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West Virginia Speaker of the House Roger Hanshaw By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate As the Ridgeline fight continues in the...

By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate Ground has been broken on a new workforce housing development in Thomas. Blackwater Ridge has...

The Tucker County Commission proclaimed May 8th as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day for Tucker County. Stephanie Hoover of Mountain...

By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate The West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning the public of an increase...

The Hambleton Park has announced its new upgrades have arrived and been installed. After years of fundraising, the Park finally...

Visiting professor to draw on transgenerational epigenetics research McHenry, MD – Dr. Susie Mosser, a visiting professor of psychology at...

Seed Swap Party at Five Rivers Public Library!Got extra seeds? Looking to try something new in your garden this season?...

On March 30, 2026 the Five Rivers Public Library’s candle painting activity was a glowing success. Thirty-six (36) people from...

WVU Heart and Vascular Institute surgeon recognized for excellence MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A WVU Heart and Vascular Institute surgeon has...

May 10, 1960: John F. Kennedy defeated Hubert Hum-phrey in the West Virginia primary. It dispelled the widely held belief...

The Tygarts Valley Conservation District, which serves Barbour, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, and Upshur counties, will open the signup period for...

Charleston, WV — The West Virginia State Police (WVSP), in partnership with the West Virginia Department of Human Services Office...

Charleston—Gerald “Gerry” Milnes of Elkins, West Virginia, has been named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellow,...

Annual Cheat River Festival Returns May 1–2, 2026 in Albright, West Virginia ALBRIGHT, W.Va. — Friends of the Cheat (FOC)...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (March 19, 2026) – Vandalia Health is proud to recognize its nationally certified nurses and those pursuing professional...

My name is Bruce Kolsun, and I am running for the West Virginia House of Delegates to represent the 85th...

Representatives from Eastern Action, North Central Community Action and Mountain Heart are pictured with Tucker County Commissioners Mike Rosenau, Fred...

County Route 21 (Clover Run Road) will be closed, beginning Monday, April 27, 2026, through Monday, May 4, 2026, for...

Tucker County Commissioner Fred Davis By: Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate “Go directly to the places I mention and you’d...

By: Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate Public comments fueled debate over the state of properties around the City of Parsons...