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The Alpha Tau chapter (WV) of Alpha Delta Kappa, International Honorary Organization for Women Educators held its November meeting online via Zoom. President Diane Bowers called the meeting to order.The Thought for the Day, a reading from “Devotions for Teachers”, was given by Chaplain Kathy…

Preschool and Kindergarten had their very own visit to the Pumpkin Patch at ATA this year collecting their own pumpkins, and sensory station activities. Thank you to the students from the Hancock County School’s Career Center for creating some decorations and Mr. Stewart for the…

BOE Learns of “Never Alone Kids” Program

**Approved Ray Six as Assistant Girls’ Basketball Coach at Oak Glen High;**Approved Kenneth McElhaney as Head Boys’ Basketball Coach and Kenneth “Jake” McElhaney as Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach at Oak Glen Middle;**Approved John McGowan as Head Swimming Coach at Weir High;**Approved Paul Buffington, Larry Hood…

N.C. Receives Grant for Porter st.

New Cumberland City Council learned the City had been awarded a $10,000.00 grant from the Brooke/Hancock/Jefferson Planning Commission for Thrasher Engineering to study the drainage problems which continue to plague Porter Street at its November meeting. A update on Commerce Street also revealed progress continues…

And Then Again…

Tamara Pettit ……Thank you to each and every veteran without whom our nation would not be able to enjoy the freedoms we have. While we may or may not agree with the election results, the reality is we would not have the privilege of having…

Hancock County Oct. Property Transfers

Mary Latynski, Pear A. Ryan to Carol Hawthorn – $32.000.00Lois Ann Goppert to Andrew Carlier – $26,000.00Charles Cronin by POA, Richard B. Cronin, POA, to Nicholas Robinson – $135,000.00NIKITA, LLC to Sher E. Punjab, LLCElizabeth Joanne Faulkner, Robert Lee Faulkner by POA, Louanne Applegarth, POA,…

Reflections

Jeremy Alger Our church had a prayer meeting a few days ago. In that time I read a verse or passage of scripture and then gave a prompt as to how or what we should pray for at that time, and a few minutes later…

our History & our Heritage

Bill Kiefer The action at Philippi is significant for several reasons, but mostly it is remembered for being the first land battle of the Civil War. Some don’t give the action the dignity of classifying it as a battle, more of a skirmish maybe. But…