A hydroelectric power plant may be coming to the New Cumberland Locks and Dam. HOMETOWN NEWS has learned that on Sept 28, 2020 “Current Project 19, LLC” filed an application for a preliminary permit with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposing to study the feasibility of…
Introducing 2024’s Baby New Year, Lucca Joseph. Little Lucca is seen here with his parents, Cameran Jackson and Joey Gabrielli of Steubenville. He was born New Year’s Day at 6:29pm at WMC and weighs 6 lbs. and 10 oz. and is 21.5 inches long.
……..And here I sit again on New Year’s Eve. There are reports of parties and dancing even drinking and frivolity. But, in all my years, I never saw it. Once I was old enough to go drinking and dancing, I was already a young mother. …
Design underway for permanent repairs to Jennings Randolph Bridge Contractors Modjeski & Masters are designing plans for permanent repairs to the Jennings Randolph Bridge in Chester, as West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge engineers prepare to reopen the span. The bridge, which carries US 33 across…
BY CONNIE DOUGHTY My greatest Christmas memory is from when I was a child, that carried over into my adult life. When we were young, my sister and I, as far back as I can remember, Mom and dad always took us out on Christmas…
……The backhoe outdid itself this year proving their is no limit when Santa and Pat Jones put their minds together for a parade! ….The New Cumberland Christmas Parade was fantastic. It was the biggest and best I remember in all the years the community has…
I have a vested interest in racetrack video lottery…..I and the late Del. Sam Love birthed it in 1994. We spent many long hours going over the percentages of where the net terminal revenue should go and my status as the delegate who huddled in…
>…..I used to put my tree up like a whirling dervish the weekend after Thanksgiving. I did it all by myself. Many times throughout my life I have been alone and that did not bother me. It was just that no one had the commitment, the intensity, the…
…..The beginning of buck season coinciding with Thanksgiving has always perplexed me. With no hunters in my family, I didn’t encounter deer hunters until I worked at Weirton Steel. The workers looked forward to deer season with the anticipation of young children looking forward to…