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Sheriff asks for help in search for missing man

ELKINS - As authorities continue to search for a local elderly man suffering from dementia, Randolph County Sheriff Rob Elbon released a statement asking for the public's assistance. James Hedrick, 82, was reported missing on Monday after he was last seen leaving Davis Medical Center in his black Subaru Forester bearing West Virginia registration 808111A. According to authorities, he traveled toward the Veterans Intersection after leaving the hospital. Elbon's statement, which was posted on his and the Randolph County Sheriff's Office social media, asks residents and businesses with ...

Castillo honored with Inspiration Award

BUCKHANNON – For Xander Castillo ‘26, his athletic and academic journey at West Virginia Wesleyan College has been full of challenges and setbacks, even a leave of absence from the school. But through his faith and the support of family, friends and campus community, Castillo is set to ...

Justice’s attorneys respond in Greenbrier case

CHARLESTON – Attorneys for U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and his family continue to argue that a Texas-based hotel chain and a Virginia bank colluded to transfer the family’s loan debt on the historic Greenbrier Resort in order to take it away. Attorneys for the Justice family filed a ...

Panel discussion on politics of AI set

CHARLESTON – Berkeley Springs will play host Sunday to a panel discussion to look at the growing use of artificial intelligence – AI – along with the data centers powering the revolution, and the politics that is growing contentious not just in West Virginia, but nationwide.  Tangle ...

Five-Lane Dump Truck Rollover

The Inter-Mountain photo by Anthony Gaynor Emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle crash along the Beverly Five-lane near Roy's RV Supercenter at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The crash involved a West Virginia Division of Highways dump truck. Emergency personnel on scene said the driver ...

Local bridge and paving projects funded

CHARLESTON — Bridge and paving projects in Randolph, Upshur and Pocahontas counties are among 20 construction contracts awarded to local contractors by the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) this month. On June 4, WVDOH announced it had awarded 20 construction contracts for several bridge replacement and paving projects throughout the state. The contracts were awarded from a bid letting conducted on May 19, WVDOH said in a press release announcing the contracts. "When the Division of Highways has a project that is determined to be best constructed by a contractor, it is ...