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Comments must be submitted no later than September 28, 2026 CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced today that the agency is implementing a new online...

Retired School Employees Picnic Thursday August 20 Tucker County Retired School Employees Annual Picnic is Thursday, August 20 at Mill...

Heavy rains over the weekend left Tucker County with high water. Areas such as the Shavers Fork in Parsons saw...

Santiful, Kadeem Roderick By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate A Maryland man has been arrested and charged following a traffic...

Oakland, MD – A Tucker Community Foundation grant has made it possible for Garrett College to upgrade the student computers...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Aug. 7 the award of $85,885.07 in Child Advocacy Center...

Tucker County Commissioners (from left) Fred Davis, Mike Rosenau and TimKnotts are facing misdemeanor charges stemming from an August 2025...

Governor Morrisey at an event in April. Photo courtesyGovernor Patrick Morrisey. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate During a recent...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Parks, in cooperation with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, announces the 2026 Farm...

United Way CEO Brett White addresses the crowd gathered for the annual Leadership Breakfast! The campus of Fairmont State University...

WVDOT offers condolences on the passing of Kathryn “Kathy” Smith, vice president of the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad CHARLESTON,...

Folklife showcase with masters and apprentices Charleston—West Virginia Folklife, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting...

ELKINS, W.Va. – Tygart Valley United Way is proud to announce a $20,000 founding gift to Interact Children’s Museum in...

Peter T. Poling Family Reunion The Peter T. Poling family reunion will be taking a break this year. We'll see...

Aug. 12, 1946: WCFC radio of Beckley became the first in the state to transmit FM signals. Charleston, WV –...

Another year’s Pickin in Parsons has come and gone with five days and 25 band of Bluegrass and fun. This...

Alexander Harris Keller By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate A Davis man is behind bars following a vehicle and credit...

The 2026 National Youth Science Camp was held at the National Youth Science Academy in Davis. By: Lydia Crawley The...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Over 80 residents packed into the old courtroom at the Tucker County Courthouse July...