Board of education votes to apply for $21 million SBA grant to construct new middle school

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June 18, 2022

TENNERTON – Upshur County Board of Education members on Tuesday voted to apply for $21 million in Needs Grant funding through the West Virginia School Building Authority to construct a new county middle school. The BOE voted unanimously to apply […]

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Board of education votes to apply for $21 million SBA grant to construct new middle school

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Buckhannon’s Fourth of July fireworks slated to light up sky in conjunction with Festival Fridays July 1

Fire-breathers troupe to perform on North Kanawha Street July 2

Man arrested for forgery after allegedly writing over $1K worth of checks that weren’t his

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West Virginia reports 2,135 active COVID cases, two new deaths on Friday

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Splashers win 26 events against Lake Floyd

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