Tomblin names Wilmoth new Randolph Circuit Judge
CHARLESTON – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed David H. Wilmoth as the new Randolph Circuit Judge. Wilmoth Wilmoth will fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former Circuit Court Judge...
View ArticleMan blames Randolph Co. schools for son’s death
CHARLESTON – A Randolph County man is suing over claims his 17-year-old son was fatally stabbed by another high school student on school property. Kevin R. White, individually and as administrator of...
View ArticleWilfong resigns as Randolph Co. judge
ELKINS – A Randolph County circuit judge already suspended by the state Supreme Court after admitting to a two-year affair has resigned. Wilfong Jaymie Wilfong mailed her resignation letter Tuesday to...
View ArticleUPDATE: Court suspends Randolph judge for rest of term
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has suspended, without pay, the Randolph County judge who admitted to a two-year affair for the rest of her current term on the bench. Wilfong On Thursday, the...
View ArticleJustices to decide fate of judge who had affair
CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court must decide if recommended penalties for a circuit judge who admitted to an affair are just. Wilfong On Tuesday, the Justices heard oral arguments in the case of...
View ArticleWoman says she was forced to resign after co-worker continued to attack her
ELKINS – A woman has filed suit against her employer, alleging it failed to protect her from sexual assaults or from potential violence. Tiffany Selders alleges she was working for defendant MegaCorp...
View ArticleCounsel recommends four-year suspension for Randolph Co. judge
CHARLESTON – A special counsel has recommended that Randolph Circuit Judge Jaymie Wilfong be suspended for four years without pay. Wilfong In a brief filed Tuesday, Rachael Fletcher Cipoletti of the...
View ArticleWidow blames lumber company for husband’s death
CHARLESTON — The wife of a deceased man is suing after he allegedly was killed while trying to deliver lumber. Linda Robinson, as administrator of the estate of Timothy Robinson, filed suit in Kanawha...
View ArticleRandolph Co. man says state Dept. of Education rescinded job offer
CHARLESTON — A Randolph County man is suing after a job offer was allegedly rescinded following a salary investigation. Carl Campion filed suit May 30 in Kanawha Circuit Court against the West Virginia...
View ArticleWoman accuses state jail system of age discrimination
CHARLESTON — A woman is accusing the state regional jail system of age discrimination after she was passed over for promotion. Kimberly S. Murphy filed a lawsuit May 6 in Kanawha Circuit Court against...
View ArticleWilfong disqualified from hearing cases involving prosecutor’s office
CHARLESTON — Randolph Circuit Judge Jaymie Wilfong has been disqualified from hearing any cases involving the Randolph County Prosecutor’s Office. Wilfong State Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean...
View ArticlePanel charges judge with having inappropriate relationship with corrections...
CHARLESTON — Randolph Circuit Judge Jaymie Godwin Wilfong has been charged by a state panel after admitting to having an affair with a community corrections official. Wilfong The Judicial...
View ArticleCase alleging fire starter gel exploded, caused severe burns to child settled
ELKINS – The parents of a then-7-year-old child who burned himself when he allegedly attempted to use fire starter gel left near a fireplace at their Randolph County home have settled their claims. The...
View ArticleW.Va. SC issues mandate suspending former prosecuting attorney’s license
CHARLESTON — The law license of a former Randolph County prosecuting attorney officially has been suspended. Busch Last week, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals entered a mandate order taking...
View ArticleSupreme Court suspends former prosecutor for three years
CHARLESTON — The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a former Randolph County prosecuting attorney for three years. Busch The court said Richard T. Busch was guilty of misconduct...
View ArticleCourt affirms seizure of Randolph couple’s dog
Justices of the state Supreme Court CHARLESTON – The state Supreme Court has upheld a Randolph County judge’s decision dismissing a couple’s lawsuit against the county commission, its dog warden, the...
View ArticleCIVIL FILINGS: Randolph County
Randolph County Courthouse May 6 Hayward J. Godfrey Jr. vs. Anna M. Perry-Landis PA- James Villanova; J– Wilfong * The plaintiff claims he suffered permanent injuries as a result of a vehicle accident...
View ArticleCIVIL FILINGS: Randolph County
Feb. 17 Woodford Oil Co. vs. Jay Michael LLC and Marsha West PA – Rebecca Judy; J – Wilfong * The plaintiff claims the defendants owe at least $35,964.31 plus interest, as well as liquidated damages,...
View ArticleCIVIL FILINGS: Randolph County
Feb. 15 Robert Drain vs. Davis Memorial Hospital PA – Paul Harris; J – Wilfong * The plaintiff claims the defendant was negligent and failed to properly care for him, monitor and treat his medical...
View ArticleSuit alleges mishaps by EMS led to death of Randolph woman
ELKINS -– A Randolph County woman is alleging a series of snafus committed by EMS personnel contributed to the death of her daughter. The Randolph County Commission, the city of Elkins and two...
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