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Baked goods made and sold in Preston County

MASONTOWN — Blueberry Hill Yum-yums, a one-woman operation, is creating delicious baked goods for Preston County. Billi Collins, a lifelong Prestonian, has been baking since she was 7 or 8 — old enough to stand on a stool to reach the kitchen counter. She learned through ...

Upcoming music festival to follow current ordinance

KINGWOOD — Yonderville Music & Arts Festival will proceed under Preston County’s current mass gathering ordinance when it arrives at the end of June. Maxwell Stone, the organizer of the festival, emailed asking for confirmation he would be operating under the current ordinance, ...

Preston voting precincts finalized

KINGWOOD — Some Preston County voters will cast ballots at new polling places in the upcoming May 10 primary elections. That’s because Preston County commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to finalize the proposed changes. “I think it’s good,” Commissioner Dave Price told ...

Christmas goal leads to small business for Soap-A-Saurus maker

In October 2014, Sarah Cartron thought to herself, “I’m going to learn how to make soap, and I’m going to give everyone soap for Christmas.” She turned that whim into a reality. That same year I tried my hand at soap making too, also for the main purpose of giving handmade soap as ...

The Top Reasons People Call 211

We’re so often trying to get the word out about what United Way does for this community that it’s often difficult to describe everything in just a few sentences. But if there’s one main takeaway that we’d like to impart on everyone, it’s that if you’re in need, all you need to do ...

Renewal of VFD levy to appear on Preston ballots in May

KINGWOOD — Preston County voters will have the option to renew a levy supporting its volunteer fire departments in May’s primary election. The Preston County Commission unanimously authorized the county clerk to place the levy on the ballot at its regular meeting on Wednesday. Chief ...