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DOH announces road closure

Newsroom@DominionPost.com  The West Virginia Division of Highways advises motorists of a road closure on Preston County Route 33, Gladesville/Independence Road (Market Street, near Newburg), at milepost 0.65. The closure will begin Monday and will continue until the work is ...

Preston town halls following different COVID precautions

KINGWOOD – Due to the ongoing pandemic, town halls in Preston County either continue to be closed to the public or have put other mandates in place for safety reasons.  At a Monday evening meeting of the Reedsville Council, Councilwoman Renee Stone argued in ...

Candidates may file for Preston County municipal elections

For those interested in running for mayor, recorder or council, now is the time to throw your hat in the ring. All but three Preston County municipalities are holding elections this year. Kingwood, Bruceton Mills and Rowlesburg hold their elections at the same time as the county and ...

Newburg begins work on water main extension

NEWBURG — Work on the Possum Hollow Road water main extension began Monday. “I was told it should be completed in two weeks, weather-permitting,” Newburg Mayor Edgar Fortney said about the project. Water from Lexington Coal’s closed deep mine seeped into the yards and wells on ...

Permit approved for Newburg water extension

NEWBURG — The next step has been taken toward extending water lines to families whose wells were contaminated by Lexington Coal. A permit application was approved Monday by the State Division of Highways (DOH) for roadside work related to the Possum Hollow Road water main ...

Halloween event planned for Newburg youngsters

NEWBURG — Just because COVID-19 has changed the way some cities will celebrate Halloween doesn’t mean kids will have to go without their candy.  There will be no door-to-door trick-or-treating in Newburg this year. But children will still be able to dress up and go ...