Randolph County News

Car enthusiasts met today at the Elkins-Randolph County airport to see just how fast their cars could go.

Two unique learning opportunities are being offered this summer for older students at the Randolph County Community Arts Center, including the "Take Flight II" science camp for sixth- through eighth-graders Monday through July 10 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and a fascinating approach to painting in "Adventures in Painting" taught by local artist ...

ELKINS, W.Va. -- The Elkins-Randolph County Airport will be busy this weekend but it will be cars, not airplanes, hurtling down the runway.

What's a West Virginia Civil War Medal worth? Does a hoard exist outside of the approximately 4,000 held by the State Archives? To a direct descendant of a Union veteran, a medal may be a priceless heirloom.

Settling into the summer vacation season with the price of nearly everything higher than they have been in years past, some residents are trying to keep spending to a minimum.

A former Randolph County commissioner faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

Former Mill Creek Mayor Diane Currence will avoid jail time as part of an agreement in which she pleaded guilty to charges of delivering contraband to an inmate at Huttonsville Correctional Center.

Debate Cancelled>>> A proposed debate between NASA Climate Scientist Dr. James Hansen and Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship that was to take place this evening and air on West Media Stations around the state has been canceled.

A man is given up to 15 years in jail after being charged with statutory rape and incest in Randolph County.

A teenage girl seated in the first row of the Randolph County courtroom Wednesday afternoon was consoled by family members while she sat teary eyed with her head hung low and the man accused of sexually assaulting her pleaded guilty to the crime.

A search team was busy Tuesday afternoon, looking for two missing 10-year-old boys in Randolph County.

An accident Sunday afternoon injured one person in Randolph County. The single-car accident happened around 2:30 on Route 33, between Harman and Elkins.

About 40 community members attended a public forum Wednesday at Tygarts Valley High School to voice their concerns about the local school system.

The federal government is dispensing more than $2 million to groups across West Virginia to run a program aimed at providing education and job training for "at risk" people between the ages of 16 and 24.

The Randolph County Family Resource Network is sponsoring community meetings with Randolph County Superintendent of Schools Dr.

The America's Promise Coalition and Family Resource Network hosted a traveling basketball team in April to promote positive choices in two Randolph County schools.

The track at Elkins High School will take on a different look today for a special event.

Brenda L. Swecker, developer of the Smoke Detector Program in Randolph County Schools, has announced the completion of the program's 10th year.

U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., recently announced that schools and libraries across West Virginia are being awarded a total of $5,485,236 to assist students and members of the community with access to the Internet.

Seven Randolph County residents received their degrees during West Virginia Wesleyan College's 119th commencement program May 3. Graduating magna cum laude were Bryan Corder of Elkins in physics and Kathryn Schubert of Montrose in elementary education.