Hometown News

Hometown News

CHANGE AWARDED CHILD ADVOCACY GRANT FUNDS

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has awarded $2,118,686 million in West Virginia Child Advocacy Center (CAC) Grant program funds to 22 projects.  Locally, CHANGE, Inc. was awarded $89.664 to provide and coordinate child-centered, site-based services to…

SIGNS WITH WV TECH

Oak Glen athlete Kyler George has signed to play with West Virginia Tech. Pictured at his signing are (seated left to right)Matthew Greenlief, Kody George, Stacey Camerlin, Kyler George, Josh Weltner, Travis Simpson, and Xavier Howard and (standing left to…

HANCOCK DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee and Hancock County Democratic Women held their monthly meetings respectively at B4 Bar and Grill, 180l Pennsylvania Avenue, Weirton (T. Kosciusko Hall downstairs) on May 16th with Chairman Kathy Link calling the meeting to…

OGMS HONORROLL

Oak Glen Middle School 2022-2023 Honor Roll – 4th Nine Weeks Grading Period 5th Grade Straight A Honor Roll:   Layla Adkins, Tristan Allison, Lilly Blake, Laila Brown, Kane Cashdollar, Brooklynne Cowart, Patrick Curtis, Corban Devore, Cannin Dittman, Bristol Eckleberry, Laikynn Eckleberry, Lillian Frey,…

SALERNOS WIN YARD DECORATING CONTEST

            The city of New Cumberland and the NC Volunteers sponsored a house decorating contest for the month of May to encourage residents to decorate their houses and yards for the Memorial Day celebration.  Everyone was asked to bring out…

OBITUARY: ELENORE COLLINS

Elenore Collins of New Cumberland, WV passed on June 4, 2023, at home with her family by her side. She was born November 22, 1935 in Weirton, WV to Joseph and Angeline ( Wojnar) Karpinski. Elenore graduated from New Cumberland…

AND THEN AGAIN……..by Tamara Pettit

……Together we can accomplish much………apart our energy is diluted and our results sporadic.  That certainly applies in Hancock County and economic development. …..I see where the Top of West Virginia Convention & Visitors Bureau are advocating for a convention and…