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

Video: Remembering 2018

Remembering 2018 video

My Buckhannon produced this short video of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in 2018. What will the new year hold?

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