Sutton Stokes News Today

The following are The Inter-Mountain’s top 10 local news stories of 2023: No. 1 Alderson Broaddus University files for bankruptcy Sept. 1, 2023 By Br

ELKINS — An official has warned that the City of Elkins is in a “dire situation” in terms of staffing issues. Operations Manager Michael Kesecker asked

ELKINS — Randolph County Assessor Phyllis Yokum provided an update to the County Commission regarding the City of Elkins’ Tax Increment Financing (TIF) proj

Wanda Gail Woodard Stokes, 73, Pikeville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at Wayne UNC Healthcare in Goldsboro with her family by her side.

bjohnson@theintermountain.com The Inter-Mountain photos by Edgar Kelley Elkins Police Department’s Dylan Coffman helps transport the ballots from last week’s Elkins Municipal Election into the Phil Gainer Community Center Monday. Elkins City Clerk Jessica Sutton and Fifth Ward City Councilman Dave Parker work during Monday’s vote canvassing at the Phil Gainer Community Center. After the canvass, Parker’s lead over challenger Burley Woods had increased from two votes ...

bjohnson@theintermountain.com The Inter-Mountain photo by Brad Johnson Elkins Mayor Van Broughton, at right, speaks as First Ward Councilman Rob Chenoweth, at left, listens during this week’s Elkins City Council meeting, the first to be held at the Phil Gainer Community Center to allow the public to gather safely during the pandemic. ELKINS — The City of Elkins has announced its plan for canvassing the municipal election votes, a process which could change the results of the Fifth Ward ...

bjohnson@theintermountain.com ELKINS — Elkins City Hall will be closed to the public — and to the candidates on the ballot — on election night Tuesday. Elkins City Clerk Jessica Sutton told The Inter-Mountain Friday that, due to COVID-19 concerns, only election officials and the press will be permitted inside City Hall after the Elkins Municipal Election polls close Tuesday evening. “The plan now is that because of the number of candidates that we have, given the pandemic and the size o...

bjohnson@theintermountain.com ELKINS — The City of Elkins has reappointed City Clerk Jessica Sutton and given her a raise of $6,000 per year. Elkins City Council set Sutton’s new compensation rate at $54,000 per year and reappointed her for another two-year term during a recent council meeting. “Madame Chairman, it gives me great honor to recommend the approval of Resolution 1364,” Second Ward Councilman Charlie Friddle stated at the meeting. All 10 council members voted to approve the ...