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…
The Hancock County Board of Education entered into a contract with David F. Cross, an attorney in Wellsburg who previously represented the Board at Monday’s meeting. The vote to approve the contract passed on a 2 to 1 margin with Board Vice President Ed…
WVU Extension, Hancock County will be sponsoring another grant writing workshop on December 6th from 2 pm to 4 pm. The workshop will take place at the New Cumberland City Building and be led by Norm Schwertfeger. Schwertfeger, MPA, is a seasoned great writer, with…
……..The latest poll in a local daily paper was interesting. It asked the question “Do you think Joe Manchin should run for president” and 64% of the respondents said yes. Yet poll after poll indicates Gov. Jim Justice would beat the pants off of Manchin…
In a continuing effort to better the educational system in Hancock County and meet the requirements for teaching assistants in pre-K through third grade, a new program has been launched. The Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher (ECCAT) program provides high school students interested in pursuing…