CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Frontier Communications has increased internet speeds for approximately 40 percent of customers impacted by its estimated $160 million settlement with West Virginia. Frontier Communications entered into the settlement to resolve complaints about internet speeds provided to its customers. The agreement, announced in...
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is proud to announce the Potomac Highlands Regional Tourism and Creative Economy Summit on August 23rd, 2017 at the National Guard Armory, 157 Freedom Way in Moorefield at 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The event aims to promote regional tourism collaboration as a...
(Moorefield, WV) - Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) will host a free movie night showing of "The Sandlot" on Friday, August 18. Community Invited to Enjoy a Movie Under the Stars The film will be shown at approximately 8:15 p.m. on a giant screen on the...
LOGAN, W.Va. – Sixty elk will be making their way to West Virginia in 2018 through a partnership between the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Arizona Game and Fish Department. At its Aug. 4 meeting, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission unanimously approved the capture of five...
41st Fairview Homecoming Meeting President Scott Hebb welcomed everyone present to the 41st annual Fairview Homecoming gathering at the church pavilion on Location Road, St. George, on June 28, 2017. Following a picnic lunch and visiting, a brief business meeting was held for the maintenance of the two Fairview cemeteries....
The Holly Meadows CEOS Club metat the St. George Park on July 13 for their monthly meeting. The group toured the St. George Academy. Bud Parsons led a tour of the many interesting antiques and pictures and spoke on the history of the Academy and the town of St. George. The club gave...
The International Defensive Pistol Association will be Aug. 26 at TC's Shooting Range LLC., in Davis. Owner Titus Helmick, who was one of the winners in the Tucker County Pitch will be hosting this event. IDPA is a handgun competition that promotes safe gun handgun and runs competitors through shooting stages that "replicate" self-defense scenarios. The...
Photo by Teri CaytonRecent removal of years of growth has open restored the view from Centennial Park providing a better view of Tucker County beauty.
Christopher Azzaro, a former General Sales Manager at John Howard Motors in Morgantown, WV, settled a lawsuit against his former employer this week for $2.1 million. Mr. Azzaro was fired from John Howard Motors on February 13, 2015. He filed a wrongful termination suit against John Howard Motors, alleging that he...
On Saturday, August 12th, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, authors Stephen Schimpff and David Miller will lead a free outdoor history tour, telling stories of Tucker County from their new book, “Fortune Seekers in the Promised Land”. The book traces the history of the Canaan Valley and Blackwater Canyon, from...
Elkins, W.Va. – For Dr. Garrett Butler, Elkins is more than a charming mountain community. He recently joined the team of hospitalists at Davis Medical Center after realizing the community is the place he belongs. On his day off from residency, Butler “crested the area,” exploring Elkins, Seneca and Canaan....
Tucker County residents and visitors to Five River Campground have been treated to a patriotic greeting over the past few weeks. Owners John and Joyce Bowers have recently erected 10 flag poles spanning a distance of 350 feet. Ten American flags have been waving a greeting to locals and guests...
Heart of the Highlands Trail System and Citizens Conservation Corps of WV partnered this week to bring the 2017 Arrow to the Summit Community Service Initiative to Tucker County. Sixteen NCCC AmeriCorps members worked with volunteers from Heart of the Highlands to perform maintenance on Splash Dam South Trail and...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Shop ‘N Save To Relocate To Tannery Row Five to six years ago, land was purchased on Tannery Row for the purpose of relocating Shop ‘N Save from its present location at 156 Main Street. According to Roger Losh, store manager, it is hoped...
James W. Wallace, President of Allegheny Insurance and Kevin Lambert, Client Service Agent, proudly present $1,000 in matching funds to Tucker County FCA Members Luke Poling, Natalie Evans, Cecily Strawderman, Shane Eakle, Sydney Nestor and Sydney Moore. Elkins, WV (July 24, 2017) – Allegheny Insurance Services, Inc. today announced the...
Rosalie Snyder was hesitant to participate in Game Day because she said felt she couldn't do it. Snyder was the high scorer in both the ladder ball and the corn hole. Caroline Pell, Rosalie Snyder, Louise Felton, Dottie Wilson, and Mary Mullenax.The Mt Top Center holds a game day twice...
Installation of boulders is in progress at the new climbing park behind the Davis Ball Field. As we go to press, the finishing touches are being put on two boulders with plans to install the mulch and complete the landscaping in the upcoming days. Application of the climbing holds will...
Nathaniel S. Bonnell Citizens Bank of West Virginia’s Board of Directors announces Nathaniel S. Bonnell, who has served as the bank’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer since 2011, has recently been appointed President & CEO. Bonnell will also serve as President & CEO of Citizens Financial Corp. –...
Morgantown, W.Va., July 18, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director for West Virginia, Michael Taylor, today reminded farmers and ranchers that they have until Aug. 1, 2017, to nominate eligible candidates to serve on local FSA county committees. County committees are...
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Applications for controlled deer hunts in 2017 are being accepted at four West Virginia State Parks. Those parks are Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park in Wood County, Pipestem Resort State Park in Summers County, Cacapon Resort State Park in Morgan County and North Bend State Park...
