Community Bulletin
A run of power outages across central West Virginia in recent months has homeowners weighing backup options. Crites Electric, a Buckhannon Generac dealer of more than 45 years, installs automatic standby generators that restore power within seconds — no cords, no switches. Read more →
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The Fred Brooks Garden Club recently announced the Yards of the Month for August.
The Upshur County Commission proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month after Centers Against Violence reported helping more than 200 Upshur County households over the past year.
The latest Buckhannon Banter rounds up events, activities and community updates from around Upshur County and beyond.
Sixth-seeded Buckhannon-Upshur opens postseason play Monday at No. 3 George Washington in a Class AAAA South Region quarterfinal at 8 p.m. The Bucs will need to capitalize on scarce chances and control midfield against the defensive-minded Patriots.
Lily Rice scored twice and Bella Nottingham made 17 saves as Buckhannon-Upshur blanked Woodrow Wilson 2-0 in the South Region opener. The Lady Bucs advance to face top-seeded George Washington in Monday’s South Region second round.
The Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs are building momentum at 24-10 after a perfect 3-0 showing at Hurricane and a home tri-match split. Two final regular-season matches will tune them up for next week’s South Regional Tournament.
The $4 million award adds public funding for Buckhannon’s new $47 million water plant project. The state is also recommending another $3 million in loans and principal forgiveness.
