Pocahontas County

A Look At New Novel ‘The Secret Astronomers’ Set In Pocahontas County, This West Virginia Morning

A new young adult novel titled "The Secret Astronomers" captures a slice of life in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. This debut novel by author Jessica Walter tells the story of a friendship between two high school students as they unravel a decades-old mystery. Inside Appalachia host Mason Adams spoke with Walker before the book was released a few months ago.

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State School Board Approves More School Closures, Returns Some Local Control To Intervened Districts

Financial constraints continue to lead school districts in West Virginia to close and consolidate schools to try and rein in costs.

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FSU President To Embark On Statewide Tour 

Traveling via camper van, the tour will make overnight stops at campgrounds, state parks and community hubs across 14 counties.

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All Invited To Fort Warwick Archeological Dig 

One weekend, every spring and fall, landowners, historians and archaeologists join in opening up the Pocahontas County site of the pre-revolutionary war Fort Warwick to the public. On that Friday, buses full of students run through the trench filled groun...

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