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LIONS PROVIDE VACCINATION INFORMATION

New Cumberland Lions Club members, First VP and Nurse Practitioner Jeanne Cox and Lion Jim Gillespie,  provided a vaccination information table on October 19th at the Davis Pharmacy.  It was extremely successful with fifteen flu shots given by Pharmacist and Lion Jeff Davis.  Local resident Brenda…

BLUE RAIDER BASKETBALL WARM-UPS COME HOME

Over the last 25 years, local history buff George Hines has been collecting pictures and other memorabilia to create a New Cumberland Area Museum at the old high school building.  The pictures of every graduating class were already on the walls, but he wanted to…

HEALTH DEPARTMENT HOLDS CANCER AWARENESS EVENT

The Hancock County Health Department expanded the focus of its awareness event from breast cancer to all types of cancer and held a walk to support those fighting cancer and to honor those who have passed from the dreaded disease. The participants ranged in age…

TRICK OR TREAT

NEW CUMBERLAND, WV – Trick or Treating hours in the unincorporated areas ofHancock County are set for 5:30p.m. to 7:00p.m. on October 31 and withHalloween right around the corner, Hancock County Sheriff Gittings stresses theimportance of safety during trick or treating. Statistics show the leading…

CLOAK & DAGGER RETURNS

Cloak & Dagger On the Air returns to the Top of WestVirginia Convention & Visitors Bureau this Saturday, Oct. 19, at 4 p.m. with four More Tales from the Inner Sanctum. Admission is free, although donations are always appreciated. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., with…

LANE CLOSURE ON JENNINGS RANDOLPH BRIDGE

Lane and Ramp Closures on US 30, Jennings Randolph Bridge, to Begin Monday, October 21, 2024 Hancock County, W.Va. –  A portion of US 30 (Jennings Randolph Bridge), near milepost 0.16, will be restricted to one lane, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., beginning Monday,…

ALPHA TAU

The Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its October meeting at the Swaney Memorial Library in New Cumberland. The meeting was called to order by President Fran Jones. The Thought for the Day, given by Chaplain…

NEW CUMBERLAND YARD OF THE MONTH

          Congratulations to the Langley family of Second Avenue in New Cumberland.  Their yard was chosen as the winner for August’s Yard of the Month Award.  A mixture of both annual and perennial flowers line the front and both sides of the house, and the…

NC LIONS HOLD CLEAN-UP DAY

October 5 was a beautiful morning to collect trash! We collected 14 bags from a 3-mile stretch just outside of New Cumberland in a little more than an hour with 10 Lions and 1 guest. Thanks to (from left) Lions Jim Wells, Jim Gillespie, Chuck…