First Day of School
The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley A group of students line up and board School Bus 88A on the first day of school in Randolph County Wednesday morning on 11th Street in Elkins.
Randolph man facing felony drug charge
ELKINS – A Randolph County man is facing a felony charge after allegedly being found with drugs while bicycling through Elkins. Eric Lynn Armstrong, 43, has been charged with prohibited acts - controlled substance, a felony. He is being held in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $10,000 ...
Former Delegate Pritt indicted on federal charges
CHARLESTON – A former teacher and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been indicted by a federal grand jury on three counts related to grooming and sexual activity with a minor. Elliott Pritt, 36, of Oak Hill, is charged with sexual exploitation of a child, coercion and ...
28 indicted in task force drug investigation
MORGANTOWN - A drug-trafficking and money-laundering operation running from Detroit into North Central West Virginia has been “dismantled” thanks to a multi-state task force effort, officials said Thursday. Indictments for a total of 28 defendants — ranging from Detroit, Philadelphia, Mississippi and West Virginia — were announced during a press conference at WVU Erickson Alumni Center Thursday. The indictments cover a period of more than two years, during which the suspects conspired to possess and distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine base (“crack”), and ...
Randolph school bus catches fire in Grant County
ELKINS — A Randolph County Schools bus caught on fire today while traveling to Grant County, but no students were injured, officials said. The Randolph County school system's transportation director, Nick Alfred, told The Inter-Mountain that the Elkins High School volleyball team was traveling to Moorefield today when the brakes on the bus got hot, and then caught fire. Alfred said the bus driver put out the fire with the fire extinguisher carried on the bus. He said the local fire department also came to the scene to make sure everyone was safe. A Grant County school bus brought ...
Driver: ‘No complaints’ about electric buses
ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education received positive feedback from county personnel Tuesday about electric school buses - including a driver saying he had no complaints about the vehicles. Randolph County Schools Transportation Director Nick Alfred provided the BOE with an update on the county's electric school buses during Tuesday evening's regular meeting. Superintendent Dr. Derek Lambert said he was asked to have Alfred, who is also the county's Facilities/Maintenance and School Safety director, give an update on the buses. Both of the school system's ...