by Mark Patterson We embarked with nervous excitement. A somewhat familiar 40-minute drive would take us 5 miles north to route 30, at which point a hard right would head through Clinton, with just several more minutes to our destination,…
The former CFO of Hancock County Schools, Joe Campinelli, has filed a grievance against the Hancock County Board of Education for his termination. Campinelli asks to be immediately reinstated; receive all back pay due him plus interest at the statutory…
From our Hometown News family to your family we wish you a blessed Christmas. The communities and their residents have endured tough times and are facing challenging times to come. Employees of the Hancock County School District went home for…
……Christmas is all about memories. The magical ones live forever in our hearts. Unfortunately, death, tragedy and sickness observe no holiday and those memories also take up space in our memory bank emerging at unexpected moments. But time often softens…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Larry Pack today announced improvements to the West Virginia ABLE program due to the passage of the federal ABLE Age Adjustment Act, which includes expansion. Today also marks the 11thanniversary of the Achieving a Better Life Experience…
Students from Oak Glen Middle School who were winners in the Patriot Pen competition were recognized at Monday’s Board of Education meeting. The national contest is open to grades six, seven and eight with the focus of the 300 –…
CHARLESTON – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia endorsed a settlement agreement Wednesday to provide an additional $5.2 million to Mountaineer Gas Co. for pipeline replacement and other infrastructure upgrades. The agreement negotiated among the parties involved the company’s…
Hancock County Superintendent Dan Enich took to the offence at Monday night’s Board meeting as he said he had been the one to contact the State about financial irregularities. “The State didn’t come to me, I went to the State,”…
by Mark Patterson In the early 19th century, Washington Irving, who wrote such classics as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and Rip Van Winkle, set his fabled pen to Christmas, with a public service in mind: to call out the use…
West Virginia Northern Community College announces evening short-term welding classes WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) announces a new series of short-term, evening welding courses offered through its Continuing Education & Workforce Development Department on the…