Tucker County

Civil rights trailblazer J. R. Clifford died on October 6, 1933, at age 85. He served in an African American unit during the Civil War and founded Martinsburg’s Pioneer Press, the first black-owned newspaper in West Virginia.

On July 13, 1861, the Battle of Corrick’s Ford was fought in Tucker County. After the Confederate defeat at Rich Mountain in neighboring Randolph County…

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection heard from the public Wednesday over whether it should allow coal mining to resume at a strip…

On March 20, 1864, a Civil War skirmish occurred at the north end of the Sinks of Gandy in Randolph County. In the shootout, Union troops killed three…

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported three additional cases of the coronavirus Thursday night.  Two residents of Tucker…

Five West Virginia counties will see federal funding to support improvements to their outdoor facilities.Nearly $800,000 in federal grant money has been…

Gov. Jim Justice is seeking a federal disaster declaration for a dozen counties in northern West Virginia hit by flooding in late July.Justice sent a…

Last weekend’s flash flooding in northern and north-central West Virginia has caused over $10 million dollars in damages.Eleven counties are facing damage…

On October 21, 1940, former West Virginia Governor William G. Conley died at the age of 74. The Republican started his career as a schoolteacher and…

The Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority is celebrating the completion of a segment of the road near the Tucker-Grant county line.The authority…