The Hancock County Board of Education recognized last year’s winners of the Golden Horseshoe Award at its June 14th meeting. Now completing their freshman year, the four Golden Horseshoe winners received the award during their eighth-grade year, but due to the Covid pandemic were…
Hello, summer! If you stopped in the library lately, you probably thought it was a little warm inside. Our A/C unit broke and has to be completely replaced, so please bear with us as we work to get it fixed! How are your…
I was pumping gas this morning and the truck next to me drew my attention with half a dozen bumper stickers. I understand that is the point of bumper stickers, so good job! The stickers varied. The biggest one was actually the website for the…
Robert Bailey Please come & join us at the Hancock County Museum as we kick off our new Hancock County History Lecture Series!The first presentation will focus on Tomlinson Run State Park. We will be discussing its expansive history. I think by the end of…
Counties President James Riffle, Sheriff of Marion County and WV Health Officer and Commissioner of DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health – Dr. Ayne Amjad. The certificate for unwavering gratitude to the Hancock County Health Department for OUTSTANDING SERVICE to all citizens in WV Counties for…
MARIETTA, OHIO (06/16/2021)– Marietta College’s Emma Reed of New Manchester, West Virginia, has been named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List. Any full-time Marietta College student completing at least 15 credit hours with a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.74 is recognized as a…
Gov. Justice declares Juneteenth as State holiday in West Virginia CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice today issued a proclamation, officially declaring Juneteenth as a State holiday in West Virginia. Juneteenth, which is held on June 19 each year, celebrates the ending of slavery in the…
Gov. Jim Justice is once again calling all West Virginians to grab their favorite fishing pole and get their bait and tackle box ready, because West Virginia’s Free Fishing Weekend is back this Saturday, June 12, and Sunday, June 13. During these two days, residents…
Weirton Event Center Schedule Announced Weirton, WV—The Top of WV Convention and Visitors Bureau announced today the Summer of 2021 schedule for the Weirton Event Center. “We are so pleased to be able to re-open after the 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid…