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

See the #BuckhannonRecycles winners

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Henry Gaither, the son of Justin and Sara Aylestock Gaither, recycles some plastic in this #BuckhannonRecycles photo.

The City of Buckhannon recently announced the winners of their #BuckhannonRecycles social media campaign.

The campaign tasked community members to take a selfie while recycling and use the #BuckhannonRecycles hashtag to spread the word about recycling locally.

The winners from the random drawing were:

Linda Cronin – Free drone training session with Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance & BVC water bottle

Courtney Page – W.Va. Department of Environmental Protection knit hat & BVC water bottle

Sara Aylestock Gaither – W.Va. DEP can koozie & BVC water bottle

Donna Higgins – W.Va. DEP can koozie & BVC water bottle

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Linda Cronin’s #BuckhannonRecycles photo.

The city greatly appreciate all of your efforts to keep our environment clean. If you participated in the campaign, please stop by City Hall during normal business hours to pick up a BVC reusable water bottle.

To log an hour of service for participating, go to: https://buckhannonwv.galaxydigital.com

The social media campaign may be over, but that doesn’t mean to stop recycling!

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Courtney Page’s #BuckhannonRecycles photo.

 

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