Pocahontas NewsLocal news for Pocahontas, AR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Marmaduke teacher praised by students for positive influence- June 26, 2008 Ann Stallcup is shown with daughter-in-law Kristin and granddaughter, Zoe, with whom she hopes to spend a lot of her retirement time.http://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-ar/2008/06/marmaduke-teacher-praised-by-students-for-... City moves to take over Pocahontas hospital- June 18, 2008 Currently, Allegiance Health Management Inc. runs the hospital. Last week, the Pocahontas City Council unanimously approved a resolution giving a committee permission to negotiate termination of the agreement ...http://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-ar/2008/06/city-moves-to-take-over-pocahontas-hospita... High School Closes in Southwestern Virginia- June 9, 2008 Pocahontas High School is closing for good after 99 years. Most of its students now will travel close to an hour on winding roads in the rugged southwest Virginia coal region.http://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-ar/2008/06/high-school-closes-in-southwestern-virgini... Coal country malaise claims ex-boomtown's school- June 7, 2008 Pocahontas High School is closing for good after 99 years. Most of its students now will travel close to an hour on winding roads in the rugged southwest Virginia coal region.http://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-ar/2008/06/coal-country-malaise-claims-ex-boomtowns-s... Ex-deputy to appeal firing after party bust- June 2, 2008 A fired Randolph County sheriff's deputy will appeal a grievance committee's decision to uphold his termination, saying he wasn't given proper due process.http://www.topix.net/city/pocahontas-ar/2008/06/ex-deputy-to-appeal-firing-after-party-bus... |