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PILOT PROJECT FOR BATTERY MANUFACTURING PLANT NOT APPROVED

The Hancock County Commission has  yet to approve  a PILOT agreement with a battery manufacturing facility in Hancock Count.  After being tabled in two previous meeting, the Commission opted not to approve it saying that the agreement does not yet qualify as a Pilot agreement. …

AARP Testifies on need for direct care workers

By Matt Young, West Virginia Press AssociationCHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Senate’s Workforce Committee, on Friday, heard testimony from W.Va. AARP President Jane Marks regarding the efforts of the state’s Direct Care Taskforce to combat the current staffing crisis. Jane Marks“I always say that AARP…

READ FULL TEXT OF THE STATE OF THE STATE

1 of 4 : Okay, we’ve got a lot to talk about tonight. The first thing that I want to be sure that we’re talking about, right off the get go is just this. I was early getting here tonight. Pretty good stuff. Now, think about this.We’re honoring…

AND THEN AGAIN……………………by Tamara Pettit

Never thought much about “The Sound of Silence” til lately. Since my husband died, that sound is deafening. That might be why we have pets “It’s another beating heart in the house.”  My friend, former Del. Bobbi Warner, explained to me why she traveled back…

NEW CUMBERLAND SEEKS TO FILL COUNCIL SEAT

The City of New Cumberland is seeking to fill the Ward I, Seat C Council seat from a vacancy created by the death of former Councilman Richard Blackwell. Sean Lauritzen, who formerly ran for Council against Mellissa Perkins, was present at the meeting to express…

MOORE NAMED TO PRESIDENT’S LIST

Shawn Moore Named to D&E President’s List ELKINS, WV (December 22, 2022) – Shawn Moore of Chester, West Virginia, a student at Davis & Elkins College, has been named to the president’s list for the fall 2022 semester. The president’s list includes all full-time students…

OBITUARY: SAUNDRA SWEARINGEN

Born, November 20, 1944, in Providence, RI., she was the daughter of the late Kenneth “Bud” and Ellen McGraw Burns. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Raymond V. Swearingen, and her brother, Kenneth Burns Jr. Sandy was a graduate of Chester High…