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Please see the following statement on behalf of Senate President Randy E. Smith, R-Preston, regarding this week's action on Senate...

Award-winning West Virginia filmmaker Justin Harris was last Wednesday’s speaker in this month’s Joan Crawford Lecture Series at the Performing...

March 17, 1869: Historian and journal-ist Minnie Kendall Lowther was born in Ritchie County. One of the earliest women newspaper...

Executive Director Leah Turner Child Advocacy volunteer group, Casa for Kids is seeking additional volunteers in Tucker County. The group’s...

Legislative Action Need The U.S. Forest Service says that the Glady Fork River in Randolph County is eligible to be...

By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate Parsons will soon be seeing work crews on the streets for the City’s Sewer Project....

50 fires have been reported this winter despite the cold and snow. Photo courtesy WV DOF. By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons...

By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate Drivers on Thursday, February 26th were in for a surprise when heavy snowfall hit the...

County Route 7 (Horseshoe Run Road) will be closed, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, for culvert replacement TUCKER COUNTY, WV –...

By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate On Sunday, February 22nd, the Sugarlands home of Tucker County Commissioner Tim Knotts was the...

The friends of the Blackwater hosted the Backcountry Film Fest Friday, February 20th at White Grass. There was a strong...

Thomas community members gathered at Gradient to watch the informational pre-sentation by Dr. Michael Cork hosted by Tucker United February...

Belington, WV – Mountain Hospice is excited to announce its 1st Annual Prom Night: The Encore, a community dance fundraiser...

Wheeling, West Virginia – A Chicago, Illinois man was sentenced today for operating a drug distribution organization that transported fentanyl...

ATTENTION METTIKI EMPLOYEES, and others affected by the layoffs.You may qualify for supplemental food. The Blackwater Ministerial Association’s Food Pantry...

Mary L. Davis pictured with her grandchildren. Parsons – The Tucker Community Foundation is proud to announce the creation of...

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV:...

The Tygart Valley United Way gathered with friends and volunteers at their annual campaign luncheon on February 19, 2026 at...

Elkins, West Virginia - March 2026: BauerFinancial, the Nation’s Premier Bank Rating Firm, would like to congratulate Mountain Valley Bank,...

WVU Extension will be hosting Annie’s Project in Barbour County and other locations around the state. This four-session evening program...