By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate The Tucker County Chamber of Commerce Banquet was a night of celebration. However, the night truly belonged to the Smith family. Mary Jane Smith accepted the Special Award in Heritage and Arts for her work as the founder of the Camp Horseshoe...
Dear Tucker County, May 21-27, 2023, is the 49th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. This year's theme is EMS: Where Emergency Care Begins. Tucker County EMS responds...
By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate The 21st Circuit Court of West Virginia heard cases recently at the Tucker County Courthouse in Parsons. The Honorable Judge James W. Courrier, Jr. presided over the day's docket. The first case of the day regarded the dispensation of funds being held by...
Contact: Stan Bumgardner bumgardner@wvhumanities.org 304-346-8500 May 17, 2023 Arthur Borem 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. May 24, 1896: Confederate General John Echols died in Staunton, Virginia. Echols served in...
Kassidy Nelson poses with several loaves of bread, hot out of the oven at the Ol Barn Bakery in Dry Fork. Ol Barn Bakery offers a variety of bakery goods and ice cream. A display of cinnamon and pecan rolls available at Ol Barn Bakery The bakery counter at Ol...
The average price for gasoline across Northern West Virginia is six cents lower this week at $3.408 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. This week’s average prices: Northern WV Average $3.408 Average price during the week of Maya 1, 2023 ...
ELKINS, W.Va.,– The Mon Forest Towns Board of Directors recently selected Josh Nease to lead the initiative as its executive director. “Josh has experience in building coalitions and strategic planning, in addition to managing non-profit organizations, which is critical to moving the Mon Forest Towns organization forward at this...
Elkins, West Virginia— The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in West Virginia has protected 1,971 acres of important lands in Canaan Valley, Tucker County, WV. The tract, called “Big Cove,” was purchased from Western Pocahontas Properties. The property borders the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (CVNWR) to the south and is west...
Electric vehicles (EVs) are taking up more real estate in dealership showrooms nationwide. Their attractive blend of cutting-edge design, advanced technology and energy efficiency have expanded their popularity. The new 2023 AAA Car Guide is here to help consumers navigate this evolving automotive marketplace by ranking and rating the newest vehicles,...
WVHighlands Artisans Group presented a check for $3,745 to the Tucker County Schools at the 2023 STArt All County Student Art Show held recently at the Davis Firehall. The money helps fund the purchase of art supplies for the schools art classes. This award plus the monetary awards to students...
By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Among the business heard, the Commissioners were given an update from Tucker County Sheriff Jacob “Jake” Kopec. The date for the Tucker County Tax Sale has also been set. “For the month of April we had one felony arrest,” Kopec said. “We had one...
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Seven-year-old Ryleigh Blue, who is in first grade at Tucker Valley, recently had a dream come true. Blue’s mother, Shirley Blue said, “She loves to watch Smokey every day on the way to and from school to see if he has changed since the last time. A few weeks ago,...
The Tucker County Commission met Wednesday, May 10th at the Tucker County Courthouse Courtroom. The Tucker County Commission approved $20,000 for surveying and wetlands mitigation of the county's Industrial Park. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Tucker County Commissioner Fred Davis addressed recent concerns he has received from the public...
On Sat, May 6 and Sun, May 7, the STArt (School to Town Art ) All County Student Art Exhibition was held at the Firehall in Davis. The show was sponsored by the WVHighlands Artisans Group. One Hundred and twenty three works from all grade levels (K-12) that were picked...
The Snow Sports Museum of West Virginia (SSMWV) has scheduled two events this spring at their new location 6459 Appalachian Highway in Canaan Valley and a third event at Black Bear Woods Resort. On Wednesday, May 24th the SSMWV will hold an Open House and bring back their popular...
Tucker County Track Seniors(L-R): Dom Mullenax, Lilly Callaway, Hannah Hardy, Erin Chambers and Hayden Smith. Photo by Robin Hardy. By Dave Helmick TuckerCountySports.Com WEST UNION – The Mt. Lions Track Teams traveled to Doddridge County on Thursday May 11th for the Region 2 Championship Meet. The TCHS Girls’ finished...
This is the Knights of Pythias Hall at Gormania, WV. On the first floor is a business E. M. __________ & Co. Below a window is an advertisement for Old Dutch Cleanser. A sign by the door reads Laundry. Notice that the streets are not paved and there is a...
By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate The West Virginia Department of Highways hosted an informational open house. As part of the open house, Tucker County Commissioners and members of the public were able to address their concerns and questions to representative of the DOH. Tucker County Commission, Presdent, Mike Rosenau...
Amber Kyle addresses the School Board about chronic absenteeism within the Tucker County School district. The Tucker County School Board hear comments on the number of chronically absent students within the district this year. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate “It’s better than it was last year,” Tucker County...
