CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Tourism Office today announced a new social media campaign for the state’s 155th birthday on June 20, 2018. This year’s birthday celebration features exclusive Almost Heaven stickers and encourages travel in the Mountain State. “Let’s celebrate West Virginia’s birthday by visiting the places that make...
Mountaineer Garden Club members; Kennetha Greenlief, Jean Long, Vivian Shomo, Dorothy Judy and Faith Moore Dorothy Judy and daughter, Becky, welcomed the Mountaineer Garden Club to their home on Kohler Street for an educational evening of viewing the results of their container gardening. Dorothy Judy and daughter Becky Judy has...
Tickets are on sale now for Uncle Sam’s Birthday Party hosted by the Tucker Community Foundation featuring a $5,000 jackpot. The annual elimination style dinner will be held on Friday, June 29 at Canaan Valley Resort. Social hour starts at 5:15 p.m. followed by dinner at 6 p.m. Tickets sell for...
Roxanne Nestor Tuesing, Executive Director of the Tucker County Senior Citizens, Inc. has announced they will again be sponsoring a feeding program this summer in six different sites throughout the county to provide a nourishing lunch for the children 18 years of age and younger. This is in partnership with...
The small town of St. George will come together on Saturday, June 23 and Sunday, June 24 to celebrate the history of the community. St. George was the first town settled in our area. It was the first county seat and had the first courthouse. It also had the first news paper and...
WVSOM representatives present DMC physician Dr. Garrett Butler with the East Region Primary Care Outstanding Preceptor Award for 2017-2018. Pictured are Josalyn M. Mann, DO, WVSOM Central East Regional Assistant Dean, Adrienne Tucker, WVSOM Central East Regional Director, Dr. Butler, and Megan Westfall, WVSOM Central East Region Administrative Assistant. Elkins, WV...
ELKINS, W.VA. – Davis Medical Center is offering no-cost physician office visits from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at the DMC outpatient family practice clinic. Appointments are necessary and can be scheduled by calling 304.637.3894. The visit includes a comprehensive adult physical including primary care, health education and...
Charleston, WV - Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Vouchers are now available in all 55 counties in West Virginia. Vouchers are distributed by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Senior Farmers Market Nutrient (SFMN) Program. Vouchers can be exchanged for fresh, nutritious, unprepared, locally...
Michael, Shaun, Saundra and Walt at the Chamber Dinner Sirianni's Cafe, located on Williams Avenue in Davis, recently celebrated their 30th year anniversary with an open house. Customers were treated to a wide array of Italian meats and cheese, shipped in especially for the event from New York. Saundra Goss, co-owner of the...
The Tucker County Office of Emergency Management Homeland Security and Tucker County Commission are participating in a program coordinated by the National Dislocated Workers Grant. The Human Resource Development Foundation has established a crew of workers in Tucker County for debris removal from area streams and rivers to aid in...
Imagine spending six hours each day traveling to get water for your family and community. That is what the women of the Marwa do. And on this journey, they sing. Storyteller Ilene Evans will spend a week with the women of Marwa collecting stories and songs. Ilene is the artistic...
SGT Tucker Murphy on graduation day with his father, David Murphy of Hambleton. Lawton, Oklahoma - SGT(P) Tucker F. Murphy 2-11FA, 2IBCT, 25th Infantry Division, graduated from Army Advanced Leader Course 505-18 at Fort Sill, Oklahoma and was named The Distinguished Honor Graduate. The honor is defined by the Army as the student...
After over hearing a conversation about the fact there was nothing offered in the Parsons area for those with disabilities, Tammy Michael, Project Coordinator for the City of Parsons, said to herself, "Why not?" She, along with the capable committee of ladies consisting of: Kim Day, Amy Owens, Diane DeLuca, Stephanie...
Announcement comes after long-term push for funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the Department of the Interior will provide $7 million in funding for the construction of a new Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Since entering the...
ELKINS – Davis Medical Center is offering men over the age of 50 an opportunity to ‘tune up their health.’ A Men’s Health Night has been planned for Thursday, June 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Phil Gainer Community Center in Elkins. The event is free to the public...
The Mountaineer Days committee has finalized plans for the annual 4th of July activities held in Thomas. On Friday June 29th, the events will kick-off with a hot dog sale at the Thomas Fire Hall beginning at 4:00 PM. This will be followed by a cakewalk starting at 6:00 PM. The evening will...
The Tucker County Fair Queen Daphne Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. on August 21, 2018 at Camp Kidd in Parsons, WV. This pageant is for contestants 16-21 years in age. Also, this night will be the Junior and Teen competition. Junior division is for girls 10-12 years old...
Summer Hours, June - August Monday ……………. 9:00 a - 7:00 p Tuesday – Friday…8:30 a - 4:00 p Saturday …………….9:00a – Noon Closed all Legal Holidays ************************************ June Happenings 14 – Movies and Munchies @ 1:00 p.m. showing Ferdinand, Rated PG 19 – Book Club Discussion @ 5:00 p.m. 20 - Closed...
Daniele Wilfong and Brandon (Goober) Pennington are in the red Jeeps. By Cathy Bonner The Parsons Advocate Memorial Day Weekend is traditionally a family time of visiting, picnicing, and honoring the family members who have passed on. But here in Tucker County, another tradition has been firmily established. If you...
Thomas - As of Saturday May 26 Tucker County residents and visitors can enjoy five new historic interpretation signs along the Blackwater Canyon Rail Trail below the Town of Thomas. The signs are located at important local historic sites where remnants of structures like the former railroad depot, roundhouse, and machine shop...
