KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission is asking the State Division of Highways (DOH) to provide copies of projected road work discussed during a meeting Tuesday. During the online meeting, […]
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West Virginia Rest Areas Open for Holiday Travelers
The West Virginia Division of Highways will keep all rest areas and welcome centers on I-64, I-68, I-77 and I-79 open and maintained for those traveling through the Mountain […]
Holy Moly
Preston County claims Cares Act money for road improvements KINGWOOD — The Preston County Commission held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to endorse the proposed West Virginia CARES Act Projects […]
DMV – Appointments necessary at 10 offices
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Everett Frazier announced that customers who do not have internet access may now make appointments to take their driver’s license knowledge […]
Underpass Issues
Virus hampers DOH flooding project timeline TUNNELTON — The coronavirus pandemic has not helped the state or Preston County resolve flooding and other problems at the CSX underpass in Tunnelton. […]
22-year-old on way to work dies in crash
The person killed in the fatal May 1 crash on Interstate 68 was a 22-year-old on his way to work. That’s according to Cinda Rodgers, mother of Steven Knotts Rodgers, […]
I-68 closed for several hours after single vehicle wreck
A tractor trailer carrying medical supplies rolled over on Interstate 68 Wednesday morning blocking traffic for several hours. Monongalia County Sheriff Perry Palmer said Anthony Mena, of New York, was […]
W.Va. 7 Intersection Work
Reconstruction work has begun at the intersection of Green Bag Road (CR 857) and Earl L. Core Road (W.Va. 7). The West Virginia Division of Highways stated in a release […]
New lighting being installed along Monongahela Boulevard
Workers with Davis H. Elliot Co., headquartered in Lexington, Ky., are in the process of installing new lighting along Monongahela Boulevard. The company is contracted through The West Virginia Division […]
Winds Down Trees
A storm system knocked power out to about 26,000 Mon Power customers early Monday morning. Mon Power has staff meteorologists who warned the company of the incoming storm and the […]








