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Here is the agenda for the City of Buckhannon Planning Commission special meeting scheduled for May 20, 2024.
Hamilton original cast member Thayne Jasperson led a full day of Broadway workshops in Clarksburg for Fairmont State and local dance students, featuring dance classes, a singing-acting “Broadway Experience,” and Hamilton choreography.
WVU researcher Chris Fowler is helping NASA’s ESCAPADE mission send satellites to Mars to study space weather and the Martian atmosphere. Back on Earth, he’s using a NASA early-career award to bring real spacecraft data and coding into rural West Virginia high schools.
West Virginia closed FY 2026 with $5.693 billion in General Revenue Fund collections—$370 million (7%) above estimates — capped by a strong June that beat projections by $57 million.
Betty Jane Hinkle, 82, of French Creek, WV, died July 7, 2026, at her daughter’s home. She was a business owner, community volunteer, and Methodist by faith.
Mike Junior “Pops” Crawford, 75, of Buckhannon, WV, died unexpectedly at his home on July 3, 2026. He was a truck driver who loved traveling, NASCAR, music, and spending time with his grandchildren.
Band submissions are open for Rock the Roost 2027, a full-day Appalachian music festival and battle of the bands on June 12, 2027, at Fairmont State University.
