City Hall Flag at Half Mast for Doris George
The U.S. flag at Elkins City Hall will be at half mast Tuesday, August 3 in honor of Doris Gail George, who died Sunday at Davis Medical Center at the age of 75.
Ms. George served as an Elkins city councilor from April 1993 until March 2005. During her time in office, she was the long-serving chair of council’s Personnel Committee and the council representative on the Elkins Parks and Recreation Commission. She was also a small business owner here in town.
Current and past mayors, councilors, and city staff remember her as a helpful and effective colleague and mentor.
EPD Statement on 1/28 Welfare Check Incident
Statement of EPD Chief Travis C. Bennett: At approximately 2:30 p.m. today, EPD officers attempted to perform a welfare check on a male subject in the vicinity of Livingston Avenue. A BOLO alert issued by Upshur County law enforcement had advised that […]
Read MoreCity Hall News: Week of September 20, 2021
Elkins, W. Va., September 18, 2021: Meeting this week are council’s Personnel Committee, Finance Committee, and ad hoc Boards & Commissions Committee and Special Hiring Committee. Also meeting are the Elkins Sanitary Board and the Elkins Historic Landmarks Commission. Elkins Friends of […]
Read MoreCity Hall News: October 31, 2020
Elkins, W. Va., October 31, 2020: Trick-or-treating will be observed in Elkins tonight, 6:30-8:30 p.m. City hall will be closed Tuesday in observance of election day, but garbage will be collected on the usual schedule. This week there will be a council […]
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