MERRY CHRISTMAS!!While 2020 has been a difficult year, we still have much to be thankful for this Christmas at HOMETOWN NEWS. We are still here, bringing you the local news that matters to you. It hasn’t been easy as the COVID pandemic has meant many…
**Approved a leave of absence for Morgan Bricker and Stephanie Kuca;**Accepted the resignation of Lauren Masucci as a Multi-Categorical/Autism teacher at Oak Glen Middle;**Approved a transfer for Paul M. Guzzo from Custodian II, Allison Elementary, to Custodian III/GM, Weirton Elementary;**Accepted the resignation of Fran Games,…
Be a hero, save a life, wear a mask!Having a taste of illness this year has made me timid and afraid.Never having been afraid of anything before in my life, this is a very different cloak that I wear. It is neither my size nor…
The flags flew half-mast on Friday for Former Del. Sam Love. He served the 1st District from 1983 to 1996 and left his mark on this county in many ways. I first met Sam when I was Vice President of the State Council of college…
Merry Christmas! Swaney Memorial Library will be closed Thursday, December 24th through January 3rd, 2021. We will reopen at 10 a.m., Monday, January 4th. Until further notice, the library will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; from 3…
I wrote last week about a post-it note that was on my desk. When I came to this church there was a whole stack of those yellow notes in the desk and I have grown a habit of writing thoughts, quotes, and reminders down and…
I have previously mentioned my youthful fascination with the original portion of the Hancock County Courthouse. I will be the first to admit that I have no architectural training. In fact, I went to school in Pennsylvania where the academic year in grades 7-9 required…
Samuel A. Love, Jr., a longtime WV public servant passed away on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. He was 75 years old. Sam was born on July 24, 1945, in Morgantown, WV, the firstborn child to Samuel A. and Bertha Ivill Love, Sr. Sam grew up…