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

Fred Brooks Garden Club give kudos to August Yard of the Month winners

Sue and Scott Andrew of Cleveland Avenue won the top award in District 5. / Submitted photos

BUCKHANNON — The Fred Brooks Garden Club has selected six winners for the honor of August 2021 Yard of the Month, one from each of the five residential districts and a sixth winner of Business Yard of the Month.

Fred Brooks Garden Club selected the following winners for August Yard of the Month: District 1 — Xavier and Sharon Scott of Pinnell Street; District 2 — Randy and Shirley Tenney of South Kanawha Street; District 3 — The Fortney Family of Barbour Street; District 4 — Debbie and Larry Green of Camden Avenue; District 5 — Sue and Scott Andrew of Cleveland Avenue; and Business Yard of the Month — Jenkins Ford Collision Center of 187 South Kanawha Street.

Congratulations to all the winners!

District 1 — Sharon and Xavier Scott — Pinnell Street
District 2 — Shirley and Randy Tenney — South Kanawha Street
District 3 — The Fortney Family — Barbour Street
District 4 — Debbie and Larry Green — Camden Avenue
District 5 — Sue and Scott Andrew — Cleveland Avenue
Business Yard of the Month — Jenkins Ford Collision Center — 187 South Kanawha Street

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