KINGWOOD — Preston County commissioners received the first check from the Opioid Settlement Funds during their Tuesday meeting. Hunter Mullens of Mullens and Mullens hand-delivered the $599,802.64 check to commissioners and said Preston County would receive future checks from the ...
REEDSVILLE — Members of Vietnam Veterans Post 977, along with John Hyre, director of the Preston County Sheltered Workshop, filled 40 boxes of food to provide Christmas dinner for local Preston County veterans in need. Items in the box included a ham, potatoes, canned vegetables, rolls, ...
KINGWOOD — Five Preston County families will have a merrier Christmas thanks to the members of the Community Engagement Group and the City of Kingwood. The group organizes all of the cities public events, like those held at Halloween and Christmas. Each child participating in the ...
KINGWOOD — In February 2019, Preston County passed a five-year levy that generated $4.5 million per year to support building upgrades and repairs, field trips, on-site learning experiences, instructional, office supplies and additional personnel at Preston County Schools. That levy runs ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County Clerk Linda Huggins said she is not happy about a $500,000 miscalculation. During an interview, Huggins said she was told the commission had more money than they ever had and it was accumulating a lot of extra money in carryover. She said she wondered what they ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s newest magistrate was sworn in Friday afternoon. Peggy Pase was sworn in by Circuit Court Judge Stephen Shaffer. She will finish the term left vacant by the September death of Cindy Diann McCrobie, who was elected in 2022. “I have a passion for law and ...