MARLINTON – A new fundraising initiative has been created to support the needs of Pocahontas County's people and organizations. The Pocahontas Community Fund has been launched this year, looking to provide unrestricted grant funding to organizations throughout the county, allowing any ...
CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects funded through a separate tranche are awaiting construction with the possibility of additional funding being approved. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Wednesday morning during a virtual monthly meeting from officials with the state Office of Broadband and several vendors managing projects to expand broadband access across the state to unserved and underserved residents. Jeffrey Hartley, a project manager with ...
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. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon behind the Railroad Depot in Elkins. Parking can be found behind the Center Branch Church (formerly the Summit Church) buildings. The market consists of a large variety of vegetables during the growing season, eggs, cakes, cookies, jams, breads, flowers, crafts and many more items. GRAND FEATURE ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — Turning off State Highway 30 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, into the Flight 93 Memorial site does not prepare one for the solemnity of the place or the raw emotions that rise when walking through the Visitor’s Center. Within that building, visitors can listen to ...
ELKINS - A local bank has made a significant financial donation to help support Elkins High School athletic facilities. Davis Trust Company in Elkins announced a $40,000 contribution to the Elkins Athletic Boosters in support of ongoing improvements to the athletic facilities serving EHS ...
BEVERLY - Special guests and performers will be part of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church's 100th anniversary celebration this weekend. The church, which is nestled atop the hill next to 4-H Camp Pioneer at the intersection of Mt. Vernon Road and Kings Run Road, first opened its doors in 1926 and has continued to thrive since its inception. "Mount Carmel, like most churches, struggled for a long time when they first organized," said church pastor Leon Brown. "They were organized in 1926-27, and today the church is sort of toying around about adding another addition. There ...
