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

West Virginia trout stocking for the week of Feb. 18

ELKINS, W.Va. – The following waters were stocked the week of Feb. 18, 2019:

  • Anthony Creek
  • Big Clear Creek
  • Bullskin Run
  • Cacapon Park Lakes
  • Camp Creek
  • Clear Fork of Guyandotte River
  • Dry Fork (Randolph)
  • East Fork Greenbrier River
  • East River
  • Evitts Run
  • French Creek Pond
  • Gandy Creek
  • Glady Fork
  • Kimsey Run Lake
  • Kings Creek
  • Knapps Creek
  • Laurel Creek of New River
  • Laurel Fork (Randolph)
  • Laurel Fork of Holly River
  • Left Fork of Holly River
  • Little Clear Creek
  • Little River East Fork Greenbrier River
  • Little River West Fork Greenbrier River
  • Mash Fork
  • Mash Fork of Camp Creek (Children & Class Q)
  • Middle Creek (Berkeley)
  • Mill Creek (Berkeley)
  • New Creek
  • North Bend Tailwaters
  • North Fork Lunice
  • North Fork Patterson Creek
  • Opequon Creek
  • Pinnacle Creek (upper and lower sections)
  • Potts Creek
  • R.D. Bailey Tailwaters
  • Red Creek
  • Rich Creek
  • Rocky Marsh Run
  • Seneca Lake
  • Shavers Fork (Bemis)
  • Shavers Fork (lower section)
  • Shavers Fork (upper section)
  • South Branch (C&R)
  • South Branch (Franklin)
  • South Branch (Smoke Hole)
  • South Mill Creek Lake
  • Spruce Knob Lake
  • Summersville Tailwaters
  • Teter Creek Lake
  • Tilhance Creek
  • Tomlinson Run
  • Tomlinson Run Lake
  • Tuscarora Creek
  • Tygart Lake Tailwaters
  • Watoga Lake
  • West Fork Greenbrier River
                            

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