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Thanksgiving in Barbour County

Happy Thanksgiving from Barbour County. Deer season is upon us. To some, this is a holiday just as important as Thanksgiving and Christmas. I hope everyone is safe in the woods this year. There will be a Barbour County Community Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner at Battlers Knob, Heiner ...

Pickleball courts welcomed

Hello from Barbour County! Fall is in the air.   I really enjoy the cool, crisp weather. Prayers go out to all those in North Carolina, Florida and all of those people affected by the hurricanes.  Belington City Park is the new home to some pickleball courts. They are a great ...

Fall Colors and Ice Cream

When yellow mums begin to fill porch flower boxes and distant tree-tops change their appearances from greens to oranges and reds, we know it will soon be time to jump into cars and tour the area so we will not miss autumn’s most spectacular scenes. Almost every direction in our Central ...

Busy day in Barbour County

Hello from Barbour County! This Saturday, Sept. 14, the doors open at 10 a.m. at the Belington Volunteer Fire Department for their annual Fall Bash. Tickets are sold out, but if you didn’t get one, don’t worry! For a price at the door, you can get in, enjoy an awesome meal from Smoke ...

Behold the Beauty

ELKINS — Amid the pageantry and parades that are symbolic of our upcoming Forest Festival are other celebrated events that invite our involvement.   One of these is the Log Cabin Quilters Exhibit, which will be featured in the Elkins YMCA during the 86th Mountain State Forest Festival, on ...

Corn Roast is Calling

The Elkins community is in motion as band parents prepare to get hot coals firing in our City Park and bushels of corn purchased for roasting on Saturday, Aug. 24.  This year, 83 students will march across Randolph Avenue to begin their performances for the school year and we hope ...