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YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

   Hello everyone, well the end of summer is finally here and we’ve taken a little bit of a break here at Lynn Murray memorial Library. Our Summer Reading Program finished out strong, with a fun treasure hunt with lots of treasures to be found.…

AND THEN AGAIN…….by Tamara Pettit

…….Saw a letter from Commissioner Eron Chek on Amendment 2 in a local newspaper.  She did a good job of explaining how she will vote yes on the amendment and why.    That puts her at odds with the County Commission Association which has come out…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

……The weather may be warm, hot actually, but all signs point to the arrival of Fall.   Kids are back to school; football and soccer have begun; and the clock is ticking down to General Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. …. Voters have a hard  choice…

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

…….What now?  With the resignation from her position as Principal of Oak Glen Middle School and the financial settlement of Mick vs Hancock County Board of Education, one would think the Board had closed the door on dealing with the Administrative Judge’s Ruling.  Not so.   …

AND THEN AGAIN……by Tamara Pettit

….I see them everywhere.  Parents with kids buying all the supplies to go to school.  Parents helping a kindergarten student pick out that first backpack.    Parents tearfully looking at bedspreads and laundry hampers for the college dorm.  Yep, it’s that time of the year.    Kids…

AND THEN AGAIN…..by Tamara Pettit

……Both the Hancock County Board of Education and New Cumberland City Council have work sessions coming up on important issues.   Tuesday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. the Board will have a work session.  Among the issues to be discussed are the following issues:  student admission…

AND THEN AGAIN…..by Tamara Pettit

…….The West Virginia Legislative Special Session is done.   It lasted a week.  Nothing was accomplished except spending the taxpayers’ money.  Take 134 legislators and multiply their per day rate; factor in cost of hotels and a per diem meal rate; and don’t for mileage for…

YOUR IMAGINATION STATION with Miss Connie

    Christmas in July has been going on at Lynn Murray Memorial Library as of late. We met on July 16 and made ornaments. The kids were able to make 4 or 5 different ornaments for their trees this year. We had wooden wreaths with…

AND THEN AGAIN…… by Tamara Pettit

……Judging from its agenda, it appears that the newly-comprised Board of Education is getting down to business tomorrow (Monday) night.    The Board has already moved it’s meeting to 6:30 p.m. to make the meetings more accessible to the public, many of whom found their work…