Elkins News

Piano pupils of Eloise Federer will perform in a recital Sunday at Halliehurst on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.

Students cheered as a former Randolph County superintendent of schools was inducted into the Third Ward Elementary School Heroes Hall of Fame Program Friday.

Nursing candidates for graduation earning an associate degree in science from Davis & Elkins College celebrated a Professional Nurses' Pinning Ceremony Friday.

Justin Andrew Morgan, 27, was arrested Tuesday for reckless driving and intentionally attempting to flee in a vehicle from a law enforcement officer while operating the vehicle in a manner showing reckless indifference to the safety of others, a felony.

Randolph County Commission members decided Thursday to pursue further negotiations for possible purchase of the former Elkins National Guard Armory.

Elkins City Council appointed a new council member Thursday, naming Gene Ochsendorf to the Second Ward seat vacated by Mayor Van Broughton after the March election.

The birthday is but a notice on the door. "Congrats," it reads. "You've made it this far.

Cassie Phillips Lantz of Staunton, Va., formerly of Elkins, completed her Bachelor of Science in nursing from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va., on May 4. Lantz received her associate of science in registered nursing at Davis & Elkins College in 2002.

"It's a combination between a concert and a party," said Deb Farrell, owner of the Buckey House at 10 Main St.

Dale Olen "Bubby" McCauley, 60, a resident of Huttonsville, passed from this life early Tuesday morning, May 14, 2013, in St.

Bernice Lee McDaniel Hammonds, 86, a resident of Huttonsville, departed this life Sunday morning, May 12, 2013, in Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins.

Submitted photo Davis & Elkins College students get a chance to meet hip-hop artist Sean Kingston after his performance at the college's recent Deja vu Music Festival.

A Belington attorney has been sentenced to federal prison for billing the state of West Virginia for services that she did not perform.

Folks in Elkins and the higher elevations of Randolph and Pocahontas counties had a surprise Monday, when snow flurries filled the sky.

The scrumptious cinnamon rolls are here to stay, but they're one of the few things that won't change as new owners take charge of the Elkins Motor Lodge and 1863 Restaurant.

ELKINS, W.Va. -- A Belington lawyer convicted of defrauding the West Virginia Public Defender Services will spend a year and a day in prison.

Also surviving are one brother, C.J. Pennington, Dry Fork; one sister, Paula Mullenax, Elkins; a nephew, Allen Mullenax and a niece, Laura Mullenax, both of Elkins.

Davis & Elkins College students were recognized for their achievements throughout the 2012-2013 school year during the annual Academic Awards and Recognition Convocation on April 18 in Harper-McNeeley Auditorium.

Does being in a cool glen along the banks of a wild river in a deep forest ever make you want to break into song? Does it rekindle thoughts of pioneers and hard times? How did singing sustain them through long nights and lonely days? Young and old alike looked forward to hearing their favorite stories told and sung around the hearth when the work ... (more)

Elkins ON TRAC invites families to enjoy fun and games in downtown Elkins May 18 during the third annual Mountains Beckon Bicycle Parade & Street Fair.