KINGWOOD — On Oct. 4, Preston County officials declared October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Preston County. Following the ceremony, Mon Health Preston Memorial Hospital staff […]
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Buckwheat Festival’s King Buckwheat achieves longtime goal
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger After years of competing in the Preston County Buckwheat Festival’s livestock shows, James “Jimmy” Peaslee has achieved a longtime goal — earning the title […]
Buckwheat Festival’s Queen Ceres fulfills dream
By Kaitlyn Eichelberger As a little girl, Taylor Holt dreamed of being Queen Ceres of the Preston County Buckwheat Festival, an agriculture fair and carnival held annually […]
Kingwood, Bridgeport board members discuss improvements to sewer system
KINGWOOD — A representative from Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. (CEC) of Bridgeport and Kingwood sewer board members discussed improvements to the Kingwood sewer system during their […]
Kingwood Lions Club plans two fundraisers for April
KINGWOOD — Bingo hosted by the Kingwood Lions Club is returning in April. Like so many other organizations, the COVID-19 pandemic restricted the club’s ability to fundraise. […]
Reclaim will begin demolishing Sweet Annie’s
KINGWOOD — Kingwood City Council members voted unanimously to buy four RIT-Paks for the Kignwood Volunteer Fire Department at Tuesday’s meeting. Councilman Josh Fields said due to […]
Fresh on the beat
Kingwood welcomes new police officer KINGWOOD — Kingwood’s newest police officer said he put a lot of thought into joining the force. “I thought about it for […]
Council presented with update from librarians
KINGWOOD — Members of Kingwood City Council received an update from city librarians Camille Titchenell and Rhonda Taylor Tuesday. “I’ve been employed at the library for 27 […]
Preston Sheriff’s building in need of repairs
KINGWOOD — Preston County’s historic jail building, currently home to The Preston County Sheriff’s Office, has a number of maintenance issues. Among them, a leaking roof, mold […]
Kingwood Council donates to Shop with a Cop
KINGWOOD — The Kingwood City Council unanimously voted to give $500 towards the Kingwood Police Department’s Shop with a Cop at its most recent meeting Tuesday. Officer […]
