KINGWOOD — Plans are going forward for the 79th Annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival, but the coronavirus has made planning more difficult. “We’re still hopeful,” of proceeding […]
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Kroger announces hiring plans for five states, including W.Va.
ROANOKE, Va. — Kroger Mid-Atlantic, which includes stores in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio, has more than 1,500 immediate openings. The Mid-Atlantic division already has […]
Annual FFA show forced to move online
Bidding starts at $8 per pound, bids cut off at 8 p.m. Friday KINGWOOD — Bidding for the 2020 Preston County FFA Ham and Bacon Show will […]
City: No violations in Greenmont gatherings
If social media was to be believed, Morgantown’s Greenmont neighborhood was home to several large house parties over the weekend. “The ‘parties’ were individuals sitting on their […]
Preston restaurants find community support
Many stay open to serve to-go meals and help feed the county’s school children KINGWOOD — Preston County restaurant owners said they are receiving community support as […]
No new cases at Sundale
Area continues to be generous with food donations Testing for COVID-19 was completed on residents and staff at Sundale Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care in Morgantown. And there […]
Preston County reports third coronavirus case
KINGWOOD — The Preston County Health Department reported the third confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county Monday evening. The department has started an investigation and will […]
Justice closes park campgrounds; issues self-quarantine order for out-of-state visitors
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday ordered all state park campgrounds closed, along with the overlooks at Blackwater Falls and Coopers Rock. The reasons, he said […]
Preston County food pantries continue to provide
KINGWOOD — All 11 Preston County food pantries are still here to help, according to Tammy Laney, coordinator of Food for Preston. “This past weekend, we served […]
WVU uses skills, resources of campus to battle pandemic
MORGANTOWN — A fashion designer stops creating clothing and turns her skills into making surgical masks. Cloth that might have been the mask for the Phantom of […]
