BUCKHANNON — On June 30ᵗʰ, LGBT activists placed rainbow pride flags around Buckhannon City Hall. This controversial placement occurred the day before the inauguration of the newly elected Buckhannon city council members and mayor. Sources tell Mountaineer Journal that Mayor David McCauley
TENNERTON — On June 26ᵗʰ, the Buckhannon-Upshur High School senior class of 2020 gathered at Freal “Red” Crites Football Stadium for their official graduation ceremony. This event occurred after students spent months learning remotely from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the
BUCKHANNON — On June 15ᵗʰ, Councilman CJ Rylands won re-election, after a near defeat by his opponent Shelia Sines. After an Election Night tie, Rylands managed to win by just 6 votes. Councilman Rylands obtained 437 votes, while Sines received 431 votes.
BUCKHANNON — In an exclusive interview, Upshur County County Clerk Carol Smith told Mountaineer Journal that there are approximately 21 absentee ballots and 7 provisional ballots that could decide the tie between Shelia Sines and incumbent Councilman CJ Rylands in Buckhannon’s city
BUCKHANNON — On June 9ᵗʰ, Jack Reger and Councilwoman Pam Cuppari-Bucklew were elected to serve on Buckhannon City Council. At 99 percent reporting, Reger received 531 votes at 15.7 percent. Councilwoman Cuppari-Bucklew gained 523 votes at 15.5 percent. Councilman-Elect Reger is a
BUCKHANNON — Councilman Robbie Skinner has been elected Mayor of Buckhannon, defeating the incumbent Mayor David McCauley by 12.7 points. Skinner successfully gained 54.8 percent of the vote, with McCauley receiving 42.1 percent. Mike Bodnar obtained 3.2 percent. In an interview with
BUCKHANNON — The Upshur County Board of Education is receiving public scrutiny after allowing Matthew Kerner to load school buses with food for children, despite a recent arrest for illegally possessing a firearm and aiming a firearm at an unarmed citizen. Additionally,
BUCKHANNON — Caiden Cowger has announced that Mountaineer Journal will provide live results of the 2020 Buckhannon City Election on Tuesday, June 9. This will be the first time that live election results in Buckhannon will be provided digitally, as the returns
BUCKHANNON — In a ballot submission summary provided to Mountaineer Journal by the Upshur County Clerk’s Office, 922 Buckhannon city voters have requested absentee ballots with 740 returning the ballots by mail. Approximately 41.64 percent of registered Democrats, 31.84 percent of registered
BUCKHANNON — On Wednesday, Buckhannon City Council candidate Shelia Sines and her supporters met on the northwest corner of Kanawha and Main Street campaigning for votes. The group arrived at approximately 11:30 a.m. concluding 3 hours later at 2:30 p.m. The average