KINGWOOD – Preston County Parks and Recreation requested funding in the amount of $25,000-$35,000 from the Preston County Commission Tuesday. Rachelle Thorn, executive director of PCPaR, said the organization’s overhead […]
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PC Solid Waste sets ecycling event for August
KINGWOOD – The annual countywide Preston County ecycle event has been scheduled for Aug. 21 at the Kingwood Civic Center. More information will be available later. Due to the amount […]
Rowlesburg hopes to build on higher ground to avoid flooding
By Jeniffer Graham JGraham@DominionPost.com ROWLESBURG – Rowlesburg officials are looking at ways to keep flood water from damaging their $150,000 commercial building. The building houses the park’s kitchen equipment and […]
Preston Commission plans to fight proposed closure of Hopemont Hospital
KINGWOOD – Members of the Preston County Commission said they will send individual letters to their state delegates opposing the closing of Hopemont Hospital. Hopemont Hospital is a 98-bed, licensed, […]
Blueprint Community wants to partner with Kingwood
KINGWOOD – The Blueprint Community Committee is working to attract more businesses to downtown Kingwood. Kingwood City Clerk Michelle Whetsell, who is also a member of the Blueprint Community Committee, […]
Raymond Wolfe Center continues to help those in need during pandemic
KINGWOOD – When the pandemic began, Catholic Charities Raymond Wolfe Center’s volunteer enrollment dropped to only a few. Now they are coming back. “I was reflecting about how we provided […]
Kingwood considers change to business license fees
KINGWOOD – Kingwood City Council is considering a possible change in business licenses. Council would like to make getting the licenses easier for both business owners and the employees who […]
Hopemont Hospital among those to close, if bill passes
KINGWOOD – House Bill 2626 was introduced last week by the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee in an effort to close four state-owned hospitals, one of which […]
Reedsville Council reminds property owners to keep sidewalks clean
REEDSVILLE – The Town of Reedsville reminded residents sidewalks in front of homes must be kept clean by the homeowner. Mayor Jason Titus said, in a letter from town attorney […]
Kingwood Council passes traffic issue to McDonald’s
KINGWOOD – Traffic problems at McDonald’s were discussed at the Tuesday evening meeting of Kingwood City Council. McDonald’s is at 211 Main St., and traffic from the business exits and […]
