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November 4, 2015

Seven years ago I started teaching choir and general music at Elkins Middle School. My yearly budget for all materials...

School Levy Creates Innovation in Randolph County

Jennifer Tesar, Ph.D

Ideas

October 19, 2015

What has the levy done for my child? Five years ago, my then family of 3, moved to Elkins the year the levy was passed. Being new...

Top Five Forest Festival Eats

Emily Coffman

October 1, 2015

When I agreed to taste test the carnival food of the Mountain State Forest Festival in order to create this...

Q&A: Maid Silvia LXXIX of the 79th Mountain State Forest Festival

Events

October 1, 2015

Madeline Hope Ross, a Ripley native and graduate of Marshall University, is serving as Maid Silvia LXXIX of the 79th...

Spark The Senses at the 79th Annual Mountain State Forest Festival

Vince Trimboli

Events

September 28, 2015

As summer’s last warm grasp on the mountains gives way to autumn’s brisk breath, our bustling mountain town welcomes one...

Top Ten Unique Forest Festival Events

Events

September 26, 2015

The 79th Annual Mountain State Forest Festival is upon us. The next two weeks are filled with activities for folk of...

Wheeling Educator Uses Augusta to Bridge Generations with Bluegrass Music

September 2, 2015

This story was originally produced for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Each summer, Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College...

Collaboration Brings Splashes of Color to Downtown Elkins

Bobbi Trimboli

Happenings

August 20, 2015

As the gray clouds of winter began to subside and the ground began to come out of a deep freeze...

Elkinite’s First Month In Review

Ideas

August 13, 2015

It’s hard to believe that the fall is almost upon us. It’s also hard to believe that Elkinite is part...

July Clouds: A Poem

Aaron P. Kittle

August 4, 2015

July Clouds The clouds have returned Making things feel more normal, somehow A treason to harsher winds Milder skies now...

From Augusta: A Brother and Sister Find Healing and Friendship in the Blues

July 29, 2015

This story was created in partnership with the Augusta Heritage Center and West Virginia Public Broadcasting. At Blues & Swing...

Community Events at Augusta: Week 4

July 27, 2015

It’s Bluegrass Week at the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College. Checkout this jam packed schedule of events...

Backyard Farming Q&A: Bees in the Backyard

Jess Arbogast

People

July 21, 2015

Q&A With Stephanie Bender Stephanie Bender and her husband, Tim, are a friendly couple living in Mill Creek, West Virginia....

Summer Scenes Across Randolph County: A Seasonal Photo Gallery

Outdoors

July 17, 2015

At Elkinite we like to showcase the beautiful scenic sites of our county. Local outdoor enthusiast, Danny Morici, his wife...

Backyard Farming Q & A: Summer Series

Outdoors

July 12, 2015

Backyard Farming Series: Q & A with Bill Reed Barefooted and smeared with dirt, a tiny, sprite of a girl...

Saturday Morning Cartoon: Failed Pizza Ideas

Emily Prentice

July 11, 2015

Emily Prentice is an art student at Davis & Elkins College who spends her free time designing fabric, wrapping paper,...

A Song for Germaine

July 10, 2015

This story was created in partnership with the Augusta Heritage Center and West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Courtesy of Andrew Carroll and...

Seven Performance: Creating Healthier Lifestyles

SMM

People

July 6, 2015

Complete, Whole, Health, Fitness, Seven, Lifestyle; words written on a dinner napkin between two young minds inspired and driven to...

Blackwater Mojo on Tour: Randolph to Reykjavik

Erin Young