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Randolph woman facing felony charges

MONTROSE — A Randolph County woman faces felony charges after allegedly fleeing from police with another man while on the way to deliver drugs. Michelle Lea Hawkins, 29, of Elkins, is charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of possession with intent to deliver, both felonies. She ...

Carper named Volunteer of the Year

ELKINS - Karen Carper received the 2026 Volunteer of the Year Award from the Elkins Depot Welcome Center at the annual volunteer dinner on July 27. Each year the staff, volunteers, and Board of Directors of the Elkins Depot Welcome Center and Elkins-Randolph County Tourism CVB gather to ...

Rocketman: Engineer accelerates to Starbase

Pro tip from West Virginia University alum Stephen Jacobs: If you’re launching a spaceship, you need a level head. “When the clock is counting down,” Jacobs said, “it’s like, OK, we have 10 minutes. Eight minutes. Five minutes. Two minutes. You feel the energy in the room rise. You ...

Club learns about Family Support Center

Tammie Rizzio, executive co-director of Youth Health Service, Inc., (YHS) and Hannah Myers, director of the Randolph County Family Support Center (FSC), addressed the Rotary Club of Elkins. The Family Support Center is a Youth Health Service program that is made possible with funding from the ...

Flood waters return to region

ELKINS – Heavy rain on Saturday night into Sunday morning caused high waters to inflict more damage on our region, which was the site of deadly flooding on July 21. On Sunday afternoon, multiple trees were down due to high winds, and several roads were closed by flood waters around the ...

Buckhannon’s parks to reopen by Labor Day

BUCKHANNON — City officials say Buckhannon's parks – which were flooded during the July 21 severe storms - will reopen to the public before Labor Day. The City of Buckhannon announced that Jawbone Park and the North Buckhannon Riverfront Park will officially reopen on Friday, Sept. 4, just in time for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Both parks have been closed since the July 21 flooding to allow for “extensive cleanup, sanitation, and safety assessments,” a City of Buckhannon press release states. “City crews have worked diligently over the past several weeks to restore ...