Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- The Upshur County Sheriff's Department, Buckhannon Police Department and Buckhannon detachment of the West Virginia State Police arrested six people Friday on drug-related charges.
That number was what could be confirmed via records in the Upshur County Courthouse at the close of the business day Friday and could increase.
Sheriff David Coffman said the local law enforcement ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 18th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- The West Virginia State Police have arrested a man for allegedly failing to change his sex offender registration.
On Thursday, May 16, Sgt. J.L. Clay was attempting to serve a DMV revocation order for a license plate issued to Darrell Ware, 45, according to the criminal complaint in the Upshur County Magistrate Clerk's office.
Ware had registered his ...more
Posted: Sunday, Jun 16th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- The Buckhannon Police Department is investigating a single vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 33 and Brush Fork Road Thursday afternoon.
The wrecked occurred around 3:05 p.m.
Terry White, 33, of Southfield, Mich., was driving a blue Ford F-350 and hauling a trailer with two vehicles on it, according to Buckhannon Police Chief Matt Gregory.
When ...more
Posted: Sunday, Jun 16th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- The West Virginia State Police are looking for the driver of a motorcycle that crashed on the Glady Fork Road Wednesday morning.
Cpl. T.A. Menendez said he and Senior Trooper J.A. Rich II were traveling south on Route 20 when they spotted a 2001 Harley Davidson motorcycle sitting behind the guardrail on the St. Clair turn -- ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- It was a surprise award for Buckhannon-Upshur Middle School's retiring band director and the highest honor given by the Phi Beta Mu -- the National Bandmasters Fraternity.
Andrew Scott was selected as West Virginia's Outstanding Band Director for 2012-2013 and formally presented with his award during a surprise announcement at B-UMS Tuesday morning.
Scott said ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
CLARKSBURG -- Two individuals formerly employed at Hot Stuff and Cool Things have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Clarksburg, according to a release from U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II's office.
Jeremia J. Phillips, 30, and Derrick L. Calip, 40, were each sentenced to 21 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, with ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- It was a crisp September morning in 1863 in Centerville, W.Va. when members of the Upshur County 133rd Militia State Troops arrived for their weekly drill. But the drill would quickly turn sinister as members of the Confederate Army surrounded the unarmed militia, which was forced to surrender and then march south.
Out of the original 70 ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- The first reading of the Junk Storage ordinance was approved unanimously by Buckhannon City Council during Thursday's meeting.
The ordinance will prohibit storing or collecting certain materials -- including junk, rubbish, clutter, litter, debris, lumber, upholstered furniture and other materials not normally intended or designed for outside use -- on any enclosed porch, front yard, balcony, deck or ...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- The Buckhannon Police Department is down another man after the recent resignation of Ptl. Jose Boursiquot.
Buckhannon City Police Chief Matt Gregory confirmed that Boursiquot resigned from the police force on May 17.
Buckhannon mayor Kenny Davidson said Boursiquot resigned for personal reasons.
Boursiquot's resignation leaves the police department two officers short.
...more
Posted: Tuesday, Jun 11th, 2013
BUCKHANNON -- Eighty-six civilian employees at the West Virginia Army National Guard will be affected by the planned furloughs under the Department of Defense beginning July 8.
According to information from Lt. Col. David P. Lester, public affairs officer with the West Virginia National Guard, 76 civilians at the United States Property and Fiscal Office and 10 from the ...more
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