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Thanksgiving in Barbour County

Happy Thanksgiving from Barbour County. Deer season is upon us. To some, this is a holiday just as important as Thanksgiving and Christmas. I hope everyone is safe in the woods this year. There will be a Barbour County Community Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at Battlers Knob, Heiner Hall on Sunday, Nov. 24 from 3-5 p.m. (or until the food is gone). This is hosted by Kaytee Thorn in an attempt to be sure that as many people as possible get to enjoy Thanksgiving. The 41st annual Christmas craft show will be held at the Randolph County National Guard Armory, 201 Caisson ...

Jessie Warner Sponaugle

Join friends and family for an open house 100th Birthday Party honoring Jessie Warner Sponaugle on Saturday, Nov. 30 from 1-4 p.m. The party will be at the Tygart Valley Baptist Church, located at 39 Lewis Street in Beverly.

Delford Sharp

Delford Sharp, a longtime resident of Mingo, West Virginia, celebrated his 99th birthday on Oct. 21 at the home of his niece in Forest Hill, Maryland. Friends and family from Tennessee, West Virginia and Maryland came to celebrate the joyous occasion.

TVHS Class of 1960 Gathers

Elkins High School class of 1959 hosts 65th reunion

ELKINS — The Elkins High School Class of 1959 met Friday, Sept. 7, at Smoke on the Water to celebrate their 65th reunion. A delicious dinner was enjoyed by 25 with an evening of “Remember When.” Saturday’s event was held at the Elks Club, which was beautifully decorated for the occasion. Dinner was catered by “Puttin on the Ritz,” a delightful group from Pocahontas County. The invocation was delivered by Burton Hare, who after high school graduated from the Minnesota Ministerial College. After dinner, he also entertained the group with his stories and songs of the Navy ...

Fall Colors and Ice Cream

When yellow mums begin to fill porch flower boxes and distant tree-tops change their appearances from greens to oranges and reds, we know it will soon be time to jump into cars and tour the area so we will not miss autumn’s most spectacular scenes. Almost every direction in our Central ...