CHARLESTON – A bipartisan deal being negotiated by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito for a permitting reform package to be passed before the November general election appears to be stalled for the moment. Speaking to West Virginia reporters Thursday morning in a conference call between floor ...
ELKINS - Elkins High School has chosen its 2026 Homecoming Court. The Homecoming Queen will be crowned at the football game today at Elkins High School. Representing the freshmen class is Harper Lea Hornick. Harper currently plays volleyball and plans to play softball in the spring. She is a ...
ELKINS - Residents should expect changes to street access, parking and city operations during the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival, officials state. City of Elkins departments "are busy preparing" for the 2026 Mountain State Forest Festival, which begins Saturday, officials said. With thousands of visitors coming to celebrate, residents can expect changes to city services, street closures, altered traffic and parking patterns, and "increased demands" on city, county and state resources. "Preparing for the Forest Festival requires work from multiple city and utility departments, as ...
ELKINS — Elkins City Council has approved the final reading of an ordinance approving the use of the City Hall parking lot and the Elkins Fire Department as collateral to finance the City Hall renovation project. During City Council's most recent meeting, the nine present council members voted in favor of the final reading of Ordinance 353, which deals with “the transfer of real property” made up of the City Hall parking lot and the Elkins Fire Department to the Elkins Municipal Building Commission. Fifth Ward Council member Burley Woods was absent from the meeting. The first ...
ELKINS – The 2026 Mountain State Forest Festival's Woodly the Elf, Pierslyn Farley, will be painting the forest around Festival City wearing a multi-layer dress inspired by the classic pinafore. A fitted bodice of moss green velvet is accented by a custom embroidered leaf design in ...
ELKINS - Mountain State Forest Festival week will bring changes to trash collection, City Hall hours, traffic, and parking. The regularly scheduled Oct. 1 meeting of Elkins City Council has been canceled. Trash collection will operate on its regular schedule Monday, Sept. 28, through Thursday, Oct. 1. Customers whose regular collection day is Friday will instead have their trash collected beginning at 6 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1. Friday-route customers should have their trash out by 6 a.m. Thursday. City offices will be closed Friday, Oct. 2, for the Mountain State Forest Festival. The ...
