KINGWOOD — More than $10 million in gigabit speed fiber internet is coming to Preston County, thanks to a pair of state grants and the required matching funds from the Preston County Commission. “We're here today to tell you that the grants were funded by the state,” said Roberta ...
CHARLESTON — The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council donated nearly 2,000 packages of nuts and candy to local veteran organizations as part of the Care to Share program. The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond partners with the West Virginia Gold Star Mothers Association, a service ...
KINGWOOD — Kingwood Elementary's principal and a Preston County Board of Education member gave a thank you to everyone who helped when a flood caused by malfunctioning sprinklers destroyed most of the library’s books and more two weekends ago. The damage could have been much worse if ...
CHARLESTON — Sure, Preston and Pocahontas counties share some notable attributes when it comes to roads and weather. But the two will not share a DOH district anytime soon. Preston County will likely not leave the West Virginia Division of Highways District 4. The proposed change, ...
KINGWOOD — COVID cases are beginning to decline in Preston County as the delta variant transitions to omicron — but staffing and equipment problems caused by the virus still exist. Dr. Fred Conley, Preston County health officer, said Preston Memorial Hospital ran out of ventilators and ...
BY EVA MAYS When expecting a new baby, many parents feather the nest for the new arrival. Tiffany and Tyler Rice wanted to take it a step further — a bigger nest, with space for a lot of feathered friends (among other livestock). When Tiffany was pregnant with their first child, the ...