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

DMV regional offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weekends

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CHARLESTON, WV – All West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles regional offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year’s holiday weekends.

Offices will close from Thursday, Dec. 24 through Saturday, Dec. 26 for the Christmas holiday. Offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, Dec. 28.

Offices will also be closed from Thursday, Dec. 31 through Saturday, Jan. 2 for the New Year’s holiday. Offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, Jan. 4.

DMV Commissioner Everett Frazier would like to remind customers that many services will still be available during this time.

“Our online services portal is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for anyone that wants to take advantage of our many transaction opportunities, such as driver’s license and vehicle registration renewal,” Commissioner Frazier said.

Additionally, all regional offices, except the Fairmont Exam Center, have a drop box located outside for transactions like titling, registration renewals, and dealer work. Work dropped off at any of the drop box locations will be processed the following week. The DMV also has several kiosks located across the state in various Kroger and Sheetz stores. These kiosks are available when the stores are open.

Please visit dmv.wv.gov for more information, including a list of kiosk locations and the online services portal.

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