ELLAMORE – Randolph County officials announced this morning that the Middle Fork River in Ellamore is flooding. A message from the Randolph County Office of Emergency Management and 911 Monday morning stated, “The Middle Fork River in Ellamore has risen to Action stage at 12.77 ft; Flood stage is 13 ft. Anyone living along the river is urged to self evacuate and move to higher ground, flooding is imminent. DO NOT drive through flood waters.”
BUCKHANNON — City officials say Buckhannon's parks – which were flooded during the July 21 severe storms - will reopen to the public before Labor Day. The City of Buckhannon announced that Jawbone Park and the North Buckhannon Riverfront Park will officially reopen on Friday, Sept. 4, just in time for the upcoming Labor Day weekend. Both parks have been closed since the July 21 flooding to allow for “extensive cleanup, sanitation, and safety assessments,” a City of Buckhannon press release states. “City crews have worked diligently over the past several weeks to restore ...
CHARLESTON — Marion County Schools avoiding becoming the latest school to be placed in a state of emergency or direct intervention by the West Virginia Board of Education, but it will be watched closely. The state Board of Education voted during its regular monthly meeting in Charleston to ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old Time Music Session. Beginning musicians are encouraged to join in. Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bass are welcome. Participants enter through the back door. Contact dp-foot@hotmail.com. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to ...
BUCKHANNON — An Upshur County man and woman face abuse charges after police allegedly found a child and animals in their care living in "repulsive" conditions. Dakota Ray Mcie, 23, and Ciarra Marueen Lacey, 22, are both charged with one count of child abuse creating risk of injury, a ...
ELKINS — An open special meeting will take place Tuesday morning to discuss Elkins' current and possible future water sources. According to an Elkins City Hall release, the Elkins Water Department and Water Board will be holding a "special meeting" on Tuesday to discuss Elkins' source water and "potential for new raw water sources in the future." The meeting is open to the public and will be held at the Phil Gainer Community Center from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. In a text-exchange comment to The Inter-Mountain, Elkins City Public Water System Chief Operator and Manager Wes Lambert stated ...
