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

City officials work to clarify details of proposed three-step water rate increase

Buckhannon officials are explaining a three-step water rate increase set to begin Jan. 1, 2026, to help finance a new treatment plant. City leaders say only the water portion of combined utility bills will rise; the hike is needed to fund the $47 million project.
Buckhannon mayor Robbie Skinner holds up a copy of a utility bill while discussing the water rate increase necessary to construct a new water plant.

BUCKHANNON — Buckhannon city officials are working to clarify details of a proposed three-step water rate increase that will begin in 2026 as part of plans to fund construction of a new water treatment plant. The rate adjustments will fund […]

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