Parents attend commission meeting as new fence and deputy pledged for Hodgesville Elementary amid safety concerns

BUCKHANNON — Concerned parents attended the Upshur County Commission meeting last week, asking for action after a man who posted in an online chat that he could “snipe” children at Hodgesville Elementary School was released from custody and returned to his home next door to the school. The commission responded by pledging to station a…

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