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By Stephen Smoot Last May, First Energy's two companies in West Virginia, Monongahela Power and Potomac Edison, filed for a...

Winners of Young Writers Contest Announced

School

Pendleton County Schools Custodial and Maintenance Workers Earn Praise in Board Meeting

By Stephen Smoot With the summer break soon coming to an end, the Pendleton County Board of Education held its...

Local

Residents Encouraged to Participate in Health Survey

The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health is calling on residents to help shape the future of...

Smith Creek Friends Run

Smith Creek/Friends Run

by Dave Ellis The countdown to go back to school is only two more weekends. Where did summer go? It...

Editorial

Sugar Grove: Queen of Tractor Parade Wears Many Hats

Rhonda Nash reigns as queen of the 13th annual Sugar Grove tractor parade. By Paula Mitchell On Saturday, a little...

Sports

Wildcats Make the Climb at Highlands Invitational

West Virginia high school golf's unofficial “Opening Day” was held at Fisher Mountain for the Highlands Invitational. By Stephen Smoot...

School

Bus Routes Announced for New School Year

School will be opening for students on Aug. 24, and motorists are cautioned to be on the alert for students...

Editorial

‘Lightning Bugs’ Flee Cities for Dark Skies Zones, Bringing Tourists to See the Show

By Stephen Smoot For more than a decade, most new lighting for structures and also automobiles has come from light-emitting...

Obits

Carolyn Lough Borror

Carolyn Lough Borror, 93, of Winchester, Virginia, died July 28, 2026, at Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia. She was...

Local

‘Who Does That Anymore? People in Franklin, WV, Do’