ELKINS – The Randolph County Commission announced this week that it will be submitting refunds to residents who paid the new special ambulance fee before it was suspended this month.
At its previous meeting on July 2, the RCC voted to suspend the fee after the West Virginia State Tax Department expressed objections to the fee ordinance, which the Commission approved back in April.
The County Commission has reached out to the state attorney general to seek advice on the service fee.
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BEVERLY – Beverly Heritage Day will transform the town of Beverly back in time and will feature a full day of activities during the annual event that is scheduled for Saturday.
The focus of this year’s event, which will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 2026 theme “Building Beverly, Building the Nation.”
Beverly Heritage Day is free to the public and will feature living history, primitive encampments,

ELKINS – Randolph County Schools Superintendent Derek Lambert announced during his first Randolph County Board of Education meeting that he plans to meet with the principals of the county schools.  
Lambert was approved as superintendent by the BOE on May 27. He was officially handed the reins on July 1 after being sworn in by Randolph County Circuit Court Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong. Lambert replaced interim Superintendent Terry George, who took over after Dr. Shawn Dilly resigned in March.

ELKINS – A Randolph County man faces felony charges after allegedly writing worthless checks on several occasions, totaling around $8,000.
Daniel Jay Miller, 52, of Elkins, is charged with one count of worthless checks and one count of obtaining property in return for worthless checks, both felonies. Miller was being held on two separate $3,767 and $4,240 cash-only bonds that have since been posted.
According to the criminal complaint filed by Senior Deputy A.M. Channell with the Randolph County

FRENCH CREEK – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced the West Virginia Wildlife Center will host its 10th annual Rendezvous Celebration Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.
The event will be held rain or shine and will feature an immersive living‑history experience spanning precolonial times through the Civil War era.
“The Rendezvous is one of the Wildlife Center’s most anticipated annual events, and reaching our 10th year makes it

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span.
According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed

ELKINS – The Randolph County Commission appointed Kenna Barger on Wednesday to fill the County Commissioner seat that was vacated after the recent passing of Chris See.   
See, who passed away on June 28 after a brief illness, was serving after being elected for a third time in 2022. He was selected as Commission President four times during his 18 years of service.    
“West Virginia Code 310-7 says that any vacancy in the office of County Commissioner or Clerk of the county shall be filled by

ELKINS — Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Randolph County to sign the “Portable Benefit Account Act” on Wednesday, a bill that is meant to modernize worker protections for independent contractors across the state.
During a ceremonial bill signing at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in Elkins, Morrisey signed House Bill 4009, which creates a portable benefits system to allow independent contract workers to “maintain essential protections across jobs while preserving their independent status.”

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BIG & BOLD Vacation Bible School: The Elkins First Baptist Church will be hosting a vacation bible school today through July 17 from 6-8 p.m. The circus-themed adventure will help kids discover what it means to live their faith. There will be carnival games, creative