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Weyerhaeuser has released a community survey to gather ideas on how to invest $1 million in Upshur County through its THRIVE program. Company representatives are seeking broad community input on projects that will benefit the area for years to come.
A renovated church in Hampton has reopened as the Hampton Venue, ready for weddings, reunions and other events. Owner Gary Connell held a ribbon cutting Nov. 21 and is taking bookings now — with a limited-time offer waiving rental fees if you book food through Jaws BBQ.
A Buckhannon man and woman were arrested after a license plate reader pinged a truck that had been reported stolen out of Harrison County.
Organizers say the Almost Heaven BBQ Bash will focus on affordable or free family activities in 2026, adding Lego building contests and donated Lego play areas alongside professional barbecue competition and live music.
Upshur County officials plan to apply for a $5,000 mural grant from the West Virginia Department of Tourism to fund a historic mural.
A Buckhannon man wanted on a New York parole violation was arrested downtown after officers — tipped off by a local bar — found a holstered handgun under his jacket.
A Buckhannon man was arrested after police say he choked a woman who took his beer away and asked him to leave her home.
Interact Children’s Museum will open a permanent site at the Dann Building in downtown Elkins in spring 2026. The mobile museum plans fundraising, to hire a director and to expand school visits offering hands-on, educational exhibits.
Members of the Tobacco Prevention Coalition asked the Upshur County Commission to consider an ordinance limiting where vape and smoke shops can open and restricting their signage, citing rising youth vaping rates and similar ordinances in other West Virginia counties.
A Buckhannon man faces a third-offense domestic battery charge after a woman said he struck her in the face and hit her leg with an ATV.
Police have identified the 32-year-old Rock Cave man who died Oct. 31 after losing control of an ATV on Gougerville Road. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Buckhannon officials voted to remove four trees around the Charles W. Gibson Public Library after an inspection found two were dead or dying and another showed significant decay. The board also discussed replacing them with saplings and revisiting angled parking for the library.
