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BOE set to hire new superintendent

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ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education is scheduled on Tuesday to hire a new Superintendent of Randolph County Schools during a special meeting at the Central Office. The Randolph BOE went into executive session during another special meeting on Thursday to conduct interviews with screened applicants for the superintendent position. Terry George was appointed interim superintendent of Randolph County Schools on March 21, just one day after Superintendent Dr. Shawn Dilly resigned. Dilly was hired as Superintendent of Randolph County Schools in March 2024. George previously ...

Mountain State Forest Festival announces Maids of Honor

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ELKINS — Mountain State Forest Festival Director General Nathaniel Bonnell has announced the appointments of Kendall Rayann Corley and Grace Elizabeth Parsons as Maids of Honor to Queen Silvia LXXXVIII. Corley and Parsons are bestowed with the highest Randolph County honors in the Forest ...

Capito wants more information on Trump settlement fund

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PARKERSBURG – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she needs more information about a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate people claiming persecution by the government when asked if she had any concerns about it. Capito, R-W.Va., touched on that and other issues related to efforts to fund immigration enforcement efforts and security enhancements at the White House during her weekly phone conference with members of the West Virginia media. The anti-weaponization fund involves the allocation of $1.776 billion as part of a settlement resolving President Donald Trump’s lawsuit ...

Davis Medical Center recognizes Haderman with DAISY Award

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ELKINS – Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center has recognized Janie Haderman, RN, with the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses for providing exceptional compassionate care after receiving a heartfelt nomination from a patient. The DAISY Award recognizes nurses who go above and beyond to ...

State Tax Department wants say in federal case over Greenbrier Resort

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CHARLESTON — In the latest twist and turn surrounding the fight over the historic Greenbrier Resort between U.S. Sen. Jim Justice and a Texas-based hotel chain, West Virginia tax officials want a seat at the table with more than $4 million in tax liens on the line. In a filing Wednesday with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, attorneys for the West Virginia Tax Division submitted a formal request to intervene in a federal lawsuit before U.S. District Court Judge Frank W. Volk filed last month by White Sulphur Springs Holdings LLC (WSSH) against ...

Randolph County Commission signs Proclamations

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ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission approved a pair of Proclamations at its most recent regular meeting held at the Commission Annex. Child Provider Appreciation Day and Community Action Month were the Proclamations signed and were approved unanimously by Commissioners David Kesling and ...