KINGWOOD — The Preston County Waste Authority held a brief meeting Wednesday evening. Don Smith, who represents the Preston County Commission on the authority, discussed the possibility of purchasing five 32-gallon collapsible bins to be used in different locations to collect ...
KINGWOOD -- The Preston County Commission allotted $249,412.49 to officeholders for employee raises during a special meeting on Thursday. It was not immediately clear how much each office, such as the county assessor’s office and prosecutor’s office, will receive. County Administrator ...
KINGWOOD -- Preston County’s population is just barely large enough after the 2020 census that it will be represented by two delegates without taking population from another county after the state’s redistricting effort is complete. Del. Terri Sypolt (R - Preston, 52), briefed the ...
KINGWOOD — Quilts, lighted pictures, ceramics, woodwork, silver jewelry and a variety of other handcrafted items can be found at the Craft Shop on Fireman’s Field during the Buckwheat Festival, which wraps up Sunday in Preston County. Cathi Harsh said she spent all year getting ...
KINGWOOD -- Buckwheat Festival or no, The Preston County Livestock Association was going to have its Youth Livestock Auction. That’s because the kids had already bought their animals, or projects, Vice President Tammy Bishoff said. “Fortunately, things are happening ...
KINGWOOD -- Short of Gov. Jim Justice or some other entity making it so the Buckwheat Festival can’t happen, the 79th iteration of the tradition will kick off Sept. 30. “We’re still gonna have the festival,” General Chairman Tarrell Ries said. “At this point if we can have 65,000 ...