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Arnold Resigns as Parsons City Administrator

Arnold Resigns as Parsons City Administrator

Agnes Arnold By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate Parsons City Administrator Agnes Arnold has resigned effective March 30th.  The City of Parsons Council reluctantly accepted the resignation March 5th during the Council's regular meeting.   Arnold submitted her resignation in the form of a letter dated February 28th to Parsons Mayor...

Tucker County EMS Receives New Ambulance

Tucker County EMS Receives New Ambulance

By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate There is a new rig in town.   Tucker County EMS has received a new Ambulance.  In a ceremony held on Tuesday, March 5th at Station One in Parsons, members of the Tucker County Ambulance Authority, area municipal government, EMS and the public assembled to...

Meet the Candidate: Tucker County Commissioner Fred Davis

Meet the Candidate: Tucker County Commissioner Fred Davis

Tucker County Commissioner Fred Davis at his desk in the Tucker County Commission Office.  Davis is running for reelection in what he hopes to be his second six year term as a County Commissioner. After six years as Tucker County Commissioner, Fred Davis is running for reelection.  Davis, a Tucker...

Riverwalk Eminent Domain Case Dismissed

Riverwalk Eminent Domain Case Dismissed

The eminent domain suit filed by the Town of Davis against Real Estate Developer Pete Johnson has reached an agreement. Johnson has supplied a copy of a joint statement to The Parsons Advocate. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate   The Town of Davis and Real Estate Developer Pete Johnson...

This Week in West Virginia History

This Week in West Virginia History

March 13, 2002: Herbalist and folk doctor Catfish Gray died in Huntington. Gray was known for his vast knowledge of traditional plant lore and for his quaint and engaging personality. At the height of the folklore revival of the 1970s, Gray was a frequent newspaper and television interview subject. March...

Turner’s Tidbits

Turner’s Tidbits

This is a photo of the Tannery of Parsons. The card was printed in Germany sometime before 1915. Notice that the plant is fenced in, and the railroad tracks run into the plant. The tannery suffered damage during the Big Flood of October 1954. At the time there were 85...

WVDOH Hosts Informational Gathering on Corridor H

WVDOH Hosts Informational Gathering on Corridor H

The West Virginia Department of Highways hosted an informational open house at Tucker County High School on February 27th.  The purpose of the open house was to allow the community an opportunity to learn more about the proposed routes of Corridor H from Parsons to Davis.  WVDOH staff were on...

Tucker County OEM Receives Electronic Signs 

Tucker County OEM Receives Electronic Signs 

Tucker County Emergency Management Director Kevin White updates the Tucker County Commission February 28th.  White informed the Commission that his office has received electronic signs to assist with relaying emergency and urgent information to motorists around the county. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate   Tucker County Emergency Management Director...

Meet the Candidate: Magistrate Brian K. Wilfong

Meet the Candidate: Magistrate Brian K. Wilfong

Magistrate Judge Brian K. Wilfong is running for reelection in Tucker County.  Wilfong has served as Magistrate for four years. By: Lydia Crawley The Parsons Advocate   After four years on the bench, Magistrate Judge Brian K. Wilfong is running for reelection.   Wilfong, a lifelong resident of Tucker County,...

TCHS Honor Guard Open Commission Meeting

TCHS Honor Guard Open Commission Meeting

Members of the Tucker County High School Future Leaders Program opened the February 28th meeting of the Tucker County Commission.  Students Aaron Warbratht and Eian Mullenax presented the flag. The students were accompanied by their instructor Ron Weaver. 

Momma Said 3-6-24

By Teri Cayton The Parsons Advocate Stupid is a very harsh word but when you see people doing things that you just can’t explain what else explains it?  I just can’t get over the newest generation of people that have no common sense. Why can’t they just stop what they...

Child Abuse Awareness Month

We All Can Play a Part in Supporting Strong and Thriving Families   April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. MountainHeart Community Services, Inc. encourages all individuals and organizations to play a role in making every community a better place for children and families. By ensuring that parents have the...

SENIOR NEWS

Because it is getting closer to Spring, we’d like to remind you of some of the activities going on at our Senior Centers. Our Parsons Center has Bingo on Tuesdays after lunch until approximately 1:00 p.m. They serve lunch every week day from 11:30 to 12:30. Our monthly Outpost (covered-dish...

Red Cross Month kicks off to honor community heroes

Join the annual celebration by donating on Red Cross Giving Day (March 27), giving blood, volunteering or taking a lifesaving skills course MORGANTOWN, WV, Feb. 29, 2024— The American Red Cross, Central Appalachia Region’s Allegheny Highlands Chapter is kicking off its annual Red Cross Month celebration in March to honor...

Davis VFD Looking to Upgrade Fire Hall

Davis VFD Looking to Upgrade Fire Hall

Davis VFD Chief Alan Cosner is working on a $1 million shelter project for the Fire Hall in Davis.  The project would provide the VFD with a full time shelter designation and provide emergency accommodations for the public in case of emergency, as well as bunk rooms for fire fighting...

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