City Hall Flag at Half Mast for General Chuck Yeager
The U.S. flag at Elkins City Hall is at half mast in honor of Brigadier General Chuck Yeager, who died Monday at the age of 97.
General Yeager was born in Myra, West Virginia in 1923. In the course of an Air Force career that spanned from 1941 to 1975 and saw him rise through the ranks from private, he served with distinction as a fighter pilot during World War II and was the first pilot to break the sound barrier, in 1947.
12/5: Outage Between South Davis and Livingston
To repair a leaking water main, we are shutting off water to Livingston Avenue, Lavalette Avenue, and Taylor Avenue (approximate area shown in map below). Customers will have low/no pressure until repairs are complete. Due to unpredictable underground conditions, we cannot accurately […]
Read MoreKump Education Center Awarded Humanities Council Grant
ELKINS – The West Virginia Humanities Council, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, recently announced that the Kump Education Center (KEC) is one of 18 new mini-grants recipients in its latest round of awards. The WV Humanities Council […]
Read MoreCity Hall News: Week of May 17, 2021
Elkins, W. Va., May 15, 2021: The bid opening for the city hall parking lot project is on Monday. The Elkins Sanitary Board meets Monday, the Municipal Properties Committee meets Wednesday, and council meets Thursday. Bids for the city hall parking lot […]
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