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D&E to honor alumni at awards dinner

ELKINS - Davis & Elkins College will honor four alumni for their professional achievements and contributions to the betterment of society and the College during a special dinner hosted by President Chris A. Wood and First Lady Lisa Wood as part of the annual Homecoming Weekend. The event, which will also recognize members of the Half Century Club, will take place at 6 p.m. today in Myles Center for the Arts. Honorees are: Distinguished Alumnus - The Honorable John A. Hutchison ’72; Tower Award - Melissa “Missy” Hambrick Luce, Esq. ’83; Outstanding Young Alumnus Award - Dr. ...

Bluegrass duo to perform at Old Brick

ELKINS - The Augusta Heritage Center will present an evening of bluegrass music with Becky Buller & Ned Luberecki at the Old Brick Playhouse on Sunday. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door or in advance. Ten-time International ...

Elkins High School Homecoming Parade

Gas Main in Crystal Springs

The Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson A Mountaineer Gas crew works to install a gas main in Crystal Springs in Randolph County this week, with the help of C.J. Hughes Construction, out of Huntington. The crew has been working for weeks installing the gas main, and this week were digging ...

Upshur man charged with soliciting a minor

BUCKHANNON – An Upshur County man is behind bars after allegedly soliciting a juvenile online. Dustin Mitchell Hull, 41, has been charged with soliciting a minor via computer, and traveling to engage in sex activity, both felonies. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a ...

2 Elkins natives featured in state magazine

ELKINS – Two Elkins natives are featured in the Fall 2026 edition of the West Virginia Humanities Council's digital magazine, People & Mountains. The digital magazine is available for free on the Council’s website: wvhumanities.org. On the cover of the fall issue is a photograph of fiber ...