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Denver the Elf will be making his way to the roof of Petersburg Electronics this weekend (Dec. 6) and refusing to come down until the Toys for Happiness program reaches their annual goal. The toy and donation drop-off will begin at 9 a.m. Come by, drop off a donation and wave at the Elf on the Roof!

Major changes are underway at the Mount Storm Energy Center as older turbines are being removed with plans to replace them with new, more advanced technology. According to Clearway Energy, the company that owns the wind farm, construction has begun to repower the Mount Storm Energy Center. The Mount Storm wind farm will be upgraded with new, state-of-the-art turbines designed to generate more reliable power on a smaller footprint for another 35 years. Before new wind turbines can go up, the old ones must come down. From November through January, residents may see or hear wind turbines being “felled.”

A Grant County man is facing multiple new charges after allegedly failing to register social media accounts after being convicted of a sex crime. Ronald Peter Legg, of Grant County, was convicted transferring obscene material to minors in April 2005 and, as a lifetime registered sex offender, is required to register any new online accounts with the West Virginia State Police within 10 days of their creation. Legg was indicted in November with two counts of failing to register a Facebook/ email account while being a lifetime sex offender.

On Nov. 18, the Grant County Commission approved to assist in funding a drone to be used by county law enforcement. The request for the purchase was made by Cpt. Kirk Thorne with the Grant County Sheriff’s Department during the regularly scheduled Oct. 28 meeting. During that meeting, Thorne explained that the drone would feature a speaker, an infrared camera, a spotlight and a 500 times zoom feature. The technology can be used to perform silent reconnaissance to follow suspects, even during night hours, and when officers are close enough to apprehend a suspect, they can then use the spotlight to notify officers where they are located.

•  The Petersburg Community Chorus will present their annual Christmas concert ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ on Friday, Dec. 5 at the Landes Arts Center in Petersburg, beginning at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
• The Petersburg High School Band and Chorus will be presenting their Christmas concert on Friday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Landes Arts Center.
• Christmas caroling will be held at the Petersburg Downtown Pavilion on on Virginia Ave., on Dec. 14 at 5 p.m.
• Hometown Christmas will be held at the Petersburg City Park on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 4-7 p.m. with the Christmas Parade taking place at 3 p.m. Hometown Christmas will include a chance to meet Mr. and Mrs. Claus, a fi re pit and s’mores making, bounce houses, a live nativity scene, games, decorating the community Christmas tree and more.
• South Side Studios will be hosting a Hometown Handmade Artist Market and Holiday Shopping event at the South Side Depot beginning at 10 a.m. before the Hometown Christmas event.
• A Christmas Jamboree will be held at the Landes Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. and will feature the music of Joe Crites, Caroline and the Evergreens, Khloe Haslacker, Jakob Rohrbaugh and Bruce Leslie.
• West Virginia Theater East will present “Miracle on 34th Street” on Dec. 19-20 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 21 at 2 p.m. at the Landes Arts Center.