By Stephen Smoot Veterans of military service hold a distinguished and respected place in American society, and rightly so.

Marianne Deahl Flinn, 89, of Oakland, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2024, at Peace Healthcare at Dennett Road Manor.

Debra Dawn Raines Ray, 71, passed June 19, 2024 at St. Mary’s Medical Center with her husband Justin L. Ray by her side. She ...

Clayton Ray Montoya, age 62, of Lee Street, Moorefield, WV, passed away Friday afternoon, November 1, 2024, at this residence ...

By Stephen Smoot “We’re glad you’re here,” said Doug Mongold at last week’s Hardy County Local Emergency Planning Committee’s quarterly meeting. He issued his greetings to Rosie Santerre, C. J. Kesner ...

Most of those with even a passing interest in American popular culture remember the Emperor Commodus as portrayed in the epic motion picture Gladiator. Almost no one, however, remembers the real ...

Last week, a wildfire broke out along the border of Hampshire County and Frederick County Virginia. It started in remote country, but within three miles of the Capon Springs Resort and also US 48. One ...

By Stephen Smoot The Hardy County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) held its quarterly meeting last week. They meet quarterly under the legal requirement of the Emergency Planning and ...

By Stephen Smoot “It’s not going as quick as I want it to,” said Joe Hartman, Chair of the Hardy 911 committee that met last week after the LEPC session. He referred to the construction of the Lost ...

be even more unpopular than officials expected. “I was a little surprised by the gap,” said Hardy County Emergency Ambulance Authority (HCEAA) Director Derek Alt. But, he added, “It’s understandable.

So we have kind of established that WVU football will beat the bad teams and lose to the good teams. An unanswered question is how will they fare against more average teams? My gut says that it will ...

So we have kind of established that WVU football will beat the bad teams and lose to the good teams.