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Local pastor facing felony charge

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ELKINS — A local pastor is facing felony charges after allegedly selling vehicles to customers that were under bank liens. Curlie Eugene Ray Jr., 55, of Beverly, is being charged with a felony county of fraudulent schemes. Ray currently serves as the senior pastor of Tygart Valley Ministries, Beverly Community Church. According to a criminal complaint filed in Randolph County Magistrate Court by West Virginia State Police, A.P. Petrella, Ray allegedly sold three vehicles from Curlie Ray's Auto Sales in Beverly, that were already under bank liens . On June 3, Petrella was assigned an ...

Community Service Day

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ELKINS - Third-grade students at Midland Elementary School and members of the Emma Scott Garden Club recently joined forces for a hands-on community service day.      The two groups, which included Mallorie Judy's third graders, spent the day weeding and mulching the two ...

Trump administration to invest W.Va. coal-fired power

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CHARLESTON - Gov. Patrick Morrisey and other West Virginia leaders praised President Donald Trump Thursday for approximately $700 million in federal investment in coal-fired power generation, including in West Virginia. Trump held a ceremony at the White House Thursday afternoon, attended by Morrisey and 2nd District Congressman Riley Moore, to announce he was using the Defense Production Act to repurpose up to $700 million in environmental funds for investments in energy infrastructure, improvements to existing coal-fired power plants, and new coal-fired power plant ...

Snyder selected as Maid Silvia for the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival

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ELKINS – Hambleton resident Miss Emma Grace Snyder has been selected as Maid Silvia for the 88th Mountain State Forest Festival by Director General Nathaniel Bonnell. The selection of Maid Silvia has been kept confidential for months. “Selecting Maid Silvia is one of the most important responsibilities of the director general, and Emma stood out from the very beginning,” Bonnell said. “She is accomplished, thoughtful, and has a genuine appreciation for the traditions and values the Mountain State Forest Festival represents. As we celebrate the 88th Festival with the theme ...

Elkins Rotary support local schools and libraries

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The Rotary Club of Elkins held its second annual International Festival at the Rotary Amphitheatre at the Elkins Town Square. During the event, there was entertainment,food and beverage vendors, children’s games, prize drawings, Irish Road Bowling and a corn hole tournament. Representatives ...

Capito provides update on border security funding, NIL reform

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CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito provided an update Thursday on a number of issues being addressed on Capitol Hill, including reforming college athletics and funding for immigration enforcement efforts. Capito, R-W.Va., spoke with West Virginia reporters Thursday morning during a conference call prior to heading back to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote-a-rama on amendments to a $72 billion budget reconciliation package that will fund Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) for the next three years. "Quite simply, it funds ICE ...