Residents have been eagerly awaiting the start of construction for the hydro plant in New Cumberland. With groundwork laid in 1994 for a hydro plant at New Cumberland Locks & Dams, many worry that like hydro projects in the past, the latest hydro project will…
Hancock County Superintendent Dan Enich said the school system is following the WV School Board directive in abiding by the State Code that only allows for medical exemptions for those vaccines required to enter school. Enich responded to questions posed prior to the beginning of…
with Jeff & Mary Anne Woofter When Mary Anne and I began this journey with Parkinson’s and Early Onset Alzheimer’s, we quickly learned that faith would play a vital role in how we faced the challenges ahead. Our faith doesn’t erase the difficulties, but it…
…….I grew up in the “melting pot of America” where immigrants came to find their fortune in the dusty, dirty steel mill where they would perform backbreaking labor to secure their families’ future. It’s where a scarfer could make more than a bank president, live…
By Mark Patterson By some estimates, 600 MILLION cyber -attacks occur each day. Please advise whoever compiles those stats to raise last Monday’s count to 600 million plus one. I got hacked. Violated, humiliated, defenseless, -you name it, I feel it. Plus a few other…
Come to New Cumberland, WV, for the 16th annual Fall Riverfest on Saturday, September 27, and Sunday, September 28, 2025. River Avenue will once again be filled with entertainment, food, crafts, fun, and family. **The Riverfest is a real deal: Admission is free, entertainment is…
Christian Thaman, owner of Stainless Specialties, LLC, is New Cumberland’s newest Council member. Thaman who moved his business to the Southern end of town a year ago has revitalized the property and established a growing business. He affirmed his commitment to the town, by assuming…
By Mark Patterson Decades before artificial intelligence commenced those creepy imitations of human voices or began writing lousy articles on your computer’s home page, the stuff that Stephen Hawking warned would betray and potentially end humanity launched an assault that these days threatens the very existence…
……..I used to get Memorial Day and Labor Day confused when I was little. I knew one was at the beginning of Summer; One was at the end. As I grew older (and one would hope more knowledgeable) I learned that Memorial Day honored and…