Preston County News

Posted Friday, May 16, 2008 ; 06:50 PM Updated Friday, May 16, 2008 ; 06:49 PM J. Turchetta heads to Preston County to Hovatter's Wildlife Zoo to try his hand at being a zookeeper.

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“He said they are really getting to the bottom of some of the issues that he had hoped they would get to quickly, so the work is progressing”

The State Board of Education has put a permanent monitor in place at South Branch Career and Technical Center to work on the Board's behalf. via West Virginia Metro

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“The Neon hit the guard rail, bounced off it, traveled 200 feet and struck the charter bus head-on”

A Preston County woman drove the wrong way on westbound Interstate 68 Sunday and struck head-on a charter bus carrying 55 high school students from Ohio. via Cumberland Times-News

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Posted Wednesday, May 7, 2008 ; 06:13 PM Updated Wednesday, May 7, 2008 ; 06:53 PM The state primary is less than a week away and hundreds of candidates have filed for office. via WBOY

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An accident on I-68 Sunday left a bus full of Ohio students stranded in Preston county for hours. via WDTV Bridgeport

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“Thirty counties received grants for the 2008-2009 fiscal year”

For the past five years, West Virginia counties have received help from the state maintaining and preserving public records. via The State Journal

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“They have different indexing systems. Something needs to be done ... It would be nice to be able to use the same system from one county to another.”

Courthouse officials look for room to store records, improve public access. Much of the Charleston attorney's work involves records research in courthouses across West Virginia, where legal cases are on the ... via The State Journal

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A Preston County woman pleads guilty to child neglect charges in Taylor County. 23-year-old Mary A. Johnson plead guilty to one county of child neglect. via WDTV Bridgeport

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“The best part is working with the kids. I really enjoy them.”

Jerry Boyce loves volunteering at East Dale School where she assists first-grade teacher Robin Brown two days a week. via The Times West Virginian

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“The main point of last week's agreement was that all the parties agreed that TrAIL was needed for reliability”

The proposed Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line "is still in the regulatory approval process," and persons continue to voice their opposition to the project. via The Times West Virginian

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