The Hancock Board of Education awarded the bid for work needed at the facilities at its meeting Tuesday night. Jim Davis Enterprises bid for catch basins, drainage, pipe installation, site work and lot paving at the transportation department was for…
Six middle and high school students from Hancock County, selected to attend the Governor’s Honors Academy, were recognized by the Hancock County Board of Education at Tuesday’s meeting. The students, school and areas of emphasis included: Taryn Arnold, Weir High,…
The New Cumberland Cemetery’s Avenue of Flags was on display bright and early on Memorial Day thanks to a group of volunteers who worked to put the more than 250 flags in the ground. Each of the flags has a…
Threatening skies did not deter members of Post 114 of the Newell Legion from conducting services at Kennedy Park Marina to honor veterans who had given their lives for our country
………It’s that time of year again. It may be allergy season, but all those teary eyes can’t be attributed to Mother Nature. Nope, graduation season brings about a strange malady of teary eyes in mothers. Fathers don’t seem to be…
On Tuesday, May 20th and Wednesday, May 21st, Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputies with the assistance of the Chester Police Department were performing drug interdiction in the northern part of the county. As a result of their efforts, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl…
There are a number of volunteers out there working really hard on their community projects. Whether it’s a fundraiser or an activity for the community, one of the biggest challenge is getting the word out to the public. There’s a…
Cloak & Dagger On the Air continues its eighth season this Saturday, May 24, at 4 p.m. with Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary: A Tommy and Tuppence Mystery Admission is free, although donations are always appreciated. Doors open at 3:30…
The Hancock County Commission is applying for a grant from the WV Courthouse Facilities Program to fund HVAC repairs for the original courthouse section of their building. Several weeks ago the aging system failed with the windows in that area…
Zachary White, 4H agent and WVU Extension agent, received an award from the Make It Shine program of the Dept. of Environmental Protection as “teacher of the year.” White taught a class on nature, conservation and the environment to third…