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

Scott Street to be closed for sanitary department line upgrade beginning Monday, March 21

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BUCKHANNON –The City of Buckhannon Sewer Department will begin a line replacement project on Shawnee Drive, from Scott Street to Rohr Avenue, on or about Monday, March 21, 2022. 

As part of this project, the department will be closing Scott Street and using the street as a staging area for materials and equipment.  

Sanitary Superintendent Ethan Crosten announced the project recently and assures the residents of the area that any disruption to traffic will be as minimal as possible as the crews perform this important and necessary upgrade.  

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