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By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate The Blackwater Public Service District met July 15th in regular session to discuss the...

US 219 (Seneca Trail), will have intermittent road closures beginning Monday, July 21, 2025, through Friday, August 15, 2025, for...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that the next quarterly meeting of the...

U.S. NEWS, AP News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two former West Virginia correctional officers were sentenced to decades in prison...

Attorney General McCuskey Reminds West Virginia Consumers to File Claims for Lipitor Overcharges CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General JB...

July 7, 2025 — Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, announced today...

The deadline to register a team for the 18 annual Run For It race is August 31. Run For It...

Doug Beitzel, coordinator for Garrett College’s paramedic studies program, was recently inducted into the Region I (Garrett and Allegany counties)...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) announced that applications for the Emergency Low Income Energy...

The descendants of Calvin and Sarah Simmons held their 51st annual reunion at the Flanagan Hill Community Center on July...

July 24, 1919: Sam Taylor of Mercer County became the first West Virginia State Police trooper. During his tenure, Taylor...

Vacation Bible School Held at St. John's Church, Parsons from July 21 - 25, 6pm - 8pm. Come MAGNIFY the...

Parsons, W.Va. — Mark your calendars for Tucker County's annual award-winning Pickin' in Parsons bluegrass festival from Tuesday, July 29,...

  Children begin learning about life early on from the people who surround them. From the earliest age, youngsters mimic...

A strong agricultural sector is vital to a healthy economy. Turbulence has affected local and national economies in recent years,...

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Town of Davis Mayor Al Tomson, left, swears in Davis Town Council Members July 9th at Davis Town Hall. From...

Shaena Crossland, pictured, joined Mike Goss in asking the Tucker County Commission to enact zoning over the proposedRidgeline Power Plant...

US 219 (Seneca Trail), will have inter-mittent road closures beginning Monday, July 21, 2025, through Friday, August 15, 2025, for...

By: Lydia CrawleyThe Parsons Advocate The Town of Davis is considering adopting a No Camping Ordinance within Town limits, according...