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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Over a dozen Marshall alumni were joined by university officials Thursday evening at the Ruffner House in Charleston for the official launch of the Kanawha Valley Alumni Chapter.
Chapter President Melanie Pagliaro said the group has been meeting quietly for over a year, but they just hadn’t held a formal launch event until now.
She said she worked with Marshall’s Vice President for Alumni Relations, Matt James, and Director of Alumni Relations, Walker Tatum, to organize the

ELKINS, W.Va. — A Randolph County pastor is charged with allegedly using a computer to solicit an underage girl.
The Mountain Region Drug and Violent Crime Task Force alleges Kevin Curtis Jones, 33, of Elkins, the pastor at Summit Church, used a phone to seek a “clandestine relationship“ with the girl in December 2023,
According to the criminal complaint, the girl attended Jones’ church. She is now older than 18.
The charge against Jones is a felony. He was arrested Thursday. Bail was set at