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W.Va. Broadband Enhancement Council receives updates

CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects funded through a separate tranche are awaiting construction with the possibility of additional funding being approved. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Wednesday morning during a virtual monthly meeting from officials with the state Office of Broadband and several vendors managing projects to expand broadband access across the state to unserved and underserved residents. Jeffrey Hartley, a project manager with ...

Police respond to report of man with gun

The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley and Brad Johnson Officers with the Elkins City Police, Randolph County Sheriff's Office and the West Virginia State Police responded to reports of a male individual with a handgun outside of a daycare center on Kennedy Street in Elkins about 12:45 ...

$10K burglary case ends with plea deal

ELKINS — A Randolph County man accused of stealing more than $10,000 worth of items from a Mill Creek woman's garage entered into a plea agreement in Randolph County Circuit Court Wednesday. Robert Eugene Cooper, 41, pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny, a felony. He will be ...

Concrete Work Shuts Down Street

The Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson A portion of Davis Avenue in front of Elkins City Hall was temporarily closed to traffic on Wednesday, as a crew performed concrete work on the sidewalk where repairs needed to be made. Elkins City Hall has been closed to the public for two years, and ...

Traffic stop leads to felony drug charge

ELKINS – A Randolph County man is behind bars and facing a drug felony after a traffic stop. William Houdini Johnson, Jr., 42, is charged with prohibited acts – controlled substance, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond, set by ...

Commission approves funding for local events

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved funding requests for a pair of local organizations during its most recent meeting. The first request on the meeting's agenda came from the Tygart Valley Homestead Association, which was seeking funding help for the Homestead Community and Event Center. "Just to fill you in on some things that have been going on up at Homestead, we have fresh paint in the dining hall and new blinds installed, and youth football and cheer have holding practices and games out on the field as well as youth soccer," said Tygart Valley Homestead Association ...