Buckhannon: Then and Now…Join us in showcasing the landmarks of Upshur County throughout history and today.
This week, we showcase a beautiful pre-Civil War home at the site of today’s Citizen’s Bank of West Virginia, at the corner of West Main Street and South Locust Street in Buckhannon. This site was also the location of Buckhannon’s Volunteer Fire Department from 1950-2007. Original photo courtesy of the Upshur County Historical Society.
Foil-wrapped cash. A courier with a code word. An elder woman had already handed over $18,000 in cash. But when the alleged scammers came back for $20,000 more, bank officials raised a red flag — and deputies were waiting.
Fairmont State joins WVHEPC in celebrating 50 years of the Regents Bachelor of Arts, a flexible degree built for adult learners returning to college.
Buckhannon’s buzzing with updates: Wesleyan’s counseling program backed Recovery Advocacy Day at the Capitol, and the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics hits the Riverwalk Feb. 28.
Music is humming through Morgantown thanks to Mon Hills Records, WVU’s independent, student-run label where students write, record, promote and shape artists’ identities.
Buckhannon’s Feb. 23–27 calendar highlights a Feb. 26 Consolidated Public Works meeting, plus upcoming community events at The Event Center at Brushy Fork. Catch Al Tucker’s “My Photo Finish” gallery show through Feb. 28 and a free Feb.
Colonial Farm Credit, Farm Credit of the Virginias and Horizon Farm Credit teamed up to donate $17,500 to the Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland FFA Associations in honor of Give FFA Day during National FFA Week (Feb. 21–28, 2026).
