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County OKs a $10.9M 2027 budget
ELKINS — The Randolph County Commission has approved a $10.9 million general budget for the 2027 fiscal year. Commission President David Kesling and Commissioner Cris Siler voted to approve the upcoming budget, which at $10,919,943 is down about $380,000 from the current $10.540,798 ...
Elkins Council votes on alley parking
ELKINS — Elkins City Council has approved the final reading of an ordinance that clarifies within City Code which of the downtown alleys features prohibited parking. During council’s March 19 meeting, the six present council members voted in favor of Ordinance 351, which will amend and ...
Randolph-Tucker Master Gardeners kick off spring events
ELKINS — The Randolph-Tucker County Master Gardener Association recently kicked off its spring events and announced that more activities are planned for the region in the upcoming months. The organization has started a Seed Bank at the Elkins Randolph County Public Library, where ...
Officials lay out case for appeal of religious vaccine exemption ruling
CHARLESTON — Months after West Virginia’s highest court stayed a ruling by a Raleigh County circuit judge allowing for religious exemptions to the state’s compulsory vaccination law for school-age children, parties in the case are making their case for the lower court ruling to be ...
Morrisey signs bill repealing high school transfer rule
LANSING, W.Va. – Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday he signed a bill repealing the controversial student transfer rule after high school sports regulators agreed to address the issue, but action remains on many other bills with a key deadline approaching. Morrisey said he signed House Bill ...




