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Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for Village Caregiving

ELKINS - The Elkins-Randolph County Chamber recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Village Caregiving Elkins as it moved into its new home at 111 Randolph Avenue.  Village Caregiving, which currently has 11 offices in West Virginia, had already established a strong presence in the ...

CHARLESTON - A 2020 law meant to pave the way for the redevelopment of the historic Hill Top House Hotel in Harpers Ferry was the focus of oral arguments Wednesday before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. The lawsuit, brought in 2022 against the former Department of Economic ...

BOE presented with school consolidation plans

ELKINS - Superintendent of Schools Dr. Derek Lambert told the Randolph County Board of Education Tuesday night that declining student enrollment has forced him to formulate plans that may include further school closures, and even construction of new school facilities.     As of Oct. 1, ...

First Day of Early Voting

The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Linda Shomo, left, is checked in by poll worker Sarah Layfield at the Randolph County Commission Annex on the first day of early voting Wednesday morning in Elkins. Sitting next to Layfield is Diane Jackson. Early voting will continue through Oct. 31. ...

Man charged with possession with intent, DUI

BUCKHANNON - An Upshur County man is facing charges after an officer allegedly found him to be in the possession, and under the influence, of Xanax while driving. Matthew Edward Summerfield-Duke, 30, is charged with one count of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, a ...

State of Emergency to allow use of dyed diesel

CHARLESTON - With diesel fuel prices staying at roughly $6.35 per gallon for the last 30 days, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is using his emergency powers to allow for the use of dyed disesel for commercial vehicles. In a proclamation signed by the governor Tuesday, Morrisey declared a 60-day state ...