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Purple Majesties gather for October

ELKINS - The Elkins Purple Majesties celebrated a beautiful fall day at in Elkins. Halloween decorations enhanced their surroundings. Skeletons were used as favors and a large skeleton was won by the acting queen. The meeting was conducted by former queen Gayle Zirkle. Hostesses for the ...

State of Emergency to allow use of dyed diesel

CHARLESTON - With diesel fuel prices staying at roughly $6.35 per gallon for the last 30 days, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is using his emergency powers to allow for the use of dyed disesel for commercial vehicles. In a proclamation signed by the governor Tuesday, Morrisey declared a 60-day state ...

Dem poll: Voters dissatisfied before election

CHARLESTON - New polling commissioned by the West Virginia Democratic Party shows voter dissatisfaction with Republican elected officials heading into next month's midterm general election. The state Democratic Party released polling Friday conducted between Sept. 16 and Sept. 21 by Lake ...

Surprise Bid

ELKINS – The Randolph County Board of Education auctioned off the former North Elementary School building and its property Monday evening to an Elkins physician who was sentenced to federal prison earlier this year, officials confirmed. The BOE accepted the auction bid of $638,000 from Dr. ...

Business owners not pleased by new EMS service fee

ELKINS – About 60 people attended a packed informational meeting about Randolph County's new EMS service fee Wednesday morning at the West Virginia Wood Technology Center. The meeting was scheduled to run for just 30 minutes, from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., but was extended another 10 minutes to ...

Elkins man to face grand jury

ELKINS - A grand jury will hear a case involving a Randolph County man who allegedly drove with a revoked license and stole a woman’s vehicle. Ricky Ray Seabolt, 60, of Elkins, is charged with one count of driving revoked third offense, a felony. He has also been separately charged with one count of grand larceny, also a felony. Seabolt is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on an $8,000 cash-only bond. Seabolt appeared in Randolph County Magistrate Court with attorney Gregory Tingler. While there, Seabolt waived his right to a preliminary hearing, moving his case ...