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ELKINS An Elkins City Council member’s suggestion that the city announce municipal election results this evening at the Phil Gainer Community Center was rejected Monday by City Clerk Jessica Sutton.
On Friday, the city announced that, due to COVID-19 concerns, the public and the candidates on the ballot will not be allowed in City Hall after the polls close this evening. Only election officials and the press will be permitted inside City Hall tonight.
On Monday, Third Ward Councilman Chris Lowther told The Inter-Mountain he suggested in an email to Sutton on Sunday evening that the city announce the election results at the Phil Gainer Community Center after polls close on Election Night, instead of having the activity at City Hall.
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ELKINS The Randolph County Health Department confirmed Monday that more than 1,000 COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered in Elkins this week.
Bonnie Woodrum, the Randolph-Elkins Health Department’s infectious disease specialist, told the Inter-Mountain Monday that both first and second doses will be among those distributed at the Phil Gainer Community Center on Wednesday and Thursday.
A total of 850 of those vaccine shots will be second doses, while 200 are first vaccinations. Appointments are already full for the vaccinations, she added.
“We are doing second doses for people who were vaccinated on Jan. 13 and 14,” said Woodrum. “We have only a few doses of vaccine we’re being allotted this week and those appointment slots are already taken.”