KINGWOOD — The cause of a fire that destroyed the administration building of a former youth drug treatment center is under investigation. The Olympia Center, located off […]
Author: Kathy Plum, The Dominion Post
Buckwheat Festival named a Top 20 Event by tourism society
KINGWOOD — The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) named the Preston County Buckwheat Festival a Top 20 Event for September 2019. According to its website, STS promotes and […]
Masontown home damaged by fire
MASONTOWN — Fire departments had just finished going through the Valley District Fair parade Thursday night when a fire was paged out in nearby Masontown. Preston 911 […]
Terra Alta man sentenced to 2-8 years in prison for baseball bat attack
KINGWOOD — Drugs are killing people, and they nearly made a murderer of you, Preston Circuit Judge Steve Shaffer told Michael E. Valentine Thursday. Valentine, 35, of […]
Preston man charged with leading police on 25-mile chase in stolen truck
KINGWOOD — A Kingwood man faces multiple charges after police say he led them on a 25-mile chase in a damaged stolen truck. Harold Ray Donovan, 43, […]
Preston Commission gets good budget news
KINGWOOD — Preston County Commissioners got some good fiscal news this week. The Ryan house, which was bequeathed by the late Dolores Ryan to benefit the county […]
Preston man pleads to failure to register as sex offender
KINGWOOD — A Preston man entered a plea to failure to register as a sex offender Tuesday, when his trial was set to begin. Two indictments were […]
DOH: Preston has more money for roads this year
KINGWOOD — Preston County has more money for roads this fiscal year than the last, State Division of Highways (DOH) officials told the Preston County Commission Monday. […]
New hotel, steakhouse restaurant and saloon coming to Kingwood
KINGWOOD — It was a moment a dozen years in the making Thursday as the Peddicord family broke ground for a new hotel, steakhouse restaurant and saloon. […]
Kingwood votes to increase mayor, recorder and council salaries
KINGWOOD — When a new council takes office in three years, it could be paid more than current council, but still less than members of some city […]
