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Randolph County Commission to discuss PRO in schools

ELKINS — The Randolph County Commission will consider approval on final reading of a Vape/Smoke Shop Location and Operating Requirements Ordinance during Wednesday’s regular meeting at the Commission Annex. Commission meetings are typically held on the first Thursday of each month, but ...

Clarification sought in religious vaccine exemption case

CHARLESTON — Does the 2023 Equal Protection for Religion Act give Gov. Patrick Morrisey the authority to use an executive order to allow for religious exemptions to West Virginia’s nearly 90-year-old compulsory vaccine law for school-age children? Attorneys for the state want to know. The ...

Opening Ceremony

ELKINS — The theme of this year’s Mountain State Forest Festival is “Embrace Nature’s Charm” and on Saturday morning, a large audience chose to embrace the charm of the drizzling rain and turn out for the official MSFF opening ceremony despite the weather. At the Jennings ...

Car Goes Into the Tygart River

The Inter-Mountain photos by Anthony Gaynor First responders were called to a single-vehicle accident at about 6 p.m. Monday afternoon along Wilson Street in Elkins after a driver lost control of her vehicle and went over the bank into the Tygart Valley River. Emergency officials said the ...

Guilty plea entered in gun incident

ELKINS — An Elkins man accused of pointing a gun at a 12-year-old child in February entered a plea agreement in Randolph County Circuit Court. Eddie Ray Collins, 33, plead guilty to one count of assault, a felony, and one count of brandishing a deadly weapon, a misdemeanor. Collins is ...

Locals ready to compete in Elkins’ Got Talent Tuesday

ELKINS — The 87th Mountain State Forest Festival will showcase the fan-favorite competition, Elkins’ Got Talent, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Rotary Amphitheater in Elkins Town Square. The event allows community members and visitors to share their talents, ranging from singing, dancing, ...