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

Criminal complaint reveals new details about Hitt’s alleged home confinement violation

A new criminal complaint says a man already on GPS home confinement for terroristic threats involving an elementary school is now charged with misdemeanor obstructing after allegedly setting his devices to auto-delete their internet history and creating a TikTok he couldn’t let officers access.

A Hodgesville man accused of making threats against students at a nearby elementary school is facing a new misdemeanor charge after allegedly setting his browser to automatically delete his internet history and creating a social media account that he couldn’t […]

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