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DHHR RESPONDS TO OVERDILUTED VACCINES IN HANCOCK COUNTY

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy, with support from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Bureau for Public Health and partners from the Joint Interagency Task Force for Vaccines (JIATF), is working with Davis Brothers Pharmacy, a family-owned pharmacy with…

TED ARNEAULT TO SEEK COUNTY COMMISSION SEAT

                     Oak Glen Football Head Coach Ted Arneault announced his resignation from his coaching position and his intention to seek the Clay District seat on the  Hancock County Commission on Thursday.     Arneault  has served as Head Coach of the Golden Bears since 2015 and his…

NEW CUMBERLAND DEBUTS NEW LIGHTS

       The COVID Grinch may have dampened Christmas spirits last years,  but New Cumberland’s Christmas spirit is glowing this year.   Volunteers were busy erecting the Christmas wreathes and lights on Saturday and putting the finishing touches on River Avenue.   New to the holiday decorations are…

OUR HISTORY…..OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

Today we don’t realize it but the 1777 attack on Fort Henry was a Big Deal. So much so that a New Deal project of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt commemorates the 1777 event. How many of us have ever been in the Cove Station Post…

And Then Again….by Tamara Pettit

……And, then there were three.   Declared candidates for the Clay District seat on the Hancock County Commission now number three.   Popular Oak Glen Football Coach Ted Arneault announced his resignation as head coach to pursue the candidacy for County Commission this past week  (see letter…

Morrisey Files Suit on Vaccine Mandate

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with 11 other states, joined a lawsuit against the Biden Administration in opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates for health care workers, including those working for Medicare and Medicaid certified providers and suppliers.   The 12-state coalition filed…

IT’S CHRISTMAS IN YOUR HOMETOWN

  Have you noticed it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in our little corner of the world? Volunteers are popping up all over town stringing lights and decorating. The City Park was lit up Saturday, November 20,2021, thanks to the Park Board Families.…

MILITARY, FIRST RESPONDER PHOTOGRAPH CONTEST

CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice and First Cathy Justice invite all West Virginians to honor members of the United States Military and First Responders, by submitting photos to be showcased on two recognition trees that will be displayed during the upcoming holiday season. This year’s recognition trees…

SWANEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY

It’s my favorite time of the year at the library – No Fines November! If you have an overdue book, audiobook, or DVD, just bring it back to the library and your fine will be waived regardless of how overdue it is. If you come…