PARKERSBURG – The fire at Peoples Cartage is contained and crews are now focused on putting the fire out, officials told the Wood County Commission on Monday. Local emergency officials and community representatives appeared before the commission to give an update on the fire that broke out ...
CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Board of Education voted unanimously this morning to release Randolph County Schools from the State of Emergency it has been under for the past year. The Randolph County Schools system was placed in a State of Emergency for a six-month period by the WVDE in June 2025 because of its inability to balance the 2026 budget. The state then voted to extend the Randolph County school system’s State of Emergency status for another six months in January of this year. This morning, West Virginia State Superintendent of Schools Michele L. Blatt recommended ...
CHARLESTON – State Treasurer Larry Pack released information this week about why a private school in Beverly has been disqualified from participating in the Hope Scholarship Program. The Hope Scholarship Board, of which Pack is the chairman, announced last week that Tygart Valley Christian Academy had been “permanently disqualified” from participating in the scholarship program due to “financial misconduct.” This week, Pack was quoted by MetroNews as saying that Tygart Valley Christian Academy had failed to repay funds owed back to the Hope Scholarship Program “despited ...
ELKINS - Randolph County Commissioners and others attending the most recent County Commission paid their respects to the late Chris See and announced what the process will be in replacing the long-time commissioner. See, who passed away on June 28 at the age of 65, was in his third term as a Randolph County Commissioner in the Tygart District. He was elected for the third time in 2020. During Thursday's meeting, a large black ribbon was placed in front of See's chair next to his name plate. Commissioner Cris Siler started the meeting by asking for prayers for See and ...
ELKINS - Mountain State Forest Festival Director General Nathaniel Bonnell announces the selection of Royal Court Jesters Emersyn Kate Biller, Braelyn Marie Haddix, Emma Leigh Hammonds, and Raegan Catherine Kerns to the Royal Court of Maid Silvia LXXXVIII. The four Randolph County students, having earned the distinction through an audition process, will have the honor of providing entertainment in the form of dance and tumbling throughout festival festivities from Sept. 26 to Oct. 4. Emersyn Kate Biller is the daughter of Todd and Lisa Biller of Elkins. She is the granddaughter of ...
LAS VEGAS – The letter from first grade still exists – proof that Maj. Alex Trembly is living out his dream career. The 2011 graduate from Wirt County High School is an F-16 Viper (officially named by the Air Force as the Fighting Falcon) pilot, who was assigned to the 55th Fighter ...
