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MSFF Kickoff Party, Chili Cook-Off moved indoors

ELKINS - Mountain State Forest Festival officials announced Saturday that the Forest Festival Kickoff Party and Chili Cook-Off Festival Feud have been moved indoors due to inclement weather. The events will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Phil Gainer Community Center in Elkins, according to ...

Mayor backs appeal of DEP permit

DAVIS — Grassroots leaders and political officials in Tucker County say many of the county’s residents are glad an appeal has been filed regarding the state Department of Environmental Protection approval of an air quality permit for a proposed data center and power plant. Fundamental ...

Man sentenced in ATV assault

ELKINS — A Valley Head man who ran over another man with an ATV in June 2024 was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison this week in Randolph County Circuit Court. Joseph Lee Shipman, 38, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David Wilmoth Thursday to no less than two, and no ...

Arts Center hosting Juried Art Exhibition

ELKINS — The Randolph County Arts Center’s Student Fall Mountain State Forest Festival Juried Art Exhibition officially opened for the public on Wednesday and will run through Nov. 19 in the Great Hall Gallery. The annual event is one of the highlights of the Mountain State Forest ...