One Killed, One Injured in Tucker County Mine Accident
By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate EMS Crews were dispatched to the Mettiki Coal owned Mountain View Mine northeast of Davis...
Friends of the Blackwater Hosts Celebration of Blackwater Canyon Conservancy
The Davis Luther Hand Bell Choir perform ‟Rejoice This Day” at the Blackwater Canyon Celebration October 26th. By: Lydia CrawleyThe...
Ridgeline Fight Goes to Charleston in Evidentiary Hearing
By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate CHARLESTON – Tucker United, the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and the Sierra Club were in...
Tucker United Protest Draws From Across State
Protesters assembled for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Air Quality Board eviden-tiary hearing on an appeal filed by...
Local Agritourism and Small Business Leader Represents West Virginia at Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Summit in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. — Marsha Waybright, owner of Laurel Fork Farm and Mama Bear Protection, property manager of Laurel River Club...
Lady Mt. Lions End Season After Hard-Fought Regional Bout
By: Adam Freeman The Tucker County Lady Mt. Lions volleyball team wrapped up their season last Monday evening after competing...
Mt. Lions Prevail Over Trojans 28-21, Secure Home Playoff Spot With Tug Valley
2025 Fall Sports Senior Athletes. Photos by Brittany Channell. By: Adam Freeman The Mt. Lions found their way back into...
E Chambers of Parsons, WV Named to the Berea College Dean’s List
BEREA, KY (10/28/2025)-- E Chambers, a resident of Parsons, WV has been named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List at...
Faith Smith Robinson
Faith Smith Robinson passed away suddenly on October 24th, 2025 in Enterprise, AL from lifelong diabetes complications. She was the...
What’s Happening
PHS Alumni meeting Thursday November 13 Parsons High School Alumni meeting is Thursday November 13 at TC Senior Cen-ter in...
This Week in West Virginia History
Nov. 13, 1923: When appointed by Pres-ident Lyndon Johnson in March 1964, attorney Virginia Rae Brown of Put-nam County became...
Central West Virginia Parents Remember Their Babies During ‘Wave of Light’ Event
Bridgeport, W.Va. – On October 15, WVU Medicine United Hospital Center (UHC) held a local candlelight vigil for the annual...
Pauline Louise Phillips Counsin
Pauline Louise Phillips Cousin, age 82, of Hambleton, WV, passed away Sunday, November 9, 2025, at her home. She was...
WVDNR Announces Trout Study During Fall Stocking Season
By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate Virginia Division of Natural Resources has announced an effort to help improve how we manage...
Woodside Fire 60% Contained in Monongahela National Forest
Firefighters work well into the night to contain the Woodside Fire. USDA Forest Service photo by Kris Hennig. By: Lydia...
WVDOT Kicked Off its 25th Annual West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest on Friday, October 31, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV – Friday, October 31, 2025, marks the kickoff of the 2026 West Virginia Bridge Design and Build Contest....
Clifford ‘Wayne’ Jones
Clifford "Wayne" Jones, 93, a resident of Hambleton, passed from this life peacefully on November 7, 2025, at Cortland Acres...
Menards Enchanted Forest
In the spirit of Christmas, your local Menards home improvement stores are proudly serving as a Toy Drive drop site...
The Bruce Carter United Orthopaedic and Spine Center is Holding a Winter Coat Drive to Provide Children in Need With a Coat This Holiday Season
Dr. Fazalare (left) and Dr. Courtney Bridgeport, W.Va.—Temperatures will soon be dropping as winter is on its way. The Bruce...