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Giant Flea Market to benefit charity

ELKINS - A Giant Flea Market is scheduled for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., located next to Shop 'N Save on the Beverly Five-Lane, across the road from the Steer restaurant. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Operation Christmas Child. For more information about the event, call 304-636-6367.

Woman accused of striking man with oxygen tank

JUNIOR — A woman is facing an assault charge after allegedly striking a male in the head with an oxygen tank in Barbour County. Lena Ann Ross, 41, of Middle River, Maryland, is charged with one count of malicious or unlawful assault, a felony. She is currently being held at the Tygart ...

Pocahontas Community Fund created

MARLINTON – A new fundraising initiative has been created to support the needs of Pocahontas County's people and organizations. The Pocahontas Community Fund has been launched this year, looking to provide unrestricted grant funding to organizations throughout the county, allowing any ...

W.Va. Broadband Enhancement Council receives updates

CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects funded through a separate tranche are awaiting construction with the possibility of additional funding being approved. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Wednesday morning during a virtual monthly meeting from officials with the state Office of Broadband and several vendors managing projects to expand broadband access across the state to unserved and underserved residents. Jeffrey Hartley, a project manager with ...

Community Calendar

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. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Railroad Depot in Elkins. Parking can be found behind the Center Branch Church (formerly the Summit Church) buildings. The market consists of a large variety of vegetables during the growing season, eggs, cakes, cookies, jams, breads, flowers, crafts and many more items. GRAND FEATURE ...

Voices of Flight 93 still echo

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — Turning off State Highway 30 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, into the Flight 93 Memorial site does not prepare one for the solemnity of the place or the raw emotions that rise when walking through the Visitor’s Center. Within that building, visitors can listen to ...