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 past involvement with the court as a Junior Princess in 2018 and various family members, including her parents, ...
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 since the early 1800s. Now, it serves as a major fundraiser for Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department. The department serves a mostly ...
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 president of the SWA, said recycling bins for aluminum and plastic, as well as trash cans, will be placed on the ...
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 Raybeck read a letter from the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) concerning this year’s Preston County ...
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After years of competing in the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s livestock shows, James “Jimmy” Peaslee has achieved a longtime goal — earning the title of King Buckwheat. Preston High School senior and Albright resident Peaslee is a fourth-generation ...
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger As a little girl, Taylor Holt dreamed of being Queen Ceres of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival, an agriculture fair and carnival held annually in Kingwood. After months of working for the title, Holt has earned the title of Queen Ceres LXXX. Preston High ...