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Elkins Council adopts new Comprehensive Plan

ELKINS – Elkins City Council has voted to adopt an updated Comprehensive Plan, the culmination of a planning and public-review process that began in 2023. The newly adopted plan updates the city’s 2015 Comprehensive Plan, reviewing progress made since then and identifying goals and recommendations based on current conditions and community needs. “Comprehensive plans help local governments make decisions about land use, public investment, infrastructure, housing, transportation, economic development, recreation, and community services,” a City of Elkins press release states. ...

Firefighters battle weekend blaze in Barbour

PHILIPPI – Firefighters battled a blaze at a family residence in Barbour County for hours over the weekend. The fire was reported at about 2:58 p.m., according to information shared by the Nutter Fort Fire Department, whose Engine 71 responded along with the Stonewood and Bridgeport fire ...

Woman accused of stealing silver coin collection

ELKINS – A local woman is behind bars after allegedly stealing thousands of dollars worth of silver and rare coins. Pamela Joe Taylor, 52, has been charged with grand larceny distinguished, a felony. She is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond set by ...

Elkins pauses police payroll deduction plan

ELKINS - The City of Elkins has paused its first responder payroll deduction initiative programs after all three Tucker County Commissioners were charged for allegedly misusing funds in a similar program. Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco confirmed with The Inter-Mountain that the City of Elkins has offered a program through which the City's first responders could take a payroll deduction to help pay for items, including, in the case of police officers, their service weapon or personal weapon. Marco said this program had been in place for some time with the City's law enforcement or first ...

Bridge to be dedicated for WWII hero

KERENS - A bridge on the newly opened Corridor H segment in Randolph County will be dedicated Saturday in memory of a Kerens soldier killed in action in France during World War II. The ceremony renaming the Kerens Bridge Lazy Run as the U.S. Army Pvt. Preston D. Vanscoy Memorial Bridge will ...

Tygarts Valley United Way moving headquarters

FAIRMONT – The Tygart Valley United Way has purchased property for a new headquarters in downtown Fairmont, a move that officials hope will created new opportunities for collaboration to better serve the region. The organization will now be based in a recognizable curved building at 104 Adams Street, previously the home of Bond Insurance. As part of the realignment, Friendship Fairmont will relocate to United Way’s current location. “This is about much more than moving from one building to another,” said Brett White, chief executive officer of Tygart Valley United Way. ...