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Capito, Justice focus remarks on energy

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS – The second day of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Meeting and Business Summit started off with a focus on energy and the state's two U.S. senators suggesting the nation should turn to the Mountain State once again. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito ...

Bridge to be dedicated for WWII hero

KERENS - A bridge on the newly opened Corridor H segment in Randolph County will be dedicated Saturday in memory of a Kerens soldier killed in action in France during World War II. The ceremony renaming the Kerens Bridge Lazy Run as the U.S. Army Pvt. Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge will ...

Fair Queens Crowned

Courtesy of Capturing Grace Photography Crowned during the 2026 Randolph County Fair were, from left, Randolph County Fair Teen Addison Miley and Randolph County Fair Queen Peytan Petrice.

Terroristic threats case going to grand jury

ELKINS — After a two-day preliminary hearing, probable cause was found in the case of a former City of Elkins employee accused of threatening the mayor and President Donald Trump. Christopher Benjamin “Ben” Curtis, 44, is charged with threats of terroristic acts. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail with no bond. Curtis appeared in Randolph County Magistrate Court on Wednesday and Thursday for a preliminary hearing. After more than five hours of witness testimony on Wednesday, the hearing was continued until Thursday morning. After almost 30 minutes of ...

Area Religion Activities

Parish House Announcements, Buckhannon On the parish calendar: Sisters group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Irons Chapel, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, for all ladies who wish to grow in their Christian walk. Pam Walling serves as facilitator. Study Group will be 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in Godwin Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Pastor Steve Meadows leads a discussion of Max Lucado’s “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Need.” All are welcome to join the conversation The Clothes Closet, located behind the Parish House at 47 Sedgewick St., welcomes ...

This Week in WV History

CHARLESTON – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Sept. 6, 1875: Members of the notorious James Gang allegedly robbed the Bank of Huntington and got away on horseback. The ...