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Golden Ray “Crow” Nestor, age 79 years, a resident of Hambleton, WV departed this life early Saturday morning, June 13, 2015 at Cortland Acres at Thomas, WV. He had been in declining health since April. He was born Wednesday, April 1, 1936 at Bull Run, WV a son of the...

 Leeorr Marie Rosier Rosier, age 89 years, a former resident of Clover Run, where she along with her husband owned and operated the Rosier’s Polled Hereford Farm for many years, departed this life Thursday evening, June 11, 2015 at the Moran Manor Nursing Home of Westernport, MD. She had been...

Principal Lambert acknowledges DTEMS students who placed distinguished on the Westest. By Penny Ellison The Parsons Advocate   DAVIS - The Tucker County Board of Education met in regular session recently, the meeting was held in Thomas at the Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School. With all board members present, President...

PARSONS – On Thursday, participants, team members and organizers met to begin the process of planning for the 2015 Relay for Life, and the group is hoping more folks will join in and participate in this year’s relay. Tucker and Randolph counties will again join together for this year’s event,...

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The Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country Team hosted the PVC Championship on October 14th at Canaan Valley Resort. Teams competing were Frankfort, Berkeley Springs, Keyser, Paw Paw, Union and Tucker County. The Tucker County Boys' Cross Country team at the PVC Championship last Tuesday The Tucker County Girls' Cross Country...

DAVIS – Flipping through the pages of the September issue of Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine reveals a familiar face – that of Davis resident Susan Haywood. She talks about how she became interested in biking, and another article tells what she keeps in her bike pack. Submitted photoSusan Haywood, of...

Congressman David McKinley, 1st District, West Virginia met with the Tucker County Convention and Visitors Bureau Board and other tourism industry individuals recently at Tip Top Coffee Shop in Thomas. McKinley, a field representative, and Michael Fullerton of Brand USA all met to listen to concerns regarding tourism in our...

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Children bombard Myers and Park workers   What epitomizes summer more than pools and ice cream? Everyone had both at Mill Race Park this past week at a party hosted by the City of Parsons and the Parsons Park Board. Food abounded and the children splashed their way through several...

Officials at Garrett County Memorial Hospital have announced Monday, June 2 as the date for groundbreaking for a new, four story addition to the facility immediately followed by the Grand Opening of the Hospital’s new Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center. “This represents two milestones for Garrett County Memorial Hospital. The...

At the rescheduled council meeting held on April 22, the Parsons City Council granted the request submitted by Janet Preston, on behalf of the Friends of the Cheat, to place a kiosk for the Cheat River Water Trail on city property along the Allegheny Highlands Trail near the Flood Monument....

Swinging to the music light dance and exercise events will be held at the Mt. Top Center on Monday, April 28 and each Wednesday afternoon at the Parsons Center.

The Flanagan Hill Outpost of the Tucker County Senior Citizens will host their April meeting and covered dish lunch on Wednesday, April 23 at noon.  We are hoping for a better day weather wise than we had in March, and hopefully we will have several participants join us for a...

The next meeting of the Tucker County Historic Landmark Commission is scheduled for Monday, January 13 at 6 p.m. at Five Rivers Library in Parsons. Agendas are posted at the County Commission Office. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.