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Pritt withdraws from ballot after charges

CHARLESTON - Elliott Pritt, the former Democrat-turned-Republican lawmaker who resigned from the West Virginia House of Delegates after being accused by federal authorities of sexually exploiting a child, will now no longer appear as a candidate in November. According to the Secretary of ...

BOE approves school-based probation officer expenses

ELKINS - The Randolph County Board of Education has approved the School-Based Probation Officers' expenses for the 2026-27 school year.      Randolph County Superintendent of Schools Derek Lambert recommended the approval of the payment of salary, benefits and travel expenses for Kimberly Bonnett, the county's school-based probation officer, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding between the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, the 20th Judicial Circuit, and the Randolph BOE.      The school system's director of attendance, ...

TANF tensions: Morrisey, lawmakers in dispute

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey's kickoff to a two-day southern West Virginia listening tour on water issues was overshadowed Tuesday by his handling of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. Morrisey was at Marshall University in Huntington Tuesday morning to begin his ...

$400K grant aiding trail expansion

DURBIN – The Mon Forest Towns Partnership (MFTP) has been awarded $442,000 by The Conservation Fund’s outdoor recreation grant through the Expedia Trail Fund. This grant is supporting the construction of new trails in two Mon Forest Towns, Durbin in Pocahontas County and Franklin in ...

Details released about FEMA presence in Upshur County

BUCKHANNON – City of Buckhannon and Upshur County officials have released information about the upcoming FEMA presence in flood-ravaged Upshur County. “FEMA representatives will be arriving in Upshur County soon to meet with residents, assist with applications, and help document ...

Randolph man receives maximum prison sentence

ELKINS — A Randolph County man charged with possessing inappropriate material of a minor and giving that same minor methamphetamine received the maximum prison sentence Wednesday. Pete Rameriz Perez, 46, of Valley Head, was sentenced by Randolph County Circuit Judge Jaymie Wilfong to no ...