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Three new Randolph BOE members elected

ELKINS – Three new Randolph County Board of Education members were elected Tuesday night, according to initial voting results. Denise Campbell, Peggy Young Ross and Randy Long were the three top vote-getters in the BOE race, out of 11 candidates on the ballot. Campbell and Ross will both ...

Randolph to see new county commissioner

ELKINS – Randolph County will elect a new County Commissioner in November, as incumbent Chris See was beaten in his re-election attempt Tuesday night by Steve Wamsley, who will be the Democratic nominee heading into the General Election. On the Republican side of Tuesday's Primary Election, ...

New Barbour BOE members elected

PHILIPPI – Barbour County voters elected several new Board of Education members Tuesday evening. With four BOE seats up for grabs, the top four vote getters were incumbent Ron “Redman” Phillips, with 988 votes, or 14.1% of the votes cast; Ashley Ryan, with 956 votes, or 13.6%; Kristy Stalnaker, with 920 votes, or 13.13%; and Johnna Croston, with 799 votes, or 11.4%. The other candidates in the race included current BOE President Joanne McConnell, with 624 votes, or 8.9%, and current BOE Vice President David Everson, with 587 votes, or 8.4%. The remainder of the BOE ...

Crash of stolen car leads to charges

UPSHUR COUNTY – An Upshur County was arrested after allegedly leading police on a high-speed pursuit and crashing what was reported as a stolen car. Keanan Lee, 28, of Rock Cave, was charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, a felony, and first-offense driving suspended, reckless ...

Warner: Early voting surged in last two days

CHARLESTON – The official who oversees elections in West Virginia says there was a significant increase in ballots cast in the last two days of early voting for the state Primary Election. The two-day push – taking place last Friday and Saturday – helped this year's early voting totals ...