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All Randolph fifth-graders headed to EMS

ELKINS - Representatives from Elkins Middle School gave the Randolph County Board of Education a presentation concerning the county's fifth-grade students moving to the school. At the request of the BOE, EMS principal Dawn Kittle and staff members Amy Lambert and Tiffany Hymes provided information about the shift. In February, it was made official that fifth-grade students will be moving from their respective elementary schools to Elkins Middle School at the start of this coming school year, on Aug. 19. Moving fifth-grade students to EMS was part of the Impact Statement that was ...

Director says current state code limits new $5M flood fund

CHARLESTON – After four years, a fund created by the West Virginia Legislature to proactively address flood mitigation has money, but the state director charged with leading flood resiliency efforts told lawmakers his office needs more flexibility to use the funds. The Joint Legislative ...

Free Elkins Friday concert canceled due to rainy forecast

ELKINS - This week's free Our Town Summer Concert Series show has been canceled due to a rainy weather forecast. The Hair Supply show, which was set for 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Rotary Amphitheatre in downtown Elkins, will not take place. "We're disappointed we won't get to rock the night away with you, but Mother Nature had other plans!" an Our Town press release stated Wednesday afternoon.

Maryland man charged for drugs in Tucker County

PARSONS — A Maryland man is facing a felony charge in Tucker County after officers allegedly found more than 100 grams of possible fentanyl with a value of over $14,000 in his vehicle. Kadeem Roderick Santiful, of Randallstown, Maryland, 33, is charged with one count of possession with ...

Alleged accomplice in fleeing case charged again

MONTROSE — A Randolph County man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly conspiring, intending to deliver drugs and fleeing with another individual who had multiple warrants for their arrest. Jordaan Lee Slawter, 28, of Huttonsville, is charged with one count of conspiracy and one ...

Elkins woman sentenced to probation, anger management

ELKINS — A Randolph County woman has been sentenced to three years of supervise probation, including anger management, after intentionally causing a head-on vehicle collision in February 2025. Stephanie Louise Miller, 42, of Elkins, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge David ...