AND THEN AGAIN…………….by Tamara Pettit
……Like most mothers the winds of time blow too swiftly for me. My brain told me when we I gave birth that these two kids would grow up and become adults, but in my hearts I froze them in time…
Hometown News
OBITUARY: Jacqueline Goodlin
Jacqueline R. “Jackie” Goodlin, 67, of Chester, passed away, on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Valley Hospice Care Center North in Steubenville. Born, on April 10, 1957, in Weirton, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Edith Barbera Howell. …
FOLKLIFE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM OFFERED
Charleston—The West Virginia Folklife Program, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council, is now accepting applications for its statewide Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hosted biennially, this program supports traditional artists working with dedicated apprentices on a yearlong apprenticeship in their…
HANCOCK COUNTY JUNE PROPERTY TRANSFERS
James R. Johnson, Jr. to Country Strong Rentals William Molchan to Haga Kameron, Kandace Weyand – $81,300.00 Bret M. Fankhouser to Dana M. Spataro – $159,000.00 Joseph A. Gagich to David James and Roseanne Living Trust Kevin Collins, Rachel Collins…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Recently while doing some family genealogy research I came across a treasure! In Newell, West Virginia, in the basement of the old Newell High School is the Tri-State Genealogical Society! The large room is filled with information about “our” ancestors!…
HANCOCK COUNTY JUNE MARRIAGE LICENSES
Sahad Ahmad Kahaleel Kharouf and Michelle Ann Moore Zachary James Hawkingberry and Danielle Renee Jones Peter Michael Palombi and Alison Maria Emery Dillon Allen Timblin and Morgan Renee Montgomery William Russell Riter and Kylie Marie Baker Donald Stephen Longstreth and…
WMC BIRTHS
CHESTER COUNCIL DISCUSSES IMPROVEMENTS TO CITY
Chester Mayor Ed Wedgewood and City Council are aware that their picturesque hometown has detriments that need addressed and they took action to remedy those problems. From feral cats roaming the neighborhoods to a growing population of rats on Virginia…
GILLETTE RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT OF HANCOCK COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chris Gillette, current President of the Hancock County Board of Education, was re-elected President of the Board on a 3-2 vote. Board Vice President Ed Fields was also nominated for the President’s position but failed to get the votes to…
NC LIONS SCHEDULE PULLED PORK SALE
Thank you to New Cumberland and the entire community again for supporting our pulled pork fundraiser on Saturday. We initially had some concerns about the weather, but fortunately the thunderstorms missed us.Thanks again to our Lion volunteers who endured the…