CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties due to the winter storm event forecast to hit the state in the coming days. The National Weather Service predicts heavy snow, dangerous wind chills, and strong winds beginning today, Thursday,…
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today the approval of grants worth $1.99 million for 22 recipients through the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP Recycling Assistance Grants Program. Grants were awarded to state solid waste authorities, county commissions, municipalities, private industries, and nonprofit organizations. Funding for…
Chester City Council approved the1st reading of the 2024-02 Water Rate increase at Monday night’s meeting. The rate increase must be approved by the Public Service Commission. The second reading of the ordinance will take place at the next Council meeting and prior to the…
The City of New Cumberland put the municipal/city building up for auction at the end of February./1st of March. This marks the second time the property has been placed on online auction. Last time the City failed to get the minimum reserve. This time,…
In December, Lion Peggy Rocchio Lee was presented the Leonard Jarrett Award and Lion Alan Lee was presented with a Melvin Jones Fellowship! Both very deserving of this recognition. Lion Leonard Jarrett was recognized by the Lions of West Virginia as the founder of the West Virginia Lions Sight…
Hancock County Savings Bank’s Chester and Weirton branches collected Christmas gifts for children in need over the past several weeks as part of the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree project. Shown here is Captain Gene Hunt accepting the donated presents from employees of the bank.
Strangely enough, memories don’t always center around gifts, but favorite people now gone. When I asked Shannon her favorite memory, she answered in a nanosecond. Elby’s, her beloved Papa, her brother, Doug, and the five boisterous Webster clan. When Tamera, Susan, Michael, Matthew and Brian…
The family efforts of Tamara, Shannon and Abbi that bring you HOMETOWN NEWS each week wish you a blessed Christmas Eve. While Christmas Day is a time for rejoicing, Christmas Eve is a time for reflecting and remembering Christmas past and our loved ones who…
A “fractured family” Christmas Memory Getting Doug’s memories made me pause and remember Christmas of the past. First of all, I was so lucky to have a sister who was in charge of everything and everybody…..or so it seemed at the time. I think we…