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

Sentencing for former Buckhannon mayor delayed until June

The sentencing of former Buckhannon mayor David McCauley, who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography, has been postponed until June to allow further review of evidence by federal prosecutors.

The sentencing hearing for a former Buckhannon mayor who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography has been pushed back until June.David McCauley was previously scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, May 14, in front of U.S. Federal Court Judge Thomas Kleeh. […]

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