Tag: Pocahontas County
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: Pocahontas County man arrested in connection to murder of Greenbrier...
UPDATE (8/29/21 @ 6:45 p.m.) - A Pocahontas County man is arrested in connection to the deaths of a Greenbrier County couple.
Last night, Jeremiah...
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....
Man charged with killing a goose with a rifle
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - On April 18, 2020, Natural Resources Police Corporal Barkley, who is assigned to Pocahontas County, received a complaint from...
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...
Pocahontas County confirms its second positive case of COVID-19
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - The Pocahontas County Health Department confirms its second positive case.
The second positive case is directly related to the first...
Pocahontas County confirms its first positive case of COVID-19
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WV (WOAY) - Pocahontas County Health Department confirms its first positive case of COVID-19.
The Health Department says the case is travel related....