KINGWOOD — Cars filled the Kingwood Civic Center parking lot Sunday as the annual Buckwheat Festival Car Show got underway. One of the most unusual vehicles on […]
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More than cakes at Buckwheat Festival
KINGWOOD — Volunteers kept pouring the batter and the buckwheat cakes kept disappearing from plates at the Kingwood Community Center Friday. Also highlighting the 81st Annual Preston […]
For the buckwheat cake inexperienced
On the very slim chance you didn’t already know, it’s Buckwheat Festival weekend in Preston County. Festivities started Thursday, but they continue well into today and tomorrow. […]
Buckwheat Festival’s 81st King Buckwheat proud to represent Preston County
As a child, Carson Stone struggled with public speaking. Through his reign as King Buckwheat LXXXI, Stone has seen firsthand the benefit of putting yourself out there […]
Buckwheat Festival’s 81st Queen Ceres fulfills legacy
In 1988, Shannon Smith Wolfe was crowned Queen Ceres XLVII of the 47th Buckwheat Festival. 34 years later, her daughter Autumn Wolfe has continued the legacy as […]
81st Buckwheat Festival’s First Maid of Honor and Escort honored to be a part of the festival, ‘Hard work pays off’
The 81st Buckwheat Festival Royalty Court features First Maid of Honor Piper Slinka-Petka and her escort, runner-up to King Buckwheat Alex Burns. Slinka-Petka competed for a position […]
81st Buckwheat Festival’s Second Maid of Honor and Escort reflect on past memories of the festival
The 81st Buckwheat Festival Royalty Court features Second Maid of Honor Marli Phillips and her escort, Evan Keech. Phillips ran for the Buckwheat Festival Royalty Court after […]
Annual Buckwheat Festival kicks off next weekend
KINGWOOD — The first Preston County Buckwheat festival was held in 1938 as a way to promote the local buckwheat industry. Buckwheat had been a staple crop […]
Buckwheat goes green: Recycling bins will be placed on festival grounds
KINGWOOD — Recycling at the Buckwheat Festival was among the topics discussed at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Preston County Solid Waste Authority. Don Smith, board […]
Commission discuss Buckwheat Festival concerns
KINGWOOD — Preston County Commission held a short meeting Tuesday morning and canceled a work session that was to take place later that afternoon. County Administrator Nathan […]
