KINGWOOD — A man who threatened to kill the Preston County assistant prosecuting attorney in October 2023 was found guilty this week. Mark Randal Lambert is set to be sentenced Oct. 17. A two-day trial in Preston County Circuit Court concluded with the jury ...
KINGWOOD — Preston County could be hiring two more deputies in the coming weeks, according to Sheriff Jim Fields, who said two applicants have taken the Civil Service tests and he hopes to bring them on board soon. Fields recently addressed the Preston County Commission, ...
KINGWOOD — For 25 years, GriefShare has been helping people find comfort after the loss of a loved one. Dr. Fred Conley, Pastor Jonathan Nettles and counselor Maureen Durst have been offering the 13-week program to county residents for a year. “I was a doctor for ...
KINGWOOD — A request for $1,000 to repair the Works Progress Administration (WPA) 1939 wall in Rowlesburg was moved to the Aug. 14 meeting to give commissioners time to consider where the funds will come from. According to History.com, the WPA was an ambitious ...
KINGWOOD — Due to budgetary and staffing concerns, Sheriff Jim Fields told Preston County Commissioners that effectively immediately the Preston County Sheriff’s Office will no longer transport arrests to the regional jail system for any outside agencies. “If the ...
KINGWOOD — A short story titled, “2036” by Kingwood resident Lynn Housner recently won an award in the history category in the Next Generation Short Story Awards. The awards program is open to writers around the world writing original short stories in English (5,000 words or ...