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Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of Douglas Falls, North Fork of Blackwater Falls near Douglas, WV. The Falls were full at the time of this photo. These Falls became very popular during the time of the Pandemic and afterwards. There were so many visitors to the Falls that vehicles were backed...

House For Rent

HOUSE FOR RENT – Six room single family house for rent in Parsons; three bedrooms, one bath, large private yard and driveway.  No smoking/vaping and pets are negotiable.  First month and security deposit are required will be available Jan. 1.  Call 304-642-0819 if interested.

Momma Said 12-13-23

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate We are getting very close to the holidays and I am going to give you a good recipe this week for homemade gifts for your family, for pets and gifts to give to others.  I love to give pets special gifts because I don’t...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Thomas Public School published by Naturecraft of Davis. The back of the card reads Tucker County’s most beautiful high school. It was a Six Year High School (grades 6-12). The school was accredited by The North Central Association and a Model 6 Year Elementary...

Momma Said 12-6-23

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate I take Raven with me in the truck a lot of the time and I have some toys for her to play with.  One is a plush toy and the other is one side of a set of deer antlers.  All my dogs love...

Letter to the Editor

Editor, I’ve owned land in Tucker County for 25 years and wish to share my recent experience with the Town of Davis government.  I’ve been designing a mixed-use development on a 7-acre tract in downtown Davis, Davis Riverwalk, for almost two decades, starting when Joe Drenning was mayor.  After finding...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

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. Dec. 6, 1814: Tyler County was formed. The county was named for John Tyler, governor of Virginia (1808–11) and father of President John Tyler....

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

The actress Dagmar was born Virginia Ruth Egnor in Lincoln County. Her acting career took off in 1950 when she was hired to be on NBC’s “Broadway Open House,” the network’s first late-night television show. Nov. 29, 2001: Writer John Knowles died in Florida. Knowles, born in Fairmont, attained literary...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a CB card for Cooper’s Restaurant which was in Davis. The late Martin “Red” Cooper was the owner and operator of the establishment. Red Cooper served as mayor for the town of Davis, was a contractor and a Christmas Tree Farmer. Many folks used C B Radios and...

Momma Said 11-29-23

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Here we are in the last week of November 2023 and the end of the year is coming fast.  I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and didn’t eat too much.  If you were out there deer hunting, I hope you got meat for...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

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.              Nov. 22, 1910: Fire destroyed the academic building at Concord College. By the next morning, community leaders had arranged to teach the 300...

Momma Said 11-22-23

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Everyone has heard the Dr. Suess Story of The Cat in The Hat, well this past week I woke up around 3 a.m. and I had A Hat from a Cat.  Yes Katy Kat had made her way between my head and the headboard...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

Nov. 15, 2010: The landmark Aracoma Hotel in Logan was damaged by fire. It was demolished later that year. Nov. 16, 1734: Samuel Washington was born at Pope’s Creek, Virginia. Samuel, a younger brother of George Washington, was the first of several members of the Washington family to live in...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Dry Fork Lumber Company’s mill and dam in Lanesville, WV. Visible is the dam with the logs backed up behind it. There are several large two-story homes visible around the hill sides. Other photos of Lanesville showed it to be a nice sized town....

Momma Said 11-15-23

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Nov. 10 was the 23rd anniversary of mom’s passing and it even landed on the same date as her death.  Sometimes time passes so slowly but in this instance 23 years seems like the blink of an eye.  I can still remember how she...

Thanksgiving in Appalachia

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate   With Thanksgiving rapidly approaching and thoughts of Turkey and all the trimmings mingling in the minds of many, I began to wonder what makes Thanksgiving different in Appalachia, and especially West Virginia, from the rest of the country.   So, I started digging......

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This bucket and contents are familiar to several folks. The Red Cross provided these buckets and contents to help with cleaning up from the horrible flood of November 5, 1985. The Flood upset and ruined many lives. Many merchants in the Parsons Area were just not able to come back...

Momma Said 11-8-23

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate We have experienced so many weather changes this past week, we have had rain that turned to snow, cold weather that turned warm again and I am very confused.   I just want it to stay warm but that is not going to happen. ...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

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. Nov. 8, 1936: “It’s Wheeling Steel,” a half-hour musical variety radio program, debuted over WWVA in Wheeling. The program was an instant success with...

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