Second Annual Brew Skies Festival is a Hit By: Ellis Boury III The Parsons Advocate Canaan Valley Resort was filled with the sounds of music and joyous crowds this past weekend, as Mountain State Brewing Company hosted their second annual Brew Skies Festival, celebrating the music and brewing heritage of...
Traveling on US219 south and on the Benbush Road the view of the windmills has changed recently. A non-working and wounded turbine is quite visible against the skyline as a 114 foot long, 14 thousand pound, blade is bent at an awkward angle. Steve Stengel, spokesman for NextEra Energy Resources,...
Dr. Amanda Pennington, a Davis Health System pediatrician, received a five-star honor as part of the 2013 PRC National Excellence in Healthcare Awards. The designation means Dr. Pennington, a member of the Davis Memorial Hospital medical staff, rated among the top 10 percent of providers in the national survey. “Everyone...
2013-2014 August 19—First Day for Staff August 22—First Day for Students August 27—TCHS Open House September 2—HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL-Labor Day October 24—End of First Grading Period * October 28—ISE* November 4—Report Cards Issued November 4—Parent/Teacher Conference at TV and DT November 11—HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL-Veterans Day November 25-29—HOLIDAY, NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving *December...
Sport Science Department Aims to Improve Residents’ Health Elkins - In an effort to positively impact the health of area residents, the Davis & Elkins College Sport Science Department will launch its Project Life-Change program with an open house from 6-8 p.m. on August 14 in Hermanson Center classroom 202....
By: Ellis Boury III The Parsons Advocate Warfighter Sports of West Virginia held its second annual summer camp event for wounded warriors in West Virginia, with local veterans and their families invited to learn and participate in a range of outdoor activities. The event was hosted at Canaan Valley Resort,...
Blackwater Chapter DAR was honored to have our new State Regent, Barby Frankenberry, attend our meeting on July 18th at Amelia’s Restaurant in Canaan Valley. Ms. Susanne Horner, State Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Jane Larke from the Woodburn Chapter, Mrs. Mary Anger, Regent of John Hart Chapter and Mrs. Barbara McCreary,...
Five Rivers Library Summer Reading Program started this year June 26 and ended July 17 with several children coming to the library looking for fun. This year’s theme was Dig into Reading! Each week started with a book being read to the children. The books were: The ugly vegetables by...
By Mikie Dumire The Parsons Advocate Recently John Bowers was likened to Ray Kinsella from the 1989 movie Field of Dreams ‘If you build it they will come’ and come they did… all the way from Tahiti. 191 campers, numerous tents and just shy of 3,000 fans, from 28 states...
Christopher R. Donelson, Tucker County’s new Deputy is the son of Homer and Carla Donelson from Bayard. He is a 2010 graduate of Union High School and is currently active in the Army Reserve, where he holds the rank of Sergeant. Donelson attended the West Virginia State Police Academy for...
The St. George Medical Clinic recently announced Denise Leach, PA-C as the newest addition to the staff at the St. George Medical Team. Leach has been practicing medicine for 22 years. She spent 19 years as Assistant Professor in the Physician Assistant Studies Program at Alderson Broaddus University. Leach is...
After more than a decade with the U.S. Air Force, Dr. Jon Winkler and his family look forward to settling down close to home. Dr. Winkler, M.D., Ph.D., joins Davis Health System’s surgical staff, with an office in Suite 103 at 911 Gorman Ave. He will be in a practice...
By Lois Lambert The Parsons Advocate Preston Simmons and Frank Stone attended the Parsons City Council Meeting to express their concerns about traffic on Main Street from Fourth St. to the dead end. Simmons stated, “I have concerns about the suggestion of a four-way stop. Putting in a four-way stop...
By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate The Parsons City Council has addressed some traffic concerns in and around the city. Parsons City Chief of Police J.E. Jones said, “Pay close attention for new signage and speed bumps in the near future.” According to Jones, there is to be some changes...
This week’s photo, of Table Rock overlook on Canaan Mountain off of the Canaan Loop Road, was submitted by Todd Romero.
John Joseph Morton, Jr., accused of robbing the Parsons Rite-Aid at gunpoint, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Tucker County Magistrate Court on Tuesday, July 23. The case has been bound over to the Grand Jury for consideration. According to a press release from the Parsons Police Department,...
The threat of rain didn’t dampen any spirits at Cortland Acres’ annual Residents and Family picnic. The facility’s staff pulled together on July 20 and moved the entire picnic indoors. There was plenty of delicious food, toe-tapping music and amusing games that had people laughing and dancing in the aisles....
A breakfast for the Challenged Athletes of West Virginia Wounded Warriors visiting our area was sponsored by Stevens’ Realty on Friday, July 26. The breakfast was held at St. Paul’s Methodist Church in Parsons and the vets and their families stayed at Canaan Valley Resort. Following the breakfast everyone went...
The quilt is done and the raffle has begun! 100% cotton 76” X 88” pieced quilt and hand quilted. 18 pairs of hands have done the hand quilting on this symbolic quilt, 36 caring hands that stand against race hate and intolerance. They started the long process of designing, gathering,...
Kaitlin Scott graduated from Bishop Donahue High School n McMechen, as the Co-Salutatorian of the class of 2013. She has been on the honor roll all four years, a member of the National Honor Society, the school winner in the West Virginia Young Writers competition, a Moundsville Rotary Club Student...
