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Purple Fiddle presents Hogslop String Band

By mercury on May 8, 2020

The Purple Fiddle is one of the Mountain Music Trail’s premier venues presenting live music weekly throughout the year and daily in the summer.  Visit…

Marlinton woman charged with first degree murder

By mercury on April 24, 2020

Jaynell Graham Editor According to a Criminal Complaint filed in Pocahontas County Magistrate Court, Corporal Samuel H. Hummel and Deputy Shane Peacock of the Pocahontas…

Frontier must improve phone service

By mercury on March 3, 2020

By Chairman Charlotte R. Lane Public Service Commission of West Virginia “Why is my Frontier phone service so bad?”  We hear it every day.  Service…

Leap Day 2020

By mercury on February 26, 2020

Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer   The concept of Leap Year, how it came about and why, is way more complicated than one might think. …

Purple Fiddle presents Elk River Ramblers

By mercury on February 23, 2020

  The Purple Fiddle Cafe features a wide array of music year round.  Food, brews and a stage make this a perfect end to your…

A shindig on the mountain

By mercury on October 2, 2019

Crafters and entertainers gathered at the Cranberry Mountain Nature Center for the annual Cranberry Shindig last Sunday. Above, cloggers take turns showing off their individual…

Sugar Run Band performs at Pretty Penny Cafe

By mercury on August 24, 2019

Sugar Run Band performs Saturday, August 24th at Pretty Penny Cafe  7-10 p.m. Enjoy good company, good food and traditional mountain music! call Pretty Penny…