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Blackwater Falls State Park sled run, including the hikers after the WonderFallhike.Photo by Beverly Ellison. Blackwater Falls State Park near...

David Simmons and Gary Nelson work on the Blue Star Memorial Marker in Parsons. Photo courtesy of Faith Moore. The...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Residents of Tucker County may have awakened October 10th to the sound of hunters...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate The Tucker County portion of the Monongahela National Forest will conduct a series of...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate On Oct. 7, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced additional Federal Disaster Assistance for several West...

County Route 219/4 (Mackeyville Road) will have a full road closure beginning Monday, October 19, 2026, through Friday, October 30,...

Residents of Tucker County have until Tuesday, Oct. 13, to register to vote or update their registration ahead of the...

ERCC recently received a prestigious National Quality Bronze Award from the America Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted...

CHARLESTON, WV — Local law enforcement agencies are partnering with the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) for the...

Watercolor Painting Class The Mountaintop Public Library will sponsor a painting class from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Class...

Oct. 14, 1947: In a Bell X-1 rocket airplane dropped from a B-29 bomber, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier...

ELKINS, W.Va. – Vandalia Health Davis Medical Center will offer a free workshop, Dealing with Dementia, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m....

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to promote early detection, support those affected by breast cancer, and raise...

4-H MERIT – Is awarded to newer 4-H members who demonstrate exceptional participation & enthusiasm for the program. Some of...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate On Friday, October 2, it was announced by Friends of the Blackwater that the...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate It is that time of year again. Come Oct. 1, along with the leaves,...

in a forest looking above to the forms and shapes of trees By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Spooky season...

Haden Michael Wamsley By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate A Tucker County High School teacher has been charged with one...

County Route 219/4 (Mackeyville Road) will have a full road closure beginning Monday, October 19, 2026, through Friday, October 30,...

ELKINS, W.Va. — The Monongahela National Forest has approved nine new projects totaling about $240,000 through the Secure Rural Schools...