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

West Virginia Supreme Court admits attorneys

WV Supreme Court

The following applicants were admitted to practice law in West Virginia during a ceremony before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia on Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

  • Maxwell Reid Adams
  • Leanne Gayle Aliff
  • Lauren Anna Baio
  • William Joseph Bauerle
  • Rosa Beyk
  • Andrew Don Bird
  • Charlee Rayann Black
  • Natalie Mae Bowman
  • Tyler James Brewster
  • Benjamin Eric Cohen
  • Jillian Marie Corbett
  • Tracy Justin Dempsey
  • Colin James Dunn
  • John Richard Ejzak
  • Joshua Michael Fix
  • Veronica Christine Fragale
  • Andrew Wallace Funk
  • Jayda Chantelle Guidry
  • Anna Claire Ham
  • Caitlin Marie Harrigton
  • Brandyn Trey Hensley
  • Hunter Ryan Hummel
  • Thomas Lawrence Kloehn
  • Alexander James Loverich Bernard
  • Daniel Patrick Lynch Sr.
  • Alicia Marie Mascioli
  • James Anthony Mazzone
  • Matthew Kenneth McGrady
  • Joshua Ryan Miller
  • Travis Steven Miller
  • Nicholas Anthony Muto
  • Carmen Jordan Nocera
  • Anthony Thomas Pavlik
  • Nicholas Perone
  • Joseph Benjamin Pisano
  • Nina Lee Price
  • Taylor Ann Qualls
  • James Robert Ratliff
  • Cade Richmond
  • Holly Renee Rioux-Lefebvre
  • Christopher J. Rog
  • Coby Roland
  • Nicholas Curio Scholle
  • Gabrielle Mara Shank
  • Sophia Marie Stefanovski
  • Andrew Wesley Tao
  • Madison Theobald Perry Tao
  • Kaitlin Tinney Tierney
  • William Alexander Wasson
  • Kristin Seifert Watson
  • Mark Nolan Webb
  • Daniel Weimer
  • Emma Collins Woodham

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