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BOE survey seeks feedback on consolidation

ELKINS — Randolph County Schools has released a survey on its website that is requesting community input on the proposed school closures for the county. Superintendent Dr. Shawn Dilly spoke to the Randolph County Board of Education about the survey during the second of two recent “work ...

Randolph EMS to discontinue hospital-to-hospital transfers from DMC

ELKINS – The Randolph County Ambulance Authority announced Monday afternoon that the Randolph County Emergency Squad will stop making hospital-to-hospital transports from Davis Medical Center as of Friday morning. The Ambulance Authority made the announcement in a press release sent to The ...

Man charged with felony strangulation

HARMAN — A Belington man was taken into custody and sent to the Tygarts Valley Regional Jail after he allegedly attacked his girlfriend from the back seat of a car and strangled her in January. Austin Jared Huffman, 35, has been charged with felony strangulation stemming from the ...

Public charter schools to allow for religious vaccine exemptions

CHARLESTON —In-person and virtual public charter schools will continue to follow Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order allowing for religious exemptions to required school-age immunizations until the matter is settled. During its regular virtual meeting Thursday morning, the ...

New program focuses on artificial intelligence

MORGANTOWN —The West Virginia University Board of Governors has approved a new online MS degree in Artificial Intelligence, launching at the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Housed in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical ...