By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate The City of Parsons received a prestigious award recently at the the annual West Virginia Municipal League Conference, Mayor Dorothy Judy, Recorder Bruce Kolsun and City Administrator Jason Myers were present to accept the award given at the Waterfront Hotel in Morgantown. The award...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Amber Kyle, County Testing Coordinator, gave a report on the 2016-2017 WVGSA results for Tucker County. During the last three years students have shown gains in some areas. Kyle said, “Our testing will be changing from the West Virginia General Summative Assessment to a...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Wendy Wolford, Director of 4-H Programs, Cindy Humphrey Harsh, and Jessica Streets, West Virginia University Extension Agent Have you ever wondered what 4-H is really all about? As you stroll around the Tucker County Fairgrounds, you see the project displays and animal show activities....
Photos by Dennis Filler
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Council discusses several items including tree removal, cameras, fire whistle at a recent meeting. A variety of issues were discussed at the City Council meeting. Parsons Fire Department Chief Kevin White addressed the council regarding the fire siren. White said someone approached him with...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Friday, Aug. 18 was the day for a great activity at Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School. Students were “rockin’ in a new year” literally by painting rocks and doing various activities in conjunction with Title I Reading. Teachers, Kelly Underwood, Michele Felton and Christine...
By Elizabeth Lancaster The Parsons Advocate Evangelist Dan Frederick returns to Tucker County on Sunday to preach his third Revival at the Blackwater United Methodist Charge, Aug. 27 through Sept. 1. Two local churches will soon welcome Evangelist Dan Frederick as he returns to Tucker County to preach his third...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Photo by Dave SnyderBarbara Simmons, Community Services Supervisor for North Central Community Action North Central Community Action is an agency with offices in Greenbrier, Marion, Monongalia, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Taylor and Tucker counties. Barbara Simmons, Community Services Supervisor for Tucker County, details the services...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Photo by Dave SnyderJerry Forren Executive Director for WV Real Estate Commission and June Williams, Executive Officer of Harrison County Association of Realtors The Elkins Randolph Board of Realtors met at Graceland Inn, on the campus of Davis and Elkins College recently. Participants enjoyed...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate An example of Tucker County road damage The weekend of July 28 and 29 featured a considerable amount of rain in the Tucker County area. Obviously, the heavy rains resulted in flood damage to various roads in our county. Several roadways were affected. Landslides,...
By Dave Snyder The Parons Advocate Commissioners Diane Hinkle, Lowell Moore, President, and Patrick Darlington listen to citizens concerns regarding EMS fees. Again, discussion centered around the EMS Fee Ordinance at the Tucker county Commission meeting. Several citizens, including Arlene Price, Lois Arbogast and Ben Murray expressed several concerns regarding...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Kittens available for adoption Cathy Parsons serves as the director of the Tucker County Animal Shelter. According to her, there are various reasons for animals to come to the shelter. Many animals are simply let out at the shelter or various sections of the...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate A Tucker County employee concern was the first order of business at the Tucker County Board of Education meeting. This employee said she was called Friday morning to meet concerning her work assignment. As an aide, she has been assigned to Davis Thomas Elementary...
Two competition teams from Dance by Farrah, located in Parsons and Elkins, traveled week to compete at the World Dance Championship in Secaucus, NJ. This competition consists of dancers and teams from seven different countries around the world. All teams competing had to win a Golden Ticket invite to even...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Photo by Dave SnyderParsons City Council discuss stop sign, Wellness Center and dumpsters. Richard Stone, a city employee, brought forth a concern about the intersection of Railroad and McFadden Streets. At this point, the Splash Park is in front of you and the shaved...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate The Iron Bridge Bistro Todd and Samantha Zais opened the Iron Bridge Bistro April 21, 2017. Their goal has always been to provide fresh, high quality food for their customers who live in and visit this area. Todd Zais is an experienced, highly qualified...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Photo by Dave SnyderKatie Morvay, president, Mountain Top Library Trustee Board and Ivonne Martinez, Librarian. Mountaintop Library in Davis is the smallest public library in the State of West Virginia. However, it is also a very active library. Ivonne Martinez has been the library...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Cortland Acres has so much to offer, and more is on the way. Improvements on the campus are making it a true community for the people in our area. Dan Bucher, Cortland Acres Development Director said, “The vision of the founders and the present...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Tabitha Adams and Kathy Phillips enjoy creating designs on rocks to hide for others to find Did you know Tucker County Rocks? We are not talking about a music concert; we are talking about rocks – real rocks. Currently there is a project spreading...
By Dave Snyder The Parsons Advocate Commissioner Diane Hinkle called the regular meeting of the Tucker County Commission to order. Pastor Neil Parsons, and the Pledge of Allegiance business got under way. A few citizens, Lois Arbogast, Naomi Moore, and Bill Heckler among others, voiced concerns regarding the recent EMS...
