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Helvetia Hoot

HELVETIA — The eighth annual Helvetia Hoot will celebrate West Virginia traditional arts, music, dance, folklore, crafts and foodways during the weekend of May 29-31. The event will feature more than 20 workshops and activities, along with public square dances on both Friday and Saturday ...

Randolph County Commission signs Proclamations

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved a pair of Proclamations at its most recent regular meeting held at the Commission Annex. Child Provider Appreciation Day and Community Action Month were the Proclamations signed and were approved unanimously by Commissioners David Kesling and ...

State Tax Department wants say in federal case over Greenbrier Resort

CHARLESTON — In the latest twist and turn surrounding the fight over the historic Greenbrier Resort between U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and a Texas-based hotel chain, West Virginia tax officials want a seat at the table with more than $4 million in tax liens on the line. In a filing Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, attorneys for the West Virginia Tax Division submitted a formal request to intervene in a federal lawsuit before U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Volk filed last month by White Sulphur Springs Holdings LLC (WSSH) against ...

Probable cause found in abuse case

ELKINS — Probable cause was found against a man accused of sexual abuse of a minor 16 years ago in Montrose, moving his case forward to be considered by the Grand Jury. John D. Foster, 51, is charged with one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, a felony. He is currently being held at ...

Planned complex in Upshur awarded $12M

BUCKHANNON - The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program awarded more than $12 million on Thursday that will go toward the development of the John C. Allen Regional Hub Tourism & Recreational Complex. Governor Patrick Morrisey made the announcement at the John C. Allen Regional Hub property, the site for the planned $50 million sports and recreation complex located along Corridor H in Upshur County. The AMLER award and other previously secured local, state, and private resources fully funds Phase 1 of the ...

Special Ceremony

ELKINS — The City of Elkins held a ceremony with several former mayors for the unveiling of a plaque listing all Elkins mayors since the city’s founding. On Wednesday, the City of Elkins unveiled a new plaque to memorialize all the mayors Elkins has had since 1890, when the city was ...