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 ...
KINGWOOD — A representative from Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. (CEC) of Bridgeport and Kingwood sewer board members discussed improvements to the Kingwood sewer system during their Monday afternoon meeting. Members of the board looked over a map that displayed sites of ...
KINGWOOD — Bingo hosted by the Kingwood Lions Club is returning in April. Like so many other organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the club’s ability to fundraise. “This pandemic and stuff kind of held us down to having fundraising,” said Gary Livengood, a club member ...
KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council members voted unanimously to buy four RIT-Paks for the Kignwood Volunteer Fire Department at Tuesday’s meeting. Councilman Josh Fields said due to COVID, fundraising is diminished and the VFD needs new equipment, adding that portable air supply systems ...
Kingwood welcomes new police officer KINGWOOD — Kingwood’s newest police officer said he put a lot of thought into joining the force. “I thought about it for a long time. I have friends who are officers,” Officer Ben Mersing said. “I want to help the community, especially with ...