…….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…
NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — Twenty-one kindergarten through second-grade students traded traditional summer school activities for three days of hands-on science, health, and discovery during Hancock County WVU Extension’s Summer School Take-Over, held August 3–5 at A.T. Allison Elementary School. The program was created as an…
……….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,…
Wendy Greve from the law firm of Tucker Arenshine in Charleston will now serve as legal counsel to the Hancock County Commission at a rate of $258.00 Attorney Greve will advise the Commission on the donation to Family Excellence Care out of the Opioid Funds…
• Through the First-Generation Success Network Peer Mentoring Program, approximately 8–10 trained WVNCC student mentors will provide encouragement and guidance to at least 50 first-generation students throughout the academic year. The program will give new students an opportunity to connect with peers who have firsthand…
Augustin Stable’s homebred Zinhal, with only a maiden victory on his record in four starts, broke through in a big way with a strong victory in the Grade III $400,000 West Virginia Derby for 3-year-olds at Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races on Sunday, August 9.…