Photos by Beth Christian BroschartParticipants in the 2016 Queen Daphne pageant at the Tucker County Fair with pageant organizer Tana Smith.By Beth Christian BroschartThe Parsons AdvocatePARSONS – Three girls competed for two titles during the 2016 Queen Daphne Pageant during the Tucker County Fair. This year the pageant was directed...
Photo by Beth Christian BroschartCadets from the Kenneth ‘Honey’ Rubenstein Center help with upgrades to the Riverfront Park in Davis.By Beth Christian BroschartThe Parsons AdvocateDAVIS – Cadets at the Kenneth ‘Honey’ Rubenstein Center have built new picnic tables and refuge receptacles for the Riverfront Park in Davis. Rubenstein Center instructor...
The 28th annual Leaf Peepers Festival is slated for Sept. 23 through 25, with events in Davis, Thomas and Canaan Valley. The Talent Show, slated for 5 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Frontier Communications Stage in Davis is looking for participants to sign up for this year’s show.By Beth Christian...
Photo by Beth Christian Broschart Roth new supervisor for WVDOH in Tucker County.By Beth Christian BroschartThe Parsons AdvocatePARSONS – Another new face in Tucker County belongs to that of Dennis Roth, the new Tucker County Supervisor for the WV Department of Highways.“I supervise the highway maintenance operations for Tucker County,”...
This fall, grants totaling $75,000 will be awarded to benefit projects and programs in the region served by Tucker Community Foundation. The grant cycle opened August 1 and continues through mid-September. Applications can be downloaded or picked up the TCF Development Office in Davis or the main office in Parsons....
PARSONS – The open show took place during the Tucker County Fair and the following exhibitors took the Best of Show awards in their departments:Vonda Phillip – fresh fruit department for red apples. Canning department for pears, apple juice, sandwich spread and elderberry jelly.Linda Hockman – fresh fruit department for...
A column by Governor Earl Ray TomblinOver the past few weeks, families across the state hugged their children goodbye and sent them off to college. For many, it was a bittersweet and emotional moment filled with both pride and sorrow, worry and relief.But we can all take heart. Because earning...
Scheduled For Sept. 24CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is accepting registrations for the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide Cleanup, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016.Co-sponsored by the WVDEP, the West Virginia Division of Highways, and the Governor’s Day To Serve Program, the Adopt-A-Highway program is administered...
Bank employee, Ashley Long receives and gives a kitten some love. Local pet lover enjoying the dogsBy Teri CaytonThe Parsons AdvocateMountain Valley Bank, N.A. sponsored a pet drive for the Tucker and Randolph County animal shelters on National Dog Day, Friday, Aug. 26 and there were plenty of pets on...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week sent letters to state and county education officials to reaffirm that no school is legally obligated to heed President Obama’s transgender school directive.“No school is under any legal obligation to obey this federal mandate,” Attorney General Morrisey wrote. “As your...
June 4-Her of the month goes to Dora Day. This is Dora's second year in 4-H and is a member of the 4- Leaf Clover 4-H club. She is also a very active member of the JETS club. Day attends all club meeting, participates in community service on both the...
DAVIS, W. Va., August 16, 2016 – Fall foliage season will be here before we know it, and West Virginia’s 28th Annual Leaf Peepers Festival in Tucker County promises plenty of opportunities to take advantage of peak season.A centrally located and affordable home base for viewing fall color is Canaan...
I watched this tree sprout out of old stump nearly a decade ago. Still going strong today in Rosendorff at the home of Gary and Shirley Lester! Submitted by Jamie Huffman.Submit your photos and we will publish at least one each week. Email photos, where it was taken and who...
The White Coat Ceremony for the class of 2020 for WVU School of Pharmacy was held on Aug. 13 in Morgantown at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center. Emily White, of Red Creek was among those students to receive her white coat. She is a 2014 graduate of Tucker...
ROANOKE, W.Va. – Owners of trophy bucks and fish displays may apply for an opportunity to showcase them during West Virginia’s Celebration of National Hunting and Fishing Day, Sept. 24–25, 2016, at Stonewall Resort State Park in Lewis County.The West Virginia Wildlife Federation, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources...
Christopher Scott Earnest Clinton Streets Jamie Lynn HuffmanBy Beth Christian BroschartThe Parsons AdvocatePARSONS – A Davis man accused of shoplifting 3rd offense, a felony, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in Tucker County Magistrate Court. Clinton Dale Streets appeared with attorney Timothy Gentilozzi, who petitioned Streets’ bond be...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Frontier Communications has increased internet speeds for approximately 15 percent of customers impacted by its estimated $160 million settlement with West Virginia.Frontier Communications entered into the settlement to resolve complaints about internet speeds provided to its customers. The agreement, announced in...
A column by Governor Earl Ray Tomblin(July 28, 2016)--For West Virginians like Cheryl Sams, who owns Sams Auction and Bargain Barn in Clendenin, the flooding that hit our state in June was especially devastating. Her family business lost $100,000 in inventory, and their building sustained $30,000 in damages.But they plan...
Washington, D.C. – Dr. Adam S. Green, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Community and Technical College System, was honored in Washington, D.C. yesterday for his work in assisting students in earning a college diploma. Dr. Green was presented...
Charleston, W.Va. - Fifty-seven miniature horses and donkeys seized back in February by the Lewis County Commission need new forever homes. The animals were rescued after being mistreated by their owner. For the past six months, they've been nursed back to health. Last week the owner pleaded guilty in court...
