KINGWOOD -- Preston County officials appeared before the Preston County Commission at a work session on Tuesday to ask for pay raises for their employees. The officials overwhelmingly said their employees were talented, hard working, and in need of raises. Commission President Don Smith ...
KINGWOOD -- Preston County has wonderful EMS services, but they need a boost to improve their services. That’s why Commissioner Dave Price wants to inject about $400,000 of the county’s CARES money, of which it has $922,018.55, into the county’s EMS programs and establish a yearly ...
KINGWOOD -- Preston County Office of Emergency Management/911 is collecting damage reports related to Hurricane Ida and is working to clear blocked streams before another significant rain. Director Duane Hamilton told the Preston County Commission at its Tuesday meeting about the ...
KINGWOOD -- COVID-19 cases are increasing across the country and Preston County is no exception. As of Monday, the county's infection rate was 63.24% and its positivity rate was 9.4%, V.J. Davis, administrator for the Preston County Health Department told the Preston County Commission at ...
KINGWOOD — While working in private practice, Preston County Prosecuting Attorney James Shay noticed most prosecutor offices in the state employ an in-house investigator. Shay said hiring one for Preston County is one of the platform ideas he campaigned on. “The thing about having ...
KINGWOOD — E-cycling and trash were the main topics of discussion at the Wednesday evening meeting of the Preston County Solid Waste Authority. Don Smith, who represents the Preston County Commission on the board, said the Aug. 18 e-cycling event collected 21,331 pounds (17.1 tons) of ...