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Hunting & Fishing License Giveaway in WV

sGov. Jim Justice announced today that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) third annual Hunting & Fishing License Giveaway is officially open.  Anyone who purchases an annual 2022 hunting, trapping, or fishing license in the month of December will automatically be entered to…

West Virginia Registers 856 New Businesses

The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office registered 856 new businesses statewide during the month of November 2021 according to Secretary of State Mac Warner.  Wirt County led the state in the percentage of new business registration growth for the month with a total of three…

NEW CUMBERLAND CHRISTMAS PARADE SET FOR SATURDAY

The New Cumberland Christmas Parade is back! After a year’s hiatus due to COVID, even the Grinch couldn’t stop this year’s parade set for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, . Line up is scheduled for 4:00pm, parade at 5:00pm and a “walk through the lights” on River…

BETHANY APPOINTS INTERIM PRESIDENT

New leader tasked with transformation of academics, enrollment & fundraising for West Virginia’s oldest private college BETHANY, W.Va. (December 2, 2021) – Ken Bado, Chairman of the Bethany College Board of Trustees, today announced the appointment of Jamie Caridi, PhD, as interim president of the…

DHHR ANNOUNCES ENERGY ASSISTANCE GUIDELINES

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) announced applications for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) will be accepted beginning Wednesday, December 1, 2021, and ending at the close of business on Monday, January 31, 2022, or until funds are…

SEC. OF STATES DEBUTS NEW PORTAL

 The modernization of the WV Secretary of State’s Office continues to take place with the announcement today of the newly completed online State Register Portal. According to WV Secretary of State Mac Warner, the State Register Portal is used to submit public information and other filings…

AND THEN AGAIN ……………. By Tamara Pettit

……Don’t tell anyone, but I watched a Hallmark Christmas movie Saturday night. Ever the cynic, I have always held those made-for tv movies as the antithesis to the reality of the holidays…..heck to life as I know it. Create a fantasy of how life is…

HOMETOWN CHRISTMAS SLATED DEC 4 IN CHESTER

Chester’s Hometown Christmas will return on December 4 after a hiatus due to the COVID pandemic. The theme for this year’s celebration will once again be based on the Grinch movie with the theme being….”Christmas perhaps…..Means a Little Bit More in Chester. The parade will…

SOCCER TEAMS RECOGNIZED BY BOARD OF EDUCATION

Two Hancock County soccer teams were recognized by the Hancock County Board of Education at Monday’s meeting.   Board President Danny Kaser  congratulated t the 2021 Oak Glen High’s Girls’ Soccer Team for being  2021 OVAC Champs  and Weir High’s Boys’ Soccer Team for being 2021…