Tag: Pocahontas County
Capito votes to support troops and enhance security
Washington, DC (WOAY) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) voted to pass the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...
Registration now open for West Virginia Wild & Wonderful Race Series
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Wild & Wonderful Racing Series is registering runners for its 2023 events.
The series is a partnership of...
West Virginia bridge to be rebuilt along tourism train route
Cass, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Department of Transportation will replace Trout Run Bridge, destroyed by floodwaters 37 years ago to enable tourism...
Snowshoe kicks off ski season ahead of Thanksgiving
Snowshoe, WV (WOAY) - Snowshoe mountain in Pocahontas County announces they will officially begin the 2022/23 season on November 23 with an exclusive "Passholder...
Attorney General Morrisey’s mobile office to visit across West Virginia in...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces representatives from his office will meet with West Virginians in November to discuss...
Green Bank Observatory partners with NASA to help detect recent asteroid,...
GREEN BANK, WV (WOAY) - History was made in asteroid deflection.
On September 26, 2022, NASA successfully redirected the small, harmless asteroid that was...
DHHR awards funding to promote integration of primary and behavioral health...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Behavioral Health will award $1,678,044 over five years...
WVDEP hosting 13 free tire collection events statewide through October and...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's (WVDEP) Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP) is hosting 13 free tire collection events...
Local agencies to receive 8 accessible minivans to support mobility in...
Charleston, WV (WOAY) - Local community groups joined with the state Department of Transportation to provide eight accessible minivans for local agencies serving rural...
Mountain Resource Conservation & Development Council awards grants to local projects
Oak Hill, WV (WOAY) - The Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Council announces over $19,000 in grants to local organizations promoting education and conservation...
Congresswoman Miller visits Pocahontas County Opera House
Marlinton, WV (WOAY) - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) took a tour of the Pocahontas County Opera House today with Opera House Director Brynn Kusic,...
Local ski resorts benefit from increased snowfall
SNOWSHOE, WV (WOAY) - While the snow isn’t welcomed by everyone, local skiers are ecstatic to see the winter weather set in.
Snowshoe Ski Resort...
Green Bank Observatory celebrates 60th birthday of 40-foot telescope
GREEN BANK, WV (WOAY) - In December 1961, the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia gained a beloved addition, its 40-foot-tall premier...
UPDATE: Southern West Virginia school delays and closures today
SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA (WOAY) - Pocahontas County schools will be operating on a three-hour delay today, Tuesday, Jan. 26. Wyoming County schools will be...
COVID-19 vaccination clinics to be held across West Virginia for residents...
CHARLESTON, WV (WOAY) – Today Gov. Jim Justice, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task...
Ski season begins in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Ski resorts in West Virginia will begin opening Friday morning, marking the start of the season.
Snowshoe Mountain in Pocahontas County...
Toys for Tots 2020 campaign begins this Thursday
GREENBRIER COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Toys for Tots will be starting its 2020 campaign on Thursday.
The program typically begins in early October every...
Mountain Bike World Cup to return to WV
SNOWSHOE, WV (WOAY) - UCI, the world’s governing body for cycling, has released the schedule for the 2021 MTB World Cup season, officially designating...
Pocahontas County Sheriff’s Department searching for missing woman
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Pocahontas County Sheriff's Department is searching for a missing woman.
Maryanna Lee Cogar, aka Maryanna Lee Thurston, was last...
Snowshoe Mountain to cancel annual Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
SNOWSHOE, WV (WOAY) – In accordance with the latest guidelines released by state health officials this week, officials at Snowshoe Mountain are adjusting their...
Family Court office in Pocahontas and Webster Counties closed due to...
WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV (WOAY) – Twenty-Seventh Family Court Circuit (Pocahontas and Webster Counties) Judge Joyce Morton is closing her offices in both counties through...
Monongahela National Forest opening some recreation sites
ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) — Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia is opening some recreation sites while continuing to monitor the coronavirus and follow public...
Snowshoe announces plans for summer operations
SNOWSHOE, WV (WOAY) – It has finally stopped snowing at Snowshoe Mountain in Pocahontas County, and resort officials have announced their modified schedule of...
Pocahontas County confirms two new cases of COVID-19
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Pocahontas County Health Department confirms two more positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the county total up to four....
Two from Pocahontas County who tested positive last week from COVID-19...
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The two people who tested positive for COVID-19 in Pocahontas County last week have been released from isolation.
According to...
