KINGWOOD — Should a Preston County ISP be awarded a pair of broadband improvement grants funding 11 projects with a cost of about $10.3 million, the required matching funds — […]
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Preston EMS gets first round of CARES funding
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission unanimously voted to reimburse the county’s EMS services the cost of workers compensation in 2020 using CARES funding. In total, $70,036 will be distributed […]
Automated license plate readers coming to Preston County
KINGWOOD — For the second week in a row, Preston County Commission learned the Preston County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The […]
Preston County Commission looks at future of its vehicles
KINGWOOD — The takeaway from a Preston County Commission work session to discuss the county’s vehicle fleet is it’s time to start thinking about and planning for the future. “I […]
Preston Commission buys new police vehicle; awards project bid
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission awarded a bid to clear stream blockages caused by Hurricane Ida and authorized the purchase of a new police cruiser using CARES money at […]
Preston Commission spends some CARES funds; gets update on stream blockage project
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission approved the expenditure of about $105,000 in CARES funding at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The unanimous vote funds 20 Tasers and supporting equipment […]
Preston Commission ready to spend some CARES money
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission is ready to spend some of its CARES money. The three commissioners met for a second work session Oct. 12 to discuss allocating the […]
Process to fix Ida damage moving along
KINGWOOD — The West Virginia Conservation Agency has been very helpful as it works with Preston County on stream restoration, streambank stabilization and stream blockage removal projects. That’s what County […]
Preston County pay raise hits snag
KINGWOOD — There’s a hitch in the Preston County Commissions plan to give county employees a pay raise retroactive to July 1 — previously worked overtime. The commission unanimously voted […]
Preston County employees to get pay raise
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission allotted $249,412.49 to officeholders for employee raises during a special meeting on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how much each office, such as […]
