By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I hope everyone had a very enjoyable and safe 4th of July. Mine was spent as usual, home with my scared fur babies. I did get some trazodone from the vet to keep them calm. It did help but you have to give it...
According to a press relapse from the Parsons Detachment of the WEST Virginia State Police, In the early morning hours of June 20, 2023 the BFS in Parsons was robbed at gunpoint. The clerk was not physically harmed during the robbery. An undisclosed amount of money was taken. The suspect,...
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Foundation (Eastern Foundation) and the St. George Medical Clinic (SGMC) have partnered to create a permanent endowment to provide medical education scholarships. The St. George Medical Clinic Scholarship Fund will award one scholarship to a student attending Eastern in a medical field. The...
Charleston, W. Va. – The WV Secretary of State's Office registered 841 new businesses statewide during the month of June according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Wirt County led the state in the percentage of new business growth through June with a total of four new business registrations, a 2.06% increase....
Tucker County EMS has upgraded the cot system on their ambulances. The funding for the $67,000 power load system came from a grant received by the Tucker County Commission from Covid relief, according to Tucker County EMS Interim Director Amanda Simmons. This system replaced a 17-year-old system used by EMS....
The Tucker County Board of Education welcomed a new Executive Secretary at their meeting. Malinda Hunt, pictured, will be replacing former Executive Secretary to the Board Julie Burnside. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate The Tucker County Board of Education met for the first time since the end of the...
By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Presiding Chair Mark Holstine updated the Tucker County Solid Waste Authority on the progress with a recent air permit issue from the Department of Environmental Protection at the regular meeting of the Solid Waste Authority. “I also believe at the last meeting I said...
The Tucker County Solid Waste Authority welcomed a new office administrator at their meeting. New Office Administrator Abby Simmons, left, is joined by exiting board member Diane Hinkle, right. Hinkle is leaving the board after four and a half years of service. No replacement has been named as of yet....
By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Parsons City Council, Parsons Chief of Police Kevin Keplinger updated the council on a series of targeted vandalism in the Long and Sherman area of the city. “Recently,” Keplinger said, “we've got a rash of car vandalisms happening around the Long and Sherman...
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is calling the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed new rule on car tailpipes as “unlawful and misguided,” and is urging the agency to reconsider. The draconian proposal aims to boost certain electric vehicle sales from 8.4% of total vehicle sales today to 67%...
Five Rivers Public Library’s summer reading program was June 7,14,22 & 28. the theme was “All together Now” which featured Science, Community Heroes and Bee happy, Bee kind. Books were read to the children weekly and this year it covered Science, Community heroes and about being Kind to others. The...
Uncle Sam mingles with attendees prior to his Birthday Party at Bear Paw Lodge at Canaan Valley Resort. The event was an annual fundraiser for the Tucker Community Foundation. Uncle Sam was in high spirits at his annual Birthday Party. Uncle Sam and an assistant man the elimination board at...
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. July 12, 2003: The Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences in downtown Charleston opened to the public. It combines a modern performing arts...
The Parsons High School Class of 1958 held its 65th reunion at Piccola Paula’s in Parsons on June 10, 2023 Bill Hanlin, class vice president, was the emcee for the event. A moment of silence was held for deceased members of the class. A hat with a 1958 class design...
Charleston, WV – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $798,894 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. The funding is made possible through The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and will support...
Friends of Blackwater and historical consultants Aurora Research Associates (ARA) received funding from the West Virginia Humanities Council to document and research historic resources along the former West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Railroad corridor in Tucker, Grant, and Mineral counties. This grant is part of a larger project to...
Charleston, WV –U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $420,000 from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to strengthen regional economic development planning in West Virginia. The funding will support designing and implementing comprehensive economic development strategies (CEDS) through four regional planning and development councils across the state....
Moorefield W.Va. – On April 11, 2023, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Career Services, led by Dixie Heavener, Career Counselor, held a job fair with fifty-one employers onsite. Companies like Northrop Grumman, West Virginia University, and Pilgrim’s Pride were among the employers who attended. There were eighty-nine job seekers in...
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet with north central West Virginia residents in July 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,” Attorney General...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $350,000 from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) for three separate economic development councils in West Virginia. The funding will be used to...
