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

City board votes to begin substantial upgrade of Jawbone Park Stage

Buckhannon City Recorder Randy Sanders and Mayor Robbie Skinner at the most recent city Consolidated Public Works Board meeting. (Photo by Monica Zalaznik)

BUCKHANNON – The Buckhannon Consolidated Public Works Board has agreed to invest in a larger, professional-level stage at Jawbone Park. The board voted to lay out plans to build a larger stage at Jawbone Park during their March 28 meeting, […]

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