Town of Bancroft

09/12/2026

What a successful Town Cleanup Day in Bancroft! 💚💛
A HUGE thank you to Council members Bethany Adkins, Matt Booth, Thomas Frame, Johnny Hackett, and Mark Erwin for showing up, pitching in, and putting in the work today!
A special thank you to John Rhodes, his son Riley, and Mountain State Waste/Casella for going above and beyond to help us. We truly appreciate you!
And THANK YOU to all of our citizens who took advantage of today to clean up around their homes and help clean up our community. Every little bit makes a difference! 💚💛
It was a great day of people working together for our little town. Bancroft may be small, but we can get some stuff done! 😊💚💛
I hope you all know how much I appreciate you and everything you do for our little town. 💚💛
— Jami

08/29/2026

Wow! What a great day for a picnic and y'all turned out for a wonderful time of fellowship, fun, and food. Those who live here, worship here, grew up here, and love it here are what make The Croft so special. Share your own photos from today in the comments!

08/25/2026

Parents, I need your help.

Please talk with your kids about the unsafe riding of dirt bikes and four-wheelers, etc through town. They are your responsibility, and we want to keep them—and everyone else—safe.

The Sheriff's Office is aware of the situation, and continued unsafe or unlawful riding may lead to law-enforcement action, including consequences involving the vehicles. I would much rather see this handled at home.

Please help us address this before someone gets hurt. If you have questions, I encourage you to call me at 304-550-7817.

—Mayor Jami Echols

08/24/2026

Happy first day of school, Putnam County students! Whether you're a Hometown Hornet, a Poca Dot, or anything else, we hope you have a great year! 🖍️📖😎
And of course we have to send a special shout-out to our favorite educator, Mayor Jami Beth Echols. We know you're going to lead your students to do and be their very best! 👩‍🏫

08/21/2026

Look like fall color will be a little later than usual this year. Are you heading somewhere beautiful to peep the fall foliage in West Virgina?

📣🍁 Attention leaf-peepers! 🍂 The moment you've been waiting for has finally arrived... We're excited to share our 2026 Fall Foliage Forecast! ✨

This year, we're switching things up. 👏 Each week, we'll be sharing a live leaf map update. 📍 So be sure to follow on all socials, tag us in your stunning fall photos and head to wvtourism.com/fall to start planning your trip today. 📲🍁☕️🎃

08/14/2026

We received the following message from a concerned citizen: "If parents are allowing their children to ride 4-wheelers on roads, they need to make sure those kids are following road rules... Please, people! Talk to your kids about riding SAFELY! I'm not trying to get these kids in trouble, just trying to bring awareness."

The citizen indicated that the ATVs were driving at a fast speed in the lane of incoming traffic, and the driver had to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting the youth. Even when not traveling at excessive speed, any collision on an off road vehicle is likely to cause injury.

§20-15-2. Definitions.