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Wreath workshop and its participants at Septemberfest at BWFalls.

Carol Helmick retires after almost 10 years with the Tucker County Solid Waste Authority.  Helmick's service was recognized by the board.  A small reception was held in conjunction with the board meeting in recognition of her years of service to the board. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate After almost...

The unthinkable happened in Tucker county last week.  Road Rage resulting in the death of a Tucker County man.  According to a press release by Tucker County Prosecuting attorney Savahanna Hull-Wilkins: On September 4, 2023, Sgt. V.J. Pyles of the WVSP Parsons Detachment was dispatched to a shooting complaint along...

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate   A motion by Parsons City Councilman Tim Turner created a disagreement over a point of order at the Parsons City Council meeting.  Following an amendment during approval of the agenda in which he added three items, Turner attempted to make his motion during...

Tucker County EMS, the Tucker County Homeland Security Emergency Management and the Tucker County Sheriff's Office along with the Randolph County Sheriff's Department held an Active Shooter Training at the Tucker County High School for the high school staff. Photos Courtesy of the Tucker County 911/Office of Emergency Management. By:...

By Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate At the monthly meeting of the Tucker County Ambulance Authority, the board was informed of a plan to offer a series of 25 search and rescue classes in the county.  Mike Canfield addressed the board.   “Some of you know me, some of you...

The Mountaineer Garden Club selected two residential yards of the month for September.  There are so many beautiful yards to choose from that the selection can be very difficult. The first yard chosen belongs to Kim Arbaugh Bonner on Jameson Avenue and wins kudos for her beautiful colorful yard full...

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Tucker County is a place of peaks and valleys, twists and turns and a lot of rivers and waterways.  That is why Corridor-H is the road with a thousand bridges.  The count is also known for immense fog banks rolling in at night and...

MANCHESTER, NH-- Elizabeth Fenner of Parsons (26287) has been named to Southern New Hampshire University's (SNHU) Summer 2023 President's List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President's...

Fall/Winter Hours Monday… 8:30 a – 6:30 p Tuesday… Friday 8:30 a – 5:00 p Saturday … 9:00 a – Noon  *Check the Library web page, facebook or call the library for updates.    September Happenings ∙         13 - Toddler Time @ 10:00 a.m. –Frogs are Cool ∙         19 – Book Club...

“People’s Tree” will spread holiday joy on journey from West Virginia to Washington, D.C. Parsons, WV  – Each year, a different national forest provides a tree to light up the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol building for the holiday season. The Monongahela National Forest, in partnership with nonprofit partner...

By Belva Dilly Tucker County Historical Society  The first President of the United States to visit Parsons was President Harrison back in the 1890’s.  He was not well received by the citizens of the town.  The crowd was a rough bunch and it was feared that he could have been...

At the September 5th, 2023 meeting of the Mountaineer Garden Club, Speaker Kyle Ellison, a long time member of The American Chestnut Foundation, informed the members of the efforts to breed a disease resistant American Chestnut which was decimated from the forests beginning in 1930. TACF is a nonprofit American...

The St. George Academy Preservation Society held the first homecoming for the School, Sunday, September 3, 2023. Past students, teachers and their families and community came together for a covered-dish luncheon, program, games, prizes and exploration of the school and the historic items and information it now holds. Michael Shaffer,...

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org.   John Knowles Sept. 13, 1844: Milton Humphreys was born in Greenbrier County. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the Confederate service as...

GC, PSC, ACM, and EWVCTC collaborate on workforce programming Cumberland, MD – Four colleges – two in Maryland and two in West Virginia – signed a partnership agreement on Monday that paves the way for collaboration in a wide range of workforce training programs. “This agreement provides a mechanism to increase...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The ginseng 2023 harvest season is now open and will continue through Wednesday, November 30 The West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) announced.  Observing the legal season and regulations helps preserve Appalachia’s threatened and endangered wild ginseng. Harvesting pulls up the ginseng root, ending the plant’s ability...

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Tucker County Clerk’s office: Mary E. Thomas, Dry Fork District, Unit 143 Deerfield Village Condo to Clayton W. Rice and Jill C. Rice, $340,000. George Morgan and Melody Morgan, Dry Fork District, Unit C-104 Herzwood Condos to White Dilley Investments LLC,...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet with north central West Virginia residents in September to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any potential questions.   “These public events are a great way for consumers to talk one-on-one with our consumer representatives,”...

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate As a whole our society is becoming so complacent.  We don’t drive, we call an Uber, we don’t shop, we text the store and they bring it to your car, we don’t cook, we just call Door-dash, we don’t call and talk to each...