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Flying dragon display wins award

ELKINS — A large and colorful promotional display designed and built by a local store employee has been honored as the best display of its kind in West Virginia. The Elkins Sherwin Williams store, located in the Tygart Valley Mall, featured a flying dragon and a castle display titled ...

Elkins announces completion of 11 demolitions

ELKINS — The City of Elkins announced the successful demolition of 11 dilapidated structures using state grant funding Monday. Elkins received a $300,000 grant from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection under the Dilapidated Properties Program in June 2022 for “the ...

Complaint offers more details about Philippi murder

PHILIPPI — Police have released more details about the fatal shooting that occurred near the Philippi Covered Bridge Friday. After an all-night search by law enforcement, Michael Mussi, 26, was taken into custody Saturday morning in the Beech Lick area of WV Route 57, according to the ...

Police capture man who fled

BUCKHANNON – Police have captured a local man who fled from custody last week. Robert Carl Beam Jr., also known as “RJ,” cut the strap on his home confinement electronic monitoring device just before midnight Thursday, according to a press release from the Upshur County Sheriff’s ...