ELKINS – Starting today, rabies vaccine will be airdropped by a federal agency throughout West Virginia, including into Randolph and surrounding counties. The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) announced that the 2026 West ...
ELKINS - Wild & Wonderful Country Fest is set to return to Elkins on Saturday. Attendees can enjoy a day of country, bluegrass and folk music, hosted by West Virginia’s own Davisson Brothers Band. The festival will take place at the scenic, open-air Citizens Bank of West Virginia Amphitheatre on the Davis & Elkins College Campus. The event will benefit the Elkins/Randolph County YMCA. Gates will open at noon with performances beginning at 1 p.m. The 2026 Wild & Wonderful Country Fest lineup includes: The Travelin’ McCourys, Davisson Brothers Band, Aaron Raitiere, Rob Snyder, ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia has seen improvements in its summative assessment scores back to pre-pandemic levels for English Language Arts and Math, but this year's assessment results show those improvements slowing. The West Virginia Board of Education received a report Wednesday morning ...
ELKINS - The Elkins-Randolph County Chamber has announced the selection of its fifth Leadership Randolph class. “Leadership Randolph is a quality educational experience for a select group of individuals from Randolph County,” said Karrah Washington, the Chamber's executive director and coordinator of the Leadership Randolph program. “The Class of 2027 includes individuals with various backgrounds and from many different professions. Their range of experiences will provide diverse perspectives as they learn and grow together as leaders who are ready to make a difference in our ...
ELKINS — The anticipated move-in date for Elkins City Hall will be postponed until September after an equipment malfunction damaged the front of the building this week, officials report. During Elkins City Council's Thursday night meeting, City Operations Manager Michael Kesecker reported that, between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Wednesday, a hydraulic lift used by the masonry company working on the City Hall malfunctioned and caused damage to the building. "When it malfunctioned, it caught part of the concrete barrier rail, for lack of a better word, on top of City Hall and pulled it off ...
ELKINS — Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco has been sworn in as the 2026-2027 president of the West Virginia Municipal League, and the organization's next annual convention will take place in Elkins. During a ceremony in Charleston on Aug. 6, outgoing WVML president and Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler ...
