 3. January 16: During night time, Douglas E. Scott, Hillsboro, was driving northbound on Route 219 near Hillsboro in a 1999 Chevrolet S-10. While glancing into the rear view mirror, he crossed the center line and struck a 2006 ...

The long-lost handwritten manuscript of Pearl S. Buck's classic novel, "The Good Earth," is set to go on display next month at the late author's home outside Philadelphia.

One consequence of the bad economy is a flood of unwanted pets, according to Sandy Mallow, the Pocahontas County animal control officer .

The following judgments were rendered in Pocahontas County Magistrate Court: "Arnie" Schoolcraft of Marlinton appeared before Magistrate Kathy Beverage on charges of firearms violation, a misdemeanor.

According to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney J. L. Clifton, six individuals were indicted by the Pocahontas County Grand Jury when it convened Tuesday.