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

Stop signs installed on S. Florida at the intersection of Madison Street

Attention: Stops signs will be installed on S. Florida Street at the intersection of Madison Street adjacent to the Public Safety Complex and Jawbone Park today.

These new stops were approved at the May 23 Consolidated Public Works Board meeting and are designed to improve safety in that area. Thank you for slowing down and being mindful of the change when traveling on S. Florida Street.  

The Buckhannon Consolidated Public Works Board on May 23, 2019, motioned to approve the following:
1.  Motion to designate Traders Alley one way (traffic permitted to go south) from Main Street to Milkman Lane. Motion carried.

2. Motion to place a Four-Way Stop at the Intersection of Madison and S. Florida Streets Immediately.  Motion carried.

3. Motion to approve Posting the Speed Limit to 15 mph for Friendly Way and Public Safety Complex.  Motion carried.

Also, Motion to approve the request to place the Disabled American Veterans Medical Mobile Clinic in Parking Lot 1 Kanawha St. on June 6, 2019, 8am-4pm  Motion carried.

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