Dear Tucker County business owner/Community Partners/Residents, North Central West Virginia Community Action is conducting a community needs assessment to gather information about local needs, and you have been identified as someone who can speak to current local needs within your community. We would like to have your input about your...
by Senator Randy Smith, 14th Senate District On May 21, 2019, during a special session, Governor Justice submitted a number of supplemental appropriation bills to the legislature for their consideration. One supplemental request was in the amount of $4.7 million to repay the federal government for federal grant dollars that...
To the Editor, The recent economic news from the first quarter of 2019 was encouraging as the unemployment level dropped in all 55 West Virginia counties. The economic shot in the arm that Tucker County received the weekend of April 26 - 28, 2019 was phenomenal as a result of...
This is what I think about nature . I like the warm sun and the cool breeze to cool me down. I like to see the animals I have and ride my pony and jump over logs . I like to plant flowers and make a garden. I like to pick barriers and...
To the editor: First, I would like to thank the citizens of Parsons for electing me to serve as your representative on the City Council. It has been a great honor to do so, and I appreciate the confidence so many of you placed in me to make decisions with...
Editor, There has been some erroneous information making its way around the county concerning Camp Kidd, the Tucker County Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Big Mountain Run motorcycle rally, and we would like to take this opportunity to present the facts related to the issue. The Big Mountain Run...
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Loughry family, we stand firmly behind the innocence of our husband, our father, our child, our brother and our uncle, The Honorable Allen H. Loughry II, as he is not guilty of these crimes nor did he admit guilt as the Advocate falsely reported. In...
Dear Editor, I would like to voice my opinion and concern about the WV Land Trust purchasing the land that is out on route 48/93 outside the town of Davis. I believe that anyone that lives and works here in our county, has come to the realization that our county...
Dear Editor: I thought this effort describes the river valley near Dry Fork rather well. MOUNTAIN VALLEY Across the valley, a dromedary sleeps; A gentle, rounded set of curves against a western sky ends in an ancient, drowsy head. At sunset, logger’s scars on tired flanks fade in shadows. Stars...
Dear Editor: I would like to reaffirm Dr. Andes letter to the editor that was in the paper. It is about time “We the People” speak up and take back the government and our beloved country. He who aims at nothing, hits it! Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. If...
Dear Editor, People wake up! We have got to get involved turning our nation back to what our forefathers began. We can do this by getting involved in the legal, educational, political, medical, media and religious systems. I heard one senator say that one letter to Congressman is equal to 1000...
Editor, The following facts are provided in response to recent and ongoing allegations that the Tucker County Commission has claimed assets of the Tucker County Senior Center. West Virginia State Code 18-5-7 dictates that disposal of property owned by a county Board of Education must be sold at public auction...
Letter to the Editor As family doctors, our patients trust us to arm them with the knowledge to make good decisions about their health, but not to make those decisions for them. On the ballot is a vote that will take away this freedom. This amendment is not really about...
Dear Editor, This November, the people of WV will be able to decide whether or not taxpayer dollars should be used to fund elective abortions. Amendment 1 will be included on the ballot to determine this. Over the years, the State of WV has paid for abortion on demand with nearly...
Dear Editor, Democracy takes a lot of work to maintain. Every November we can chose whether to be active participants in our democracy by casting educated votes or a voiceless member of society. Every vote counts and to ignore a privilege that history shows was hard won is shameful. There are no...
Editor, As a nurse practitioner for 26 years, I have profound respect for first responders in Tucker County. Many have served in this role as selfless volunteers who leave the warmth and safety of their homes to respond in the dark of night and in bad weather to arrive at...
Dear Editor, November elections are right around the corner. I would like to share how Tywana Hampton, who has B.A, in Sociology, made her decision as to how to vote. She was a Christian and discovered that her political party did not stand up or support her biblical values that...
Editor, With the upcoming huge holiday weekend looming in Davis, a guy wire on a telephone pole broke in the Davis Riverfront Park, leaving telephone lines dangling dangerously close to a major parking area and across an active alley. At the lowest the lines could be touched by someone standing...
Editor, The staff area of EMS Station 1 in Parsons was closed last week for a few days for cleaning and maintenance; the ambulance bays were always open and the crews were temporarily quartered at the Parsons VFD. There was no disruption of EMS service at any time. We appreciate the assistance and cooperation of all...
Dear Editor: On November 6, West Virginia voters will be asked to vote Yes or No on Amendment #1, which would change the state constitution to read as follows: “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects the right to abortion or requires the funding of an abortion”. Since the U.S....
