Hometown News

Hometown News

COWEY PREVAILS IN COMMISSION RACE

Incumbent County Commissioner Paul Cowey retained his Clay District seat in a three-way race against Brett Lemley and Ted Arneault, Jr. Cowey received 1,071 votes (36.16%) while Lemley received 974 (32.8%) and Arneault 917(30.96). Seventy five votes separated Karen (Baier)Valenti…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…….The military banners hung in New Cumberland are awesome.   I wasn’t prepared for the emotional reaction I would have when I saw my Dad’s  banner hung on the corner of Pearl and Chester Street right where his office used to…

New Cumberland Honors Its Veterans

The community of New Cumberland is honoring those who served their Country through its military banners program. Eighty-two banners, purchased by the servicemen’s families, were quietly hung by volunteers over the past few days. The project has been orchestrated and…

JUST MY OPINION….by Tamara Pettit

       The Board of Education has been at the forefront of this Primary Election.  The attention on the race is unprecedented in Hancock County as is the number of candidates who put their name on the ballot for a job…

NEWELL BRIDGE SOLD TO LOCAL COMPANY

BY Jo Ann Bobby-Gilbert Newell, W.Va. – After 116 years of ownership by HLC Holdings Inc., parent company of The Fiesta Tableware Company, the Newell Bridge and Railway Company changed hands at midnight Wednesday. Officials of The Fiesta Tableware Company,…