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Preston County History Day has free tours of eight historical sites

Community

KINGWOOD — Are you a history fan? Do you like visiting historical sites and museums?   If so, you might want to check out Preston County History Day this Sunday or the  third Sunday of the month  through September.   Deb Miller, Preston County History Day volunteer, said there are eight historical sites with free tours available to visit this year.   Old Hemlock,  near Brandonville, will be open  Sept. 15 only, with tours at 1  and 3 p.m. The 1782 stone/log home of renowned outdoors author George Bird Evans and his wife Kay ...

Twelfth Annual Golf FORE Life Tournament a success

Community

Twenty-seven teams participated in West Virginians for Life’s 12th Annual Golf FORE Life Tournament  July 13  at the Preston Country Club in Kingwood.  Winners of the challenges were Dave Sanders (Closest to the Pin), Chris Alasky (Longest Putt) and Rocky Starkey (Longest Drive). For their skills, Sanders won a discounted round of golf for four at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke; Alasky won a round of golf for four at Alpine Lake Resort; and  Starkey won was a round of golf for four at the Preston Country Club.  The winner of the Putting Contest prior to the ...

Nicole Riegel explores authenticity in music in her new film ‘Dandelion’

Entertainment

Nicole Riegel knows that when you’re from Appalachia, the region can have a hold on you. She explored that in her first film, “Holler,” and as her second film, “Dandelion,” is just out, she is looking at that again, this time through the lens of a musician.  In “Dandelion,” a young woman who goes by Dandelion decides to leave her home in Ohio to see if she can make a name for herself somewhere else. She goes to South Dakota for a motorcycle rally and while there, meets Casey, another musician. They have a musical and romantic affair, but she never loses her ...