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

Mary Hull and Joyce Rohr, both of Buckhannon, among this week’s vaccine prize winners

$1 Million Winner - Timothy Jackson of Bridgeport
$1 Million Winner - Timothy Jackson of Bridgeport

Timothy Jackson, an employee at West Virginia University’s Robotic Technology Center in Fairmont, is the latest $1 million dollar winner in West Virginia’s vaccine lottery.

Online registration to be eligible to win in the next prize drawing will remain open until Sunday, July 18, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. Winners will be announced next Wednesday, July 21.

Additional prize drawings will be held weekly, with winners being announced each Wednesday through August 4.

Free COVID-19 vaccinations are currently available to all West Virginians ages 12 and older.

All West Virginians interested in being vaccinated are encouraged to visit Vaccinate.wv.gov or call the West Virginia Vaccine Info Line: 1-833-734-0965. The info line is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

JULY 14, 2021 WINNERS

$1 Million Winner
Timothy Jackson, Bridgeport

Custom-Outfitted Truck Winners
Grace Fowler, Nettie
Thomas Sowers, Belle

College Scholarship Winners
Liam Cox, Weston
Christopher Ellis, Bruno

Lifetime Hunting License Winners
John Carder, Peterstown
Catherine Leech, Wellsburg
Danny Miller, Spencer
Candace Nance, Milton
Nicole Newbraugh, Independence

Lifetime Fishing License Winners
Mary Hull, Buckhannon
Hilbert W. Lake, Ireland
Christopher McDougal, Charleston
Jordan Santonas, Glen Dale
Bryan White, Petersburg

Custom Hunting Rifle Winners
James Ferrell, St. Albans
Wendy Gillespie, Peterstown
Crystal Johnson, Clarksburg
Randy McDowell, Cameron
Christopher Parker, Monongah

Custom Hunting Shotgun Winners
Suzanne Abraham, Morgantown
Judith Dellinger, Mineral Wells
Breanna Mace, Charleston
Joyce Rohr, Buckhannon
Lloyd R. Williams, Fairmont

State Park Weekend Getaway Winners
Leah Bowes, Nitro
Bonnie Bunch, Moundsville
Dennis Coe, Cameron
Michelle Coen, Rivesville
Frank Coleman, Scarbro
Connie Cox, Tunnelton
Rebecca Dawson, Parkersburg
Andrew Dolog, Rivesville
Franklin Flowers, Red House
James Given, Richwood
James Gray, Elkview
Allen Howerton, Princeton
Thomas Donald Huffman-Ross, South Charleston
James Keys, Bridgeport
David Matthew, Elkins
Ariel Meade, Huntington
Barbara Phillips, Princeton
Robert Phillips, Elkins
Jared Rouchard, Charles Town
Jason Stanley, Morgantown
Diana Stark, Bridgeport
Kirk Vance, Clarksburg
Robert Watson, Belington
Chloe Williams, Martinsburg
Asia Wyckoff, Welch

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