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Helping Hands

A successful community service project needs only three ingredients – a beneficiary, donors, and an organization that can meld it all together into a sustainable project. In the case of the Barbour County Backpack Program, the beneficiaries include over 500 food-insecure school children – ...

‘Cerulean Sky’

BELINGTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey joined Barbour County residents in celebrating Belington's new America 250 mural and West Virginia Day. On June 19, the Barbour County Commission hosted a public ribbon cutting for a new mural, “Cerulean Sky,” on the Golden Rule Building in Belington. ...

Grand Jury to hear breaking and entering case

ELKINS — The Grand Jury will hear the case against a Randolph County man accused of breaking in and stealing items from a local hotel after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Joshua Richard Slayton, 32, is charged with one count of breaking and entering, a felony. He is currently ...

Randolph Sheriff’s Office to celebrate 240th year of service

ELKINS — As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday on the Fourth of July, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office is also counting down the days until it reaches a significant milestone of its own. The RCSO is currently in the midst of its 239th year of service to residents ...

August Heritage Center workshops, concerts set to begin

ELKINS - Augusta Heritage Center's summer activities will take on a new look this year with its annual workshops and concerts moving to the downtown Elkins area. For years Davis & Elkins College has been the home for Augusta's festivities in the past, but the move to downtown was ...

Elkins to use TIF for wayfinding

ELKINS — The Elkins City Council approved using Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds to create wayfinding signs for downtown. During the council’s June 11 meeting, all nine present council members voted in favor of Resolution 1933, which accepts and authorizes the execution of an agreement ...