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Body found with missing man's vehicle

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ELKINS — A body was found alongside the vehicle belonging to a Tucker County man who has been missing in Randolph County for more than a week, officials report. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office issued a statement regarding the "significant discovery" of a body, along with the vehicle of James Hedrick, 82, who has been missing since June 8. According to the statement, at approximately 1:48 p.m. on Thursday, deputies with the Randolph County Sheriff's were executing a search along an "old, logging-style road." During this search, a member of the department located the vehicle ...

Severe Storm Damage

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CHARLESTON — A line of "low pressure system" storms Thursday morning led to intense damage to trees and homes, as well as thousands of power outages throughout in Randolph, Upshur and Tucker counties. Joe Curtis, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the state experienced a low ...

Girl Scout Troop helping with library fundraiser

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ELKINS - A small but enthusiastic group of girls, ages 10 to 11, from Girl Scout Troop 10142 are partnering with the Bookhounds, a Friends of the Library organization, to raise funds for the Elkins-Randolph County Public Library today. The girls are helping to advertise, promote, and ...

Electric Mayhem: Lawmakers look at data centers

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CHARLESTON – Monday’s series of legislative interim meetings began with Republican lawmakers questioning the benefits of two proposed electric transmission line projects and ended with Democratic lawmakers calling for changes to West Virginia’s data center district law. Members of the ...

'A Community School'

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ELKINS - When the students at North Elementary School said goodbye to their classmates for summer break this month, it marked the last time that any farewells would be given at the school.     After 50 years of students walking the halls of North Elementary, located in the Highland Park ...

Area Religion Activities

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Parish House Announcements, Buckhannon On the parish calendar: Sisters group meets at 9 a.m. Tuesdays at Irons Chapel, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, for all ladies who wish to grow in their Christian walk. Pam Walling serves as facilitator. Study Group will be 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays in Godwin Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Pastor Steve Meadows leads a discussion of Max Lucado’s “Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Need.” All are welcome to join the conversation The Clothes Closet, located behind the Parish House at 47 Sedgewick St., welcomes ...