COTTAGEVILLE — The first Black Hare Renaissance Faire had music, storytelling, theater and demonstrations.

Carbon 12 4-H Drama Club and West Virginia University at Parkersburg Jackson County Center sponsor the event, held at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.

Truman Long, or “Nargle,” said things were going well.

“It’s been going really well,” he said.

“We’re definitely going to do it for the next couple years,” Long said.

Long said the storytelling portion proved popular but he said the most popular was throwing hatchets and swords.

Among the entertainers were Clay Cline, Appalachian Celtic Consort and Mountain Thyme.

Occasionally there would be fairies dancing about to the music. Read the full story

COTTAGEVILLE, WVa. — Two Cottageville residents have been jailed on drug charges.

Officers from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department raided the residence of Robert Dallas Sayre, 51, and Melody Jane Sayre, 46, at 156 Lone Oak Road in Cottageville on the afternoon of Oct. 3.

Melody Sayre was taken into custody at the scene; Robert Sayre was not at home and was arrested the next day. Read the full story