Senate Majority Whip Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, has introduced a bill Tuesday that would create a new home loan program for veterans that will help them purchase their first home in West Virginia at reduced mortgage rates.Senate Bill 616 would create the West Virginia Veterans’ Home Loan Mortgage Program Act of[Read More…]
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BHS Auditorium Named in Honor of Former Music Teacher
The Brooke High School auditorium soon will be named for a long-time music teacher and choir director at the school.The Brooke County Board of Education has agreed to name the facility in honor of Richard W. “Rick” Taylor at the request of Roy James, one of many students who received[Read More…]
Form Energy Could Provide Billions in Economic Impact
The Form Energy battery manufacturing facility proposed for Weirton could have an annual economic impact of more than $155 million, according to officials with West Virginia University’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics.The report, compiled by Christiadi, Ph.D., and John Deskins, Ph.D., using data provided by the West Virginia[Read More…]
Bethany College Adds New Digital Marketing Program
Bethany College is excited to announce the addition of a new digital marketing program, set to launch in the Fall of 2023.“Bethany students now can obtain a digital marketing degree where upon graduation they will fill critical roles in a field that ranks among the top most in-demand jobs,” says[Read More…]
WLU Professor A Finalist
for WV Professor of the Year
West Liberty University’s faculty can once again claim a finalist for West Virginia’s 2022 Professor of the Year award, presented annually by the Faculty Merit Foundation.Associate Professor of Biology Deanna Schmitt, Ph.D., was among the five finalists named for the honor.“This is wonderful news for Deanna, the College of Sciences,[Read More…]
Weirton Woman Enters Plea for Crash Involving Sheriff Deputy
Tess L. Haynes, 23, of Weirton has pleaded guilty to driving under the influence in an Aug. 9 automobile crash in which the Brooke County sheriff was injured.Haynes was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison after agreeing to seek treatment for drug abuse during that time through a[Read More…]
2023 Make it Shine Applications Available
Applications are now available for the 2023 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup.The annual event is sponsored by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s DEP) Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP).This year’s event will be held April 1-15, and applications are due by March 10.The Make It Shine program[Read More…]
Machin’s Staff to Visit Brooke County
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has announced a “Serving Our Seniors” tour to all 55 counties across West Virginia.The tour will be at the Brooke County Commission on Aging, 914 Main Sr., Follansbee, Friday, Feb. 10 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.West Virginians are invited to stop by and meet directly with[Read More…]
WIC to Offer Similac Products
West Virginia’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) has announced that it will return to offering Similac products only effective March 1.WIC will continue to allow larger sized cans of Similac products to be purchased through April 30.In March 2022, WIC expanded allowable sizes, brands and types[Read More…]
Free Support Group Available
The CHANGE Inc. Domestic Violence Awareness Center will be offering a free support group for the victims and survivors of domestic violence.The group meets every Monday from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., at the Domestic Violence Awareness Center, located at 3058 West St., Weirton.The support group is open to the public, and[Read More…]