KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission voted to give $61,802.99 from its CARES money to the county’s EMS services to help with expenses from the last quarter. However, Commissioner Dave Price’s initial request was to obligate another $253,434 for additional expenses for the next ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission hired its first county coordinator on Wednesday. Joseph Hauger, 52, of Terra Alta, will start the job June 1, with a salary of $45,000 a year. “This is one of those positions where you feel like you can really make a difference in the county, ...
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission approved the purchase of essential HVAC tools at its most-recent regular meeting. Facility manager Joe LaRue told The Dominion Post the tools will cost about $3,900 and are needed to monitor and repair basically every HVAC system the county has. ...
Preston County’s clerk wants to give poll workers a pay increase. Currently, a poll worker gets $150 a day, which averages about $10 an hour, Clerk Linda Huggins told the Preston County Commission at its most recent meeting. She recommend that workers get an additional $25, for a ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s entire allocation of American Rescue Plan Act money can be reported under a single category. “The federal government assumes that everyone has had at least $10 million of loss and replace that much money. So it shortens your reporting. It does not ...
KINGWOOD — Two Preston County farms are one step closer to being protected by an easement and remaining as agricultural land forever. Program director of the county’s Farmland Protection Board LaDeana Teets asked commissioners to allow the board to move forward with the easement ...