BOE to distribute funds from closed schools

September 17, 2026

ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education learned Tuesday night how the leftover funds from the two county schools which were closed this year will be spent. During Tuesday night's BOE meeting, Randolph County Schools Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert broke down for the BOE which schools will be receiving money from the leftover funds from Harman K-12 School and North Elementary School, which were both permanently closed after the 2025-26 school year. Each Randolph County public school has a General Fund account, which includes money received from donations, carnivals and other ...

Elkins Council renames part of Lincoln Avenue

September 17, 2026

ELKINS — Elkins City Council has voted to change the name of a block of Lincoln Avenue, and assign new addresses to the properties on that block. During the most recent City Council meeting, the nine present council members voted in favor of Resolution 1948, which renames a block of Lincoln Avenue as North Lincoln Avenue, and establishes "corrected" addresses for those impacted by the name change. First Ward Council member Cody Kerns was absent from the meeting. The resolution designates the portion of Lincoln Avenue "extending north from Harrison Avenue to Washington Avenue" as ...

Harman arson case will move forward to grand jury

September 17, 2026

ELKINS — A grand jury will hear the case involving a Randolph County man accused of setting an illegal fire as an “offering to God." Emanuel Arthur Huffman, 36, is charged with one count of arson - setting fire on lands, a felony. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional ...

Landmark conservation deal protects 38,000 WV acres

September 17, 2026

CHARLESTON — Thirty-eight thousand acres of West Virginia forestland will remain permanently protected under what the West Virginia Land Trust is calling the largest private conservation project in state history. The Land Trust has finalized five conservation easements covering land in Monroe, Summers and Fayette counties, with additional acreage in Nicholas and Greenbrier counties. The easements keep the land under forest cover forever, require sustainable timber management, and protect 81 miles of streams and rivers, while leaving open the possibility of expanded public recreation ...

Power plant emissions rules repeal raises questions

September 17, 2026

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...

Lawmakers push to protect aging coal plants

September 17, 2026

CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, state regulators and utilities are trying to ensure West Virginia’s aging coal-fired power plants continue to provide base-load energy into the regional energy grid. The Joint Committee on Energy and Public Works heard from officials with the Office of Energy, the ...