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TUCKER COUNTY TRACK OPENS SEASON AT BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR 

TUCKER COUNTY TRACK OPENS SEASON AT BUCKHANNON-UPSHUR 

Tucker County’s Addi Moats competes in the 300m Hurdle event at Buckhannon-Upshur on March 28th.  Photo by Robin Hardy. By Dave Helmick TuckerCountySports.Com BUCKHANNON – The Tucker County Girls’ and Boys’ Track Teams opened their season with a meet at Buckhannon-Upshur on Tuesday March 28th.  The Lady Mt. Lions ended...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

Contact: Stan Bumgardner bumgardner@wvhumanities.org  304-346-8500 March 29, 2023 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.   April 5, 1856: Booker T. Washington was born a slave in Virginia. In 1865, he...

TUCKER VALLEY AND DAVIS-THOMAS TRACK TEAMS RUN AT PRESTON

By Dave Helmick TuckerCountySports.Com KINGWOOD – The Davis-Thomas and Tucker Valley Middle School Track teams traveled to Preston on March 30th.  The Tucker Valley Boys’ team took home 1st place as a team and the Tucker Valley Girls’ team placed 5th. Girls Results: 100m: TV-2nd-Lela Wright(14.36), DT-43rd-Hannah Nestor(18.48), 49th-Juniper Judy(19.44),...

TVEMS Students Participate in Robotics Program

Submitted By:  April Suesli Recently 31 students in the Robotics Program at TVEMS participated in the First Lego League Challenge State Championship. The championship was held at Fairmont State University on March 19, 2023.  The 31 students made up 8 teams: Coordinators (Oliver Archuleta, Shilah Jones, Lylee Jones, Logan Kopec,...

U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY.

CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and law enforcement agencies statewide for the national U Drive. U Text. U Pay. high-visibility enforcement effort. From April 3-10, 2023, law enforcement officers will work together...

Gov. Justice announces historic airline partnership

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today announced a partnership with the successful new low cost carrier Breeze Airways to connect West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) with at least five cities over the next two years. New nonstop flights to Orlando, Florida (MCO) and Charleston, South Carolina (CHS) will begin May 31,...

Governor Justice Issues Proclamation National Alcohol Awareness Month

CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) is pleased to report that Governor Jim Justice has officially recognized April as Alcohol Awareness Month in West Virginia. In issuing a proclamation, Governor Justice emphasized the need to increase public awareness and understanding about the dangers associated with...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

Red Sovine Contact: Stan Bumgardner bumgardner@wvhumanities.org  304-346-8500 March 22, 2023 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. March 29, 1834: Henry Mason Mathews, the fifth governor of West Virginia, was born...

$564K FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION ACROSS WEST VIRGINIA

Washington, DC –U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $564,939 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program for the state of West Virginia. The funding will support restoring and...

Morrisey Files Suit Against Alleged Unlicensed Mobile Home Sellers

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a lawsuit against four members of the same family for alleged violations the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act.   Specifically, the Attorney General is asking the Circuit Court of Putnam County to bar the defendants from violating the Act...

Blackwater Ministerial Association Food Pantry receives grants

DAVIS – The Blackwater Ministerial Association Food Pantry has recently received grants from both the Tucker Community Foundation and the Tucker County Giving Circle.  The Tucker Community Foundation which manages over 140 different endowed funds awarded the food pantry a grant of $5,000 to help it purchase food for the...

City of Parsons Distributes Nearly $1M from Harman Fund

March 21 marked the annual meeting of the Parsons City Council to discuss and distribute the interest gained from the William Mahan Harman Memorial Fund.  Acting Mayor Bruce Kolsun began the meeting with public comment from Belva Dilly.  She inquired about the city’s annual spring cleanup and if it was...

TCHS 2023 Inducts Students into the National Honor Society

TCHS 2023 Inducts Students into the National Honor Society

Tucker County High School recently inducted 18 students into the Blackwater Chapter of the National Honor Society.  The 2022-2023 Inductees are:  Tabitha Adams, Laney Burns, Erin Chambers, Avery Colebank, Hannah Cussins, Jacob DeVilder, Carley Dumire, Hannah Hardy, Macy Helmick, Addison Hicks, Katelyn Hicks, Kaylee Jennings, Mason Kisamore, Jacob Lower, Caitlyn...

West Virginia School of Traditional Skills Takes Root  

Marsha and Kendall Waybright of Laurel River Club Bed & Breakfast, in Jenningston, will be partnering with several entities, such as the WV Forest Farming Initiative, Mountain Medicine Trail, Yew Mountain Center, WV DNR Wild Yards Program, WVU Extension, Eastern College, 4-H groups, and more to host West Virginia School...

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