Joni Morris had no idea she would stumble upon an ancient graveyard behind Bass Pro Shops on Lawless Road in Morgantown, let alone her own family’s. She said the Breakiron cemetery is about a quarter of the acre it should be, per the cemetery deed, and there’s a sediment pond within 60 ...
BEVERLY - Randolph County 4-H is kicking off the fall season with many opportunities for youth, families and community members to get involved. The Randolph County 4-H Teen Leaders are once again helping Elkins get ready for the Mountain State Forest Festival by painting colorful leaves on ...
ELKINS - An unexpected personnel move has left Elkins Middle School without a principal early in the 2026-27 school year. During the most recent Randolph County Board of Education meeting, the BOE unanimously approved EMS principal Dawn Kittle's transfer to a teaching position at Jenning Randolph Elementary School. Randolph County Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert confirmed to The Inter-Mountain that Kittle has taken the teaching job at JRES, and that Elkins High School Athletic Director Ross Ware was substituting in her place as Elkins Middle School principal. ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. GRAND FEATURE PARADE SEATS: Forest Festival Grand Feature Parade seats will be available at the Otterbein United Methodist Church at 1100 South Davis Avenue in Elkins. The seats are for the Oct. 3 parade and are on sale. Parade seats may be reserved by calling the church office at 304-636-0569, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All seats must be ...
The Inter-Mountain photos by Taylor McKinney The National Anthem and 'God Bless America' were both sang by students with the Highland Adventist School, top photo, during Friday evening's POW/MIA Ceremony at the All Veterans Memorial in Elkins. The opening prayer and benediction were read by ...
ELKINS — City Hall is expected to re-open on Oct. 5 to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for Oct. 15, officials state. During Elkins City Council's most rexent meeting, Operations Manager Michael Kesecker reported that the re-opening date for Elkins City Hall would have be pushed back again due to a late delivery of ADA-compliant handrails. "We anticipated having the rails on the handicap ramp delivered on Tuesday of this week (Sept. 15) and installed," Kesecker told the Council. "They're being delivered on Tuesday of next week (Sept. 22). So, we can't open the ...
