CHARLESTON - Much of the West Virginia Culture Center – home to the State Museum, archives and “Mountain Stage” – is closing ahead of its second major renovation since opening its doors more than 50 years ago. In a statement provided over the weekend, newly appointed Department of ...
ELKINS - Davis & Elkins College alumni are gearing up to return to the campus they called home, where they built lasting friendships and began journeys to answer their life callings. The annual Homecoming Weekend celebration is set to take place Sept. 25-27 on the college grounds and throughout Elkins. “Homecoming is a special tradition that reminds us that no matter how many years have passed, the connection to D&E remains strong,” said Director of Alumni Engagement and Support Wendy Morgan ’12. “It brings alumni back to campus, reconnects friends as they share memories and ...
ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved a funding request from the Mountain State Forest Festival during its regular meeting this week. Mountain State Forest Festival Executive Director Heidi Bray gave a presentation to the Commission and requested the amount of $10,000 from budgeted RCC funds. "The money will help offset costs for all events, and in between this year and next year, we are looking to purchase more folding chairs, the white folding ones," Bray said. "We have approximately 150 and some of them have been damaged and are sitting in the trash pile." Commissioners ...
ELKINS - The TIF Advisory Committee meets Monday to review firms for the city’s downtown streetscape and riverfront projects. Utility and in-city Fire & Rescue Fee bills are due Sunday, September 20, and September bulk pickup concludes this week. The TIF Advisory Committee meets Monday at 1 p.m. at the Phil Gainer Community Center to review Statements of Qualifications received for professional planning, engineering, urban design, and related services for the Downtown Streetscape Improvements and Riverfront Redevelopment & Beautification projects. The committee will select three ...
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 ...
ELKINS — State Treasurer Larry Pack visited Elkins Thursday evening, speaking with The Inter-Mountain about the success of the Hope Scholarship Program, the increase in the program's participants around the state, how to claim unclaimed property and more. Pack was visiting Elkins to speak ...
