Public Meeting for Phase II Sewer Project
The City of Elkins will hold a public informational meeting on Monday, October 29, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. concerning the Phase II Sewer Project as mandated by the Long-Term Control Plan. All individuals interested in learning more about this project are encouraged to attend. The public meeting will be held in Council Chambers at Elkins City Hall, 401 Davis Avenue.
Maps for the 4th of July Weekend, 2025
These maps are to help residents and visitors to Elkins understand where various events occur during this year’s 4th of July weekend. Feel free to use these maps as suggested guides for the parade, car show, and note streets/highways closed for the […]
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City Hall News: Week of June 29, 2025
Elkins, WV—June 27, 2025: There will be no City Council, committee, or board meetings the week starting June 30, 2025. City Hall will be closed Friday, July 4 for the Independence Day holiday. Change to garbage collection schedule: In neighborhoods with regular […]
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A Decade of Service: Dave Parker Reflects on Elkins’ Growth and Challenges
Patriot. Pastor. Public Servant. Dave Parker’s path to public office reflects a lifetime of extraordinary experiences, from his start working in Ohio foundries and dairy farms during college to later, serving as a wartime spiritual envoy in Liberia. His life’s arc helped […]
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How Elkins Can Support Foster Youth—From Homes to Community Care
Nearly 400 children under 18—about 2% of youth in the region—are in the foster care system across eight counties surrounding Elkins (Barbour, Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, and Upshur). Yet the number of children under the age of 18 who need […]
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West Virginia Day: Celebrating the Birth of the Mountain State
Friday, June 20, isn’t only the first day of summer—it’s West Virginia Day, a statewide holiday honoring the day in 1863 when West Virginia became the 35th state in the Union. The road to statehood was anything but simple. Here’s the story behind the […]
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EPD Press Release: Response to Silver Alert June 18, 2025
Elkins, WV—June 19, 2025: On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at approximately 12:02 p.m., Cpl. Summerfield of the Elkins Police Department received a missing person report from a health care worker. Harold Wayne Simmons, 80, was reported to be missing […]
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