The start of the 2026/27 school year found teachers and school service personnel reporting to different positions,classrooms and schools as the County school system dealt with a reduced budget. The Board of Education learned of the following assignments approved by Michele Blatt, State Superintendent of…
Hancock County Schools excelled in State testing and student achievement despite a year of turmoil. Those attending the Board of Education meeting Monday night heard a report from Kristen Bissett, regarding the test scores from last schoolyear. “Proud, Focused, Achieving, Hancock County Excellence in Action,”…
…….I am never more impressed by the citizens of small towns than when fall is approaching and time to start school rolls around. It’s a call to action for each club, charitable group, fellow students make sure the kids have everything they need for the…
As families across Hancock County prepare for another school year, members of the Panhandle Pioneers 4-H Club are helping make the transition a little easier for local families through a back-to-school hygiene drive. The 4-H members recently planned and completed a community service project that…
An item on the Hancock County School Board meeting on May 27 certified and ratified the suspension of an employee who had been placed on an administrative leave. That translates to an employee on suspension getting paid during the time he/she is off. The employee…
Hancock County 4-H Camp 2026 was a week filled with learning, adventure, friendship and opportunities for young people to discover new interests and challenge themselves.This year’s camp brought together 61 campers, including 25 Cloverbud campers, along with 23 adult staff members who helped make the…
CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – A drug trafficking and money laundering network operating from Detroit, Michigan, to Morgantown, West Virginia, has been dismantled following a coordinated multi-state investigation, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey announced today. “When agencies come together to take poison off the streets, communities are…
……….When I entered the cramped Hancock County Commission Meeting on Friday, I felt like I was tumbling down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland. I never know what will transpire. I always feel I’m late to the table to get the information I need,…
New Cumberland, W.Va. – Students in Hancock County will have the opportunity to eat a no-cost breakfast and lunch at school through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program. The CEP was enacted as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and provides universal meal…