MORGANTOWN — Two segments in Monongalia County and the entire width of northern Preston County are included in NextEra Energy Transmission’s preferred route for its MidAtlantic Resiliency Link transmission project. […]
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Four-state coalition urging residents to get familiar with MARL
MORGANTOWN — A four-state coalition is urging residents of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia to become familiar with the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link project – a 105-mile “major highway” of […]
Preston County Senior Citizens hoping for new building
KINGWOOD — A possible new building, the annual Spring Fling, and Off Our Rocker Yard Sale make the coming two months busy ones for the Preston County Senior Citizens.A funding […]
Preston County students assist with flag retirement
KINGWOOD — Preston County Middle School hosted a retirement of more than 400 flags recently.The event was attended by 300 students and 30 school employees, along with members of the […]
82nd Queen Ceres honors community efforts, acts as an inspirational beacon for the younger generation
Julia Phillips can remember the Buckwheat Festival days of her childhood spent looking up to Queen Ceres, but never imagined herself standing in the queen’s place, waving to a crowd […]
Buckwheat Festival’s First Maid of Honor continues lifelong participation in festival’s pageants
Ella Seese grew up as one of five princesses in her family. That is, she and her four sisters have served on the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s children’s court, reigned […]
First runner-up to King Buckwheat emphasizes festival’s spotlighting of community spirit
In previous years, William Estep has admired friends who served on the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s Royalty Court and saw the ways their experiences on that court enriched their lives. […]
Buckwheat Festival’s second maid of honor fulfills childhood dream and family legacy
A young girl at the Preston County Buckwheat Festival stands next to her mother, sharing a funnel cake. As they watch the Royalty Court’s parade float pass by, the girl […]
Second runner-up to King Buckwheat continues family legacy spanning six decades
Photographs fill the homes of Kaden Hayes and his family depicting his uncle, aunt and cousins during their reigns on the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s Royalty Court as various chapters […]
King Buckwheat proud of agricultural roots in Preston County
For this year’s King Buckwheat, the 82nd Preston County Buckwheat Festival will no longer be just an opportunity to compete against friends in the fair’s livestock barns, but a chance […]
