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Commission promises to focus on lobbyist training

CHARLESTON — A performance review of the West Virginia Ethics Commission conducted by legislative auditors revealed disparities between the commission’s enforcement of lobbyist financial reporting and its oversight of mandatory ethics training. A report released Monday by the ...

Moving Quickly

ELKINS — Better-than-expected weather conditions have allowed construction of the downtown Event Center to go faster than expected, with Randolph County Development Authority officials now projecting the facility’s doors will open in May. Robbie Morris, executive director of the RCDA, ...

Suzy & Eric Thompson to perform in Elkins Friday

ELKINS — The Augusta Heritage Center is proud to present an evening of unforgettable music with Suzy & Eric Thompson at the Old Brick Playhouse Friday. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the door. Suzy and Eric Thompson, from ...

Investigation underway at Barbour school

BELINGTON — Students returned to classes at Belington Elementary on Wednesday morning, one day after the school was closed for what school system officials are calling “staffing issues.” Barbour County Superintendent Eddie Vincent said Wednesday that there was an issue that forced ...

Local officials recall 9/11 on 24th anniversary

ELKINS — As the country remembers the events of Sept. 11, 2001, local residents recall what they experienced 24 years ago today and how it changed their lives. The deadly terrorist attacks on 9/11 that killed around 2,977 people. While the terrorist events of that day occurred in New York ...