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

PSA: Part of Pocahontas Street closed for sanitary sewer repairs

Pocahontas Street will be closed between Taylor Street and Preston Street for the remainder of today, Thursday, June 27, and tomorrow, Friday, June 28, for sanitary sewer repairs.

BUCKHANNON — The City of Buckhannon Sanitary Sewer Department has announced that a contractor is performing repairs to a system on Pocahontas Street.

This repair will cause Pocahontas Street to be closed between Taylor Street and Preston Street for the remainder of today, Thursday, June 27, and tomorrow, Friday, June 28.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as these necessary repairs are being made.

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