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Greenbrier loan holders oppose preliminary injunction

Local News June 4, 2026

CHARLESTON – A federal case to appoint a receivership for the historic Greenbrier Resort might be delayed for the moment, but attorneys for the Greenbrier’s loan holder are pushing back on a related state lawsuit brought by the family of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice. Attorneys for Texas-based TRT Holdings Inc. filed a response Friday in Greenbrier County Circuit Court in opposition to a motion by the Justice family seeking a preliminary injunction against the parent company of Omni Hotels and Resorts and Virginia-based Carter Bank and Trust. That motion was filed in a circuit court case ...

Garden Club seeking more Rosies for statue

Local News June 4, 2026

ELKINS — The Emma Scott Garden Club is currently seeking additional names to be added to the Rosie the Riveter Statue that is located in the All-Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Elkins. The 6-foot, 3-inch statue, which was placed in the park in July of last year, is the first of its kind ...

Man charged with failing to register

Local News June 4, 2026

COALTON — A Randolph County man faces a felony charge after allegedly failing to update his employment status in time as a sex offender. Danney Neal Elmore, 66, of Coalton, is charged with one count of failure to register first offense, a felony. Elmore was being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $15,000 10% cash bond that has since been posted. According to the criminal complaint filed by Trooper R.K. Stewart with the West Virginia State Police, on May 26, Elmore arrived at the Elkins Detachment of the West Virginia State Police to complete an update on his sex offender ...

Community Calendar

Communities June 4, 2026

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. ANNUAL YARD SALE: Orlena Global Methodist Church at Gilman will host a yard sale 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, June 5, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6. Lunch will be available to purchase. WEDNESDAY PICKIN’: The Wednesday Pickin’ Country Music Jam Sessions are continuing to take place weekly at Armadillo Flats on Davis Avenue in Elkins. The jam ...

'Here’s Your (Farm) Sign’ to celebrate 250th U.S. anniversary

Communities June 4, 2026

CHARLESTON — To celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, the West Virginia Century Farm Program wants to celebrate farmers by collecting photos of our participants’ Century Farm signs across the state. The “Here’s Your (Farm) Sign” coordinators ask that you email, no later than June 22, a photo of your already posted Century Farm, Sesquicentennial Farm, Bicentennial Farm, or Sestercentennial Farm signs to Ken Brown at retiredtch20023@yahoo.com and/or Davin White at dwhite@wvca.us. Please write in the email subject line: “Century Farm sign photo.” ...

Major drug trafficking indictments announced

Local News June 4, 2026

MARTINSBURG — Federal, state and local law enforcement officials gathered Tuesday in Martinsburg to announce major drug trafficking indictments stemming from a multi-agency investigation known as Operation Turf War, while also marking the launch of a new nationwide anti-drug initiative led ...