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Community Service Day

ELKINS - Third-grade students at Midland Elementary School and members of the Emma Scott Garden Club recently joined forces for a hands-on community service day.      The two groups, which included Mallorie Judy's third graders, spent the day weeding and mulching the two ...

Man charged for drugs and conspiracy to flee

MILL CREEK — A Randolph County man faces felony charges after police allegedly found fentanyl in his vehicle in 2025 and after he allegedly conspired to flee from police in May. Robert Michael Sparks, 45, of Huttonsville, is charged with one count of driving revoked DUI third offense, one ...

Local pastor facing felony charge

ELKINS — A local pastor is facing felony charges after allegedly selling vehicles to customers that were under bank liens. Curlie Eugene Ray Jr., 55, of Beverly, is being charged with a felony county of fraudulent schemes. Ray currently serves as the senior pastor of Tygart Valley ...

Trump administration to invest W.Va. coal-fired power

CHARLESTON - Gov. Patrick Morrisey and other West Virginia leaders praised President Donald Trump Thursday for approximately $700 million in federal investment in coal-fired power generation, including in West Virginia. Trump held a ceremony at the White House Thursday afternoon, attended by ...

Snyder selected as Maid Silvia for the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival

ELKINS – Hambleton resident Miss Emma Grace Snyder has been selected as Maid Silvia for the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival by Director General Nathaniel Bonnell. The selection of Maid Silvia has been kept confidential for months. “Selecting Maid Silvia is one of the most important ...

Can West Virginia Follow the UAE’s Lead into a Green Future?

CHARLESTON – West Virginia and the United Arab Emirates have something in common – both are known for their fossil fuels, coal and oil respectively. But a West Virginia native who made his career as an energy reporter believes the Mountain State can learn from the UAE’s clean energy ...