Philippi News

It looks like Santa has workshops popping up all over Elkins, as local businesses, churches and homes prepare to serve as collection points for Operation Christmas Child.

Farid Jalali is a third-year medical student at West Virginia University School of Medicine.

The area's only natural farm and small poultry processing plant is celebrating its one year anniversary this month.

A Barbour County man was killed Monday night when the ATV he was riding flipped.

The Centers for Disease Control says individuals can protect themselves from H1N1 or seasonal flu by washing their hands often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand rub; avoiding touching eyes, mouth or nose; and avoiding close contact with sick people.

The Alderson-Broaddus College Sustainability Committee invites the Philippi community to participate in launching RecycleMania on Friday.

Barbour County Circuit Judge Alan D. Moats arraigned the six individuals Wednesday who were indicted by a Barbour County Grand Jury earlier in the week.

A grand jury sitting in Barbour County handed up six indictments Monday. Felony charges include sexual assault, embezzlement and breaking and entering, among others.

The West Virginia affiliate of the Pancreatic Cancer Action will sponsor "Paws for the Cause," a dog walk, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Alderson-Broaddus College soccer field in Philippi.

"We are the Department of Environmental Protection and if we feel if there was something going in the water to warn people downstream, we would not allow it to go in the water to begin with." Randy Huffman, WVDEP Cabinet Secretary A 45,000-ton stockpile of rock salt on J.F. Allen Co.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. WDTV News Story Created: Oct 21, 2009 at 11:56 AM EDT Story Updated: Oct 21, 2009 at 12:36 PM EDT A Barbour County home goes up in flames Tuesday night.

Hometown Pizzeria and Laurel Mountain Inn in Belington have partnered with the Heart and Hand Community Garden Market in Philippi to buy local produce.

Heart and Hand House Community Garden Market has been working diligently to establish a sustainable food chain in Barbour and surrounding counties.

"Do not be anxious about anything ..." DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT : We all face times when we must choose between faith and anxiety .

In the United States, 190,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. To raise awareness of the disease, a luncheon was hosted Thursday at the Crim United Methodist Church in Philippi, with more than 40 women attending.

If you've been to any of the previous West Virginia Book Festivals, you probably know how they work.

Roxie Munro grew up with a family story about her great-grandfather, Lemuel Chenoweth, the designer of the covered bridge in Philippi, W.Va. It was one of those stories that is passed down through generations: A self-taught engineer and bridge builder, he put in his bid in 1850 to design a span over the Tygart River in what was then Virginia.

Members of the Barbour County Chamber of Commerce were served a Victorian-style luncheon Thursday at the Covered Bridge Bed and Breakfast in Philippi.

The Barbour County Chamber of Commerce held a Victorian style luncheon Thursday, in a historic building: The Covered Bridge Bed and Breakfast in Philippi.

Several fire departments and emergency squads took home awards following the 73rd Mountain State Forest Festival Firemen's Parade on Oct.