RIPLEY – Attendees and vendors at the 64th annual Mountain State Art and Craft Festival had to adapt to temperatures in the mid-to-upper 90s during the annual Independence Day weekend event. “If we would have had a week like last week, we would’ve been swamped,” said Cathy ...
The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley Seneca Designs Executive Director Michael Jackson, right, talks with Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco, left, and others during Seneca Designs’ 50th anniversary Open House on Saturday.
ELKINS — State Senator Robbie Morris, R-11th District, has attended a pair of public events to voice his opinion about a proposed transmission line by the Valley Link company that would run through 15 West Virginia counties. The proposed Valley North Project would stretch across 260 miles in the Mountain State, and would run through parts of Randolph, Tucker, Barbour and Upshur counties. Morris, who opposes the project, attended community meetings in Barbour and Tucker counties to discuss the project with residents. "The project will bring in high tension, ...
WARDENSVILLE - A new contract for Corridor H has been awarded to extend the highway from Wardensville to the Virginia state line. This is the first contract to be awarded by the West Virginia Division of Highways for the Wardensville section. Triton Construction Inc. was awarded the $85,425,000 contract to fabricate the approximately 3.74 mile section from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road, according to the state Department of Transportation. The Triton contract includes grading and drainage work, two bridges to be built across Trout Run and paving for the first 1.5 miles of new ...
ELKINS – The local area just marked National Forensic Interviewers Week – a week-long recognition for the forensic interviewers at Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) for the work they’re doing with children daily when there is a disclosure or suspicion of abuse. A CAC provides a safe, child-friendly facility where child protection, criminal justice, and child treatment professionals work together to investigate abuse, hold offenders accountable, and help children heal. Last year, West Virginia’s 21 CACs served 4,734 children. Of those, 4,603 forensic interviews were conducted ...
BEVERLY - The annual Beverly Fireman's Festival will feature an abundance of activities for all ages and officially kicked off Saturday with the Little Miss Beverly Pageant. "Other than having a couple more bands performing than what we did last year, a lot of the activities we are having are ...
