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HYDROELECTRIC PLANT MAY BE COMING TO NEW CUMBERLAND

A hydroelectric power plant may be coming to the New Cumberland Locks and Dam. HOMETOWN NEWS has learned that on Sept 28, 2020 “Current Project 19, LLC” filed an application for a preliminary permit with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposing to study the feasibility of…

AND THEN AGAIN…..by Tamara Pettit

……..And here I  sit again on New Year’s Eve.  There are reports of parties and dancing even drinking and frivolity.  But, in all my years, I never saw it.  Once I was old enough to go drinking and dancing, I was already a young mother. …

WV PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION TO REOPEN NEWELL/HANCOCK CASE

CHARLESTON – State regulators on Thursday agreed to reopen the case of a troubledNorthern Panhandle utility over funding issues.The petition involves The Newell Company, which was found by the Public ServiceCommission of West Virginia to be a failing utility in 2022. The Commission issued anorder…

HANCOCK COMMISSION APPROVES APPOINTMENTS FOR COMING YEAR

Hancock County ended the year finalizing preparations for a shared election with the City of Weirton and prepared for the new year by authorizing committee and personnel appointments for 2024. The effort to consolidate municipal and state and county elections whenever feasible has resulted in…

18 ADDITIONAL INTERNAL DEFECTS FOUND IN JENNING RANDOLPH BRIDGE

Design underway for permanent repairs to Jennings Randolph Bridge Contractors Modjeski & Masters are designing plans for permanent repairs to the Jennings Randolph Bridge in Chester, as West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge engineers prepare to reopen the span. The bridge, which carries US 33 across…

A CHRISTMAS EVE MESSAGE FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS

The family efforts of Tamara, Shannon and Abbi that bring you HOMETOWN NEWS each week wish you a blessed Christmas Eve.   While Christmas Day is a time for rejoicing, Christmas Eve is a time for reflecting and remembering Christmas past and our loved ones who…

MY CHRISTMAS MEMORY by Tamara Pettit

A “fractured family” Christmas Memory Getting Doug’s memories made me pause and remember Christmas of the past.  First of all, I was so lucky to have a sister who was in charge of everything and everybody…..or so it seemed at the time.  I think we…

MY CHRISTMAS MEMORY…by DOUG PETTIT

My holiday memory is more of a collage. A collection of warm memories of spending the daywith all of our family. The day always started at our house. When I was young, it was in ourhouse on Cemetery Road, which was particularly appropriate for us…