BUCKHANNON — The Upshur County Disaster Recovery Center (DRC), located at 21 E. Main Street, will close for the remainder of today due to inclement weather, officials said. At this time, the DRC is expected to reopen Wednesday under its regular operating hours (7 a.m. to 6 p.m.). Officials will continue to monitor conditions and provide updates if anything changes.
BUCKHANNON — Officials announced Monday afternoon that Substantial Damage Determinations will begin this week in Upshur County for homes and businesses affected by the severe flooding of July 21. “Local officials previously conducted Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) to estimate the overall extent and impact of storm‑related damages,” a joint release from the City of Buckhannon and Upshur County stated. “PDAs are separate from the Substantial Damage Determination process. Substantial Damage Determinations will be carried out by the Upshur County Commission and the City ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Community Calendar is reserved for nonprofit, civic organizations. Unless otherwise noted, events listed should be considered free and open to the public. Entries appear in chronological order as space allows. OLD TIME MUSIC: Join in the first and third Mondays, 7-9 p.m. at The Arts Center in Elkins for an Old Time Music Session. Beginning musicians are encouraged to join in. Fiddle, mandolin, guitar, banjo, dulcimer, bass are welcome. Participants enter through the back door. Contact dp-foot@hotmail.com. ELKINS FARMERS MARKET: Open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to ...
ELKINS — Probable cause has been found in the case of a Barbour County woman accused of attempted murder after allegedly shooting another woman in the face during an altercation near Pickens. Regina Lea Collette, 45, of Philippi, has been charged with attempted murder, a felony. She is ...
ELKINS – An Elkins woman is facing felony charges after being accused of abusing three juveniles. Sara R. Daniels, 36, of Elkins, has been charged with three counts of child abuse resulting in injury, a felony, and one count of strangulation, also a felony. She is being held in the ...
BUCKHANNON – A free community dinner is being planned as a “thank you” to all the “volunteers, first responders, organizations and community members who came together” during the deadly flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties in July 21. WVU Medicine St. Joseph’s Hospital will host the “Stronger Together Free Community Dinner” from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 — a month to the day after the flooding began — at the Daily Grind, located at 20 Raella Lane in Buckhannon. “In the days following the flood, we saw an incredible example of what makes this community so ...
