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Gould inducted into Randolph Hall of Fame

Life-long Randolph County native Stanley Gould was one of the newest members of the Randolph County Hall of Fame. Gould was inducted into the local Hall of Fame for his role as manager of the 1971 Tygarts Valley High School Bulldogs basketball team. The team went 21-4. The team and coach ...

W.Va. Public Broadcasting finances stable

CHARLESTON – Despite uncertainty at the federal level, West Virginia Public Broadcasting entered the new fiscal year with stable financials but still operating under tight budgets and a hiring freeze. The West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Commission held its quarterly meeting ...

PSC recognizes truck drivers

CHARLESTON -The Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) participated in National Truck Driver Appreciation Week by recognizing and thanking commercial truck drivers for their contributions to West Virginia and the nation. PSC staff, transportation officers, and Federal Motor ...

New Pastor’s Perspective

ELKINS - If the Rev. Father Babu Joseph Elamturuthil, the new pastor of St. Brendan and St. Patrick Catholic churches, were going to write the word serve, it would likely be in all capital letters or underlined, or maybe both. That’s because that one word is the essence of how he lives the ...

BOE to distribute funds from closed schools

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

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 ...