Hometown News

Hometown News

Hancock Democrat of the Year Named

Pam Allison a resident of Hancock County, was one of West Virginia’s Outstanding Democrats of the Year assembled at the recent 40th Outstanding Democrat Anniversary Celebration at the Roosevelt-Kennedy Dinner Celebration held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, in…

Tenaska Update

Scott Murray, manager of project development of Tenaska Development, confirmed that the Six property is not one of the two properties in Hancock County signed to drill test wells. Murray said the company does not release the names of those…

Obituary: William Charles Clark

William “Bill” Clark, age 84, of New Cumberland, WV passed away on October 13, 2025 after a long happy life. Born June 15, 1941 in Weirton, WV to the late William and Thelma Clark. Bill graduated from Weirton High School…

Fidelis Gamma Chapter Meets

    The Fidelis Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa International Honorary Organization for Women Educators met at Eat ‘n Park in Weirton, WV, on October 2, 2025, with 14 members and one guest.  Ruth Fuller introduced her guest, cousin Nancy…

Patterson’s Perspective

By Mark Patterson Golf has long considered itself some pastoral bastion of honor. Players embrace nature while meticulously counting their own strokes, penalize themselves for otherwise unseen infractions, and supposedly practice the sort of poised, considerate conduct that does the…

And Then Again……by Tamara

………Things finally were looking up in Weirton and Hancock County with Form Energy building a plant and employing workers. Both local and State officials praised the State’s Development Office for snagging the battery plant to be located on the former…