KINGWOOD – Concerns caused by the blowout at the T&T mine last week are not over, according to Amanda Pitzer, Director of Friends of the Cheat. “We don’t know what’s […]
Tag: Preston County
Herring Road project moves closer to completion
KINGWOOD – The Herring Road project is one step closer to fruition. During the Kingwood Water Board meeting Monday, Tim Rice, senior engineer for Potesta Engineering, said A. J. Burk […]
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Aurora, Reedsville
MORGANTOWN — Bonnie’s Bus, a 45-foot, state-of-the-art mobile mammography vehicle, will visit Preston County offering three-dimensional digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. Bonnie’s Bus, a service of […]
Preston Board of Health vaccinating homebound
KINGWOOD –- Preston County Health Department Administrator VJ Davis said 29.4% of Preston County residents have received their first doses of the COVID vaccine. He went on to say the […]
Returning to Neutral
WVU Today Heavy rains last week pummeled the region hard enough to overwhelm an acid mine drainage treatment plant’s plumbing system in Preston County, causing the discharge of untreated water […]
Man dies in work accident
Bruceton Mills — A 27-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene due to an industrial workplace accident last week. The accident occurred at Grant County Mulch, 1114 Glade Farms […]
PC Solid Waste sets ecycling event for August
KINGWOOD – The annual countywide Preston County ecycle event has been scheduled for Aug. 21 at the Kingwood Civic Center. More information will be available later. Due to the amount […]
Preston Commission plans to fight proposed closure of Hopemont Hospital
KINGWOOD – Members of the Preston County Commission said they will send individual letters to their state delegates opposing the closing of Hopemont Hospital. Hopemont Hospital is a 98-bed, licensed, […]
Blueprint Community wants to partner with Kingwood
KINGWOOD – The Blueprint Community Committee is working to attract more businesses to downtown Kingwood. Kingwood City Clerk Michelle Whetsell, who is also a member of the Blueprint Community Committee, […]
Hopemont Hospital among those to close, if bill passes
KINGWOOD – House Bill 2626 was introduced last week by the House of Delegates Health and Human Resources Committee in an effort to close four state-owned hospitals, one of which […]
