A massive fire swept through the Pleasant Valley Farms Bed & Breakfast located in Slatyfork in the late hours of October 27, 2005. Nothing inside the building survived; years of family memories were destroyed in a flash.

It was the silent dignity of the old grist mill on the side of the road that caught his attention more than a decade ago. Closed, and shuttered since the mid 1940s, the mill represented a simpler life.

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.

Today is November 4, 2009.  The Charleston Gazette (page 1 D) lists this day as The Great West Virginia Flood of 1985.  Many locals around here indicate their place didn’t flood until the next day.  In either case, it is a sad day in our state’s history and is now referred to as The Great [...]

A battlefield, a haven, a hiking mecca…Droop Mountain offers peace and tranquility.