WVNCC has been awarded aRapid Response Advance Grant from the West Virginia Community and Technical College System to deliver specialized training for public safety telecommunicators in partnership with the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International. Founded in 1935, APCO International is the world’s…
Although the final license is still to be granted to Current Hydro, LLC for the New Cumberland Hydro Electric plant, the Board of Education and Hancock County Commission have agreed upon an original PILOT project payment schedule. The proposed escalating PILOT/lease payment is $400,000.00 with…
by Tamara Pettit The Star It was just a star. Not even a fancy star, but a rough five-point star drawn with a fountain pen. The fountain pen, an elegant reminder of another time when your signature was your bond and your word was…
WHEELING, W.VA – West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is proud to announce its participation in the State Tuition Assistance for Necessary Degrees (STAND) Program, an initiative of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System that provides tuition-free opportunities for apprentices in U.S. Department…
The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) is aware of the August 21, 2025, letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights to West Virginia Health Departments participating in the Vaccines for Children Program (VCP) advising them that they…
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…
Charleston, W.Va. – West Virginia public school students are improving in English language arts (ELA), mathematics and science according to the most recent state assessment data. The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) received results from the 2024-2025 student assessments during its meeting today in Charleston.…
Hancock County teachers report for duty August 18 with Hancock County students reporting August 22 for a full-day of school. Superintendent Dan Enich said schools are ready and a new security system is in place. Enich said it had been a productive summer with numerous…
With just a few weeks left before the start of school, the Hancock County Board of Education acted on the following personnel issues: **Accepted the resignation of Stephanie Baumgardner as a countywide substitute teacher; **Assigned Mary Kimberland, Aries Headmond and Logan Rolhney as countywide substitute…