All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

A Blooming Relationship: West Virginia Wesleyan requests city’s assistance with landscaping

West Virginia Wesleyan College (My Buckhannon file photo by Brian Bergstrom)

BUCKHANNON – The City of Buckhannon has agreed to potentially allow its full-time horticulturist to consult with West Virginia Wesleyan College officials on the college’s landscaping. City of Buckhannon Horticulturist Dixie Green attended the Dec. 5 Consolidated Public Works Board […]

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