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10 to compete for Randolph County Fair queen

The Randolph County Fair will crown its 20th Queen on Sunday at 6 p.m. at Camp Pioneer in Beverly, during the 2026 Miss and Miss Teen Randolph County Fair pageant. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and 10 contestants from Randolph, Pendleton, Barbour, Grant and Upshur counties will be vying for the titles of 2026 Miss Randolph County Fair and Miss Teen Randolph County Fair. In the teen category, contests include: Lydia Cupp of Dailey, who is the 15-year old daughter of Harry and Amelia Cupp and is in the 10th grade at Elkins High School; Brooklyn Isner of Elkins, who is the 14-year-old ...

WVU partnering with luxury resort

A record number of West Virginia University students are spending the summer at Nemacolin in southwestern Pennsylvania, gaining firsthand experience at the nationally recognized luxury resort through a partnership that is preparing future hospitality leaders with immersive, real-world learning ...

$400K grant aiding trail expansion

DURBIN – The Mon Forest Towns Partnership (MFTP) has been awarded $442,000 by The Conservation Fund’s outdoor recreation grant through the Expedia Trail Fund. This grant is supporting the construction of new trails in two Mon Forest Towns, Durbin in Pocahontas County and Franklin in ...

Randolph man receives maximum prison sentence

ELKINS — A Randolph County man charged with possessing inappropriate material of a minor and giving that same minor methamphetamine received the maximum prison sentence Wednesday. Pete Rameriz Perez, 46, of Valley Head, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Judge Jaymie Wilfong to no ...

Morrisey announces disaster unemployment assistance for Upshur, Lewis

CHARLESTON - Governor Patrick Morrisey and WorkForce West Virginia today announced that Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits are now available to qualifying individuals who live or work in Lewis and Upshur counties and were impacted by the severe storms, straight line winds, tornadoes, flooding, and landslides that began on July 21. The assistance follows the Major Disaster Declaration approved by President Donald J. Trump on Aug. 3. The disaster declaration number is DR-4932. "Recovery doesn't end when the floodwaters recede," said Morrisey. "We'll continue working with ...

BOE approves school-based probation officer expenses

ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education has approved the School-Based Probation Officers' expenses for the 2026-27 school year.      Randolph County Superintendent of Schools Derek Lambert recommended the approval of the payment of salary, benefits and travel expenses for Kimberly Bonnett, the county's school-based probation officer, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the 20th Judicial Circuit, and the Randolph BOE.      The school system's director of attendance, ...