Colliers News

FOLLANSBEE a ' Candice Jill Birmingham and Jason Allen Morris were united in marriage at 3 p.m. July 18 at the Open Door Baptist Church in Colliers with the Rev.

Colliers Primary School PTA?met recently with President Sabrina Fox presiding and the fourth grade classes leading the Pledge of Allegiance.

MAINS, Rachel Hope, 86, of Follansbee, W.Va., passed away on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009, at Brightwood Center, Follansbee, W.Va. Rachel was born on May 1, 1923, in Pitt County, North Carolina, a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Ireland Broadway, also preceded in death by her husband, Walter Gerald Mains on February 15, 2007, and two brothers ...

"Friendship Night" was held at Colliers Naomi Rebekah Lodge 42. Members from Wheeling 45, Star of the Valley 73, and Newell 74 attended.

Church Women United President Carol Village presided over the Oct. 2, Executive Board Meeting at First Methodist Church.

Follansbee City Council on Monday approved the annexation of a subdivision being developed near Highland Hills and hired a contractor to create a new ball field for the city's pony league.

For those doing their Christmas dreaming a little early this year, as the old Christmas song puts it, or looking for a place to see others, partake of a variety of food and perhaps do a little advance holiday shopping, Follansbee Park is the place to be.

An Oct. 17 special election will determine the fate of two Brooke County excess levies supporting local fire departments, several Brooke County departments and agencies and improvements to the Brooke County Courthouse.

The Weirton Collision Center, located at 231 Pennsylvania Ave. in Colliers, was purchased in December 2008 by Jerry Rash.

Teachers at five Brooke County schools soon will be trading their chalk and blackboards for laptop computers and interactive whiteboards, thanks to federal stimulus funds.

COLLIERS a ' Kristin Leigh Cunningham and Toby James Swango were united in marriage Saturday at Mount Olivet United Methodist Church in Wheeling with the Rev.

Dedication, enthusiasm and a desire to help others were all a part of the equation that led Ellen Larter, a Brooke High School math teacher, to be named Brooke County Teacher of the Year.

DeNoon Lumber has been issued a conditional use permit through the Weirton Zoning Board of Appeals for timbering on Starvaggi Industries-owned property from behind the Serbian American Cultural Center and Angeline Estates through Three Springs Drive.

In Brooke County, deputies are investigating an armed robbery Monday night. It happened in the Colliers area of the county.

"Will massage for food..." could be the screen print on an aged T-shirt, but for a local chiropractor, Dr.

Officers for Colliers Primary School PTA?were recently installed:?President Sabrina Fox, First Vice President Tawnya Dennis, Second Vice President Melissa Garrett, Secretary Heather Vojvodich, Treasurer Kim Anderson, Parliamentarian Tiffany Smith and Historian Amy Pannett.

Three local youth were recognized recently for their kindness to animals in various ways by the Brooke County Animal Welfare League.

A local woman was arrested over the weekend on felony child neglect charges and shoplifting.

In the not so distant future, Brooke County residents will be able to learn of floods or other emergency situations affecting them through a phone call made to their homes.

Craig Howell has been named managing editor of The Weirton Daily Times, Publisher Alex Marshall has announced.