Glen has worked with many Nashville recording artists since 1995, and he won the Colgate Country Showdown in 2002. His first national radio release was a self-written Top 40 hit on the country charts in 2004. He has continued to work with well-known artists such as Jimmy Fortune who recorded with Glen on Glen’s latest [...]

Huntersville is showing off and everyone’s invited!  Jeannie Dunham, one of the co-chairpersons, along with Terry and Connie Carr of the Huntersville Tradition Days says “People will get to experience some of the lost arts and workmanship of our fore fathers.”  Huntersville Tradition Day will be Saturday October 2, 2010.
It was no uncommon thing for [...]

New neon colored street flags greet motorists along Rt 39 from the bridge
east just pass the Greenbrier River Trail  representing fun family activities in the area such as canoeing, bicycling, and winter fun in the region.  The colors and the scenes depict seasons as well….there is something to do around here all year.  Many [...]

Today the Pocahontas County Chamber of Commerce announced several new events for the upcoming Autumn Harvest Festival and WV RoadKill Cook-off.  According to committee chair Sherry Radcliff of Green Bank “We’re pulling out all the stops to make sure there’s plenty of fun for every member of the family.”

Saturday June 26 is the birthday of Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck. This article on her writing is offered as a celebration of the person she was and how she still influences life today.
Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck, productive writer and humanitarian extraordinaire was born on June 26, 1892 in Hillsboro West Virginia. [...]

In the Appalachian Mountains when people hear the name Mike Bing they automatically think of Allegheny Echoes. The two have been together since 1997 when Mike, Kirk Judd, Sherrell Wigal, John Blisard and Monica Bing established the Allegheny Echoes annual summer workshops in Pocahontas County.

Winter and Christmas are wonderful times here in Pocahontas County for many reasons. Blankets of snow, snowmobiling on the Highland Scenic Highway, and skiing at Snowshoe Mountain are only a few of them. If you like shopping though, the county has some big surprises.

There is a gem of a find for shoppers in the region. The Pocahontas County Artisans Coop has not only some beautiful pieces but they are marked at incredibly reasonable low prices. I was with a motor coach tour awhile back and we stopped at the Co-op.

The Pocahontas Arts Council offers ceramic and painting classes to the general public.  Check out their Web site to see when the next class is.  http://www.pocahontasarts.org/

You’re invited to participate in the
POCAHONTAS COUNTY YOUTH FIDDLE CONTEST
Saturday, September 26
11 AM to 3 PM
at the
Pocahontas County Opera House
818 Third Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954
featuring
Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar and “Other Instruments” Contests