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Hambleton Park Announces Removal of Equipment, Arrival of New
Hambleton Park announced Saturday that removal of old equipment and the long-awaited arrival of new play-ground equipment for the park...
Friends of the Blackwater Deliver 3,000 Petitions to Governor
By: Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate Supporters of The Friends of the Blackwater were on hand with signs in hand...
Tucker United Sends Department of Commerce Letter on Ridgeline Proposal
By: Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate In what appears to be a preemptive measure, The Steering Committee for Tucker United,...
Tucker County Student Makes History with Statewide Writing Win
Tucker County is celebrating a historic academic achievement as Gio Maniscarco, an eighth-grade student at Davis Thomas Elementary/Middle School, earned...
Education
Tucker County Student Makes History with Statewide Writing Win
Tucker County is celebrating a historic academic achievement as Gio Maniscarco, an eighth-grade student at Davis Thomas Elementary/Middle School, earned...
Dr. Matthew A. Davis Named to University of Tennessee’s “Volunteer 40 Under 40” Class
Lewisburg, WV — Dr. Matthew A. Davis, DO, MBA, MHA, a statewide physician leader and employed by WVU Medicine, has...
Garrett College Workforce Training to Host Third Annual Open House
Eliza Wilhelm, right, pictured with instructor Al Vansickle, was a member of the first graduating cohort of Garrett College’s diesel...
GC, GCPS partnering on teacher education
Nevaeh Gank instructs during one of her teacher education courses at Garrett Col-lege. Gank graduated in December 2024 with an...
Obituaries
Judith Ann Downs
Judith Ann Downs, 71, of Elkins, WV, passed away on January 11, 2026, at Cortland Acres. Born on March 25,...
Sondra Jean “Jeanie” Knicley Pingley
Sondra Jean “Jeanie” Knicley Pingley, age 65 years, a resident of Dailey, WV, was called home to be with her...
Linda Mae Huffman Lycliter
Linda Mae Huffman Lycliter, age 81 years, a resident of Parsons, WV, departed this life Tuesday evening, March 10, 2026,...
Harold Steven Maxwell
Harold Steven Maxwell, age 62, passed away on March 6, 2026, after a long illness. He will be remembered for...
Sports
Wildcat Baseball Blanked at Petersburg, 14–0
Wade Boyles on the mound for the Wildcats. By: Adam Freeman Tucker Valley’s baseball squad traveled to Petersburg last week...
Tucker Baseball Drops 3 Straight to Paw Paw, Petersburg, and East Hardy
Josh Crossland stretches for the out at first. By: Adam Freeman The Tucker County Mt. Lions baseball team had a...
Mt. Lions Turn in Multiple Top Finishes at Keyser Meet
Luke Barb By: Adam Freeman The Tucker County High School Mt. Lions track and field teams turned in a solid...
Tucker County High School Girls and Boys Basketball All- State Honor Recipients
Makenna Evans - First Team All-State Cayden Arnold - Second Team All-State
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I am definitely a Baby Boomer and that was a great time, also a dangerous time, to be a kid....
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It looks like the old adage is coming true again this year. March came in like and lamb and going...
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The youth of today are regressing when it comes to everything I was taught in school. They are not taught...
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It is March in this neck of the woods and we have had all kind of weather events. Wind, rain,...