(AP) — Myles Garrett finally got his wish — to be a part of a consistent winning team instead of one in perpetual rebuilding.
The Cleveland Browns traded the two-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year to the Los Angeles Rams for pass rusher Jared Verse and three draft picks in a blockbuster deal on Monday.
Garrett was the unanimous choice for Defensive Player of the Year last season after he had 23 sacks and broke the NFL single-season record. He is expected to report to the Rams’ facility on
ELKINS — Richard Seibert has been at Mountain Memories Assisted Living & Retirement Center since the inception of the facility. He not only served as the Director of Maintenance and Environmental Services at the facility dating back to when it was Colonial Place, he also helped work on the construction plans for the facility back in the early 1990s. Now, the long-time employee at the facility has retired.
Although he said he is ready to retire and travel, Seibert added that he will miss
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football scored a highly-recruited defensive lineman for the class of 2027. Zai’Vion Meads announced on social media that he had committed to the Mountaineers Sunday night. The Louisville, Kentucky, native had offers from Nebraska, Purdue, Baylor and Missouri.
Meads is a big 6-foot-3 defensive lineman who had a productive junior season at Atherton High School. He had 87 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and nine sacks. Meads was named first team all-District for his
ELKINS — A Barbour County man faces felony charges after allegedly fleeing from police while drunk, trying to take an officer’s gun and threatening to kill an EMT.
Jonathan Nicholas Durking, 26, of Belington, is charged with one count of attempt to disarm an officer, one count of fleeing DUI and one count of terroristic threats, all felonies. He is currently being held at the Tygart Valley Regional Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond.
According to the criminal complaint filed by Trooper Thomas J.
ELKINS — Matthew Fair has retired from the Randolph County Juvenile and Adult Drug Courts after 15 years of donated time, dedication and care.
On May 26, members of the Randolph County Juvenile and Adult Drug Court treatment team, including Randolph County Circuit Court Judges David Wilmoth and Jaymie Wilfong, held a party and bid farewell to Fair, who had been a member of the treatment team as a defense attorney since 2011. Fair, who was described by his colleagues as one of the last two
ELKINS- The Randolph County Democratic Party will host its annual Democracy Dinner Saturday, June 13th, at the Wingate at Wyndham in Elkins beginning at 6 p.m.
The event will celebrate 250 years of democracy, featuring keynote speaker West Virginia House of Delegates Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle.
Hornbuckle, D-Cabell County, was chosen as the state’s first Black House minority leader in 2023. Last year, he joined other West Virginia Democratic lawmakers in touring the state with the popular
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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: The First Church of Christ will hold its annual Vacation Bible School on Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. during the first month of June (June 3, 10, 17 and 24) and the first Wednesday in July (July 1). Children ages three to 18 can attend. Bring
ELKINS — A total of 186 members of Elkins High School’s Class of 2026 graduated during commencement ceremonies on Friday evening.
Held inside the Richard P. Simmons Memorial Gymnasium, this was Elkins High School’s 127th Commencement Ceremony. The event was attended by Interim Randolph County Schools Superintendent Terry George and three of the five Randolph County Board of Education members, Janie Newlon, Sherri Collett and Charles “Ed” Daniels.
Speeches were given by co-valedictorians Andrew
CHARLESTON – Construction of a reservoir in Barbour County and water line improvements in Tucker County are among the projects to receive state funding to support water systems.
Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council approved more than $1.15 million in funding and financing for three water and sewer infrastructure projectsm in Kanawha, Tucker and Barbour counties.
In Barbour County, the City of Philippi was awarded an additional
CHARLESTON – A new task force planning celebrations for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is not competing with a commission created by the Legislature five years ago to do the same thing, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.
During a press conference Thursday at the West Virginia Culture Center, Morrisey announced the creation of the America 250 Task Force, which is involved in planning activities between June and July in Charleston and across the state.
“An
