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Follansbee Council to hold special meeting FOLLANSBEE – Follansbee Council will meet in special session at 5:45 p.m., Monday, in council chambers to discuss the purchase of the football field located behind the Bluewave Center. Second Saturday canceled WEIRTON – The planned Second Saturday event scheduled for this weekend has been canceled in anticipation of weather. Officials with the Top of West Virginia Convention and Visitors Bureau are working with the bands and vendors to see if it can be rescheduled for a later date. rant funding available for Appalachian Ohio ...

Always remember

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Craig Howell On Friday, the nation remembered the day – 25 years ago – when terrorists backed by al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airliners, leading to the worst domestic terror attack in U.S. history. Two of the hijacked planes would be crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade ...

Indian Creek High School launches attendance incentive program

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WINTERSVILLE — Indian Creek High School is taking the initiative when it comes to boosting student attendance through a new incentive plan. The kickoff coincides with National Attendance Awareness Month and will continue throughout the school year and beyond. ICHS Assistant Principal Matt ...

McKinley marks 9/11 anniversary

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STEUBENVILLE – McKinley STEM Academy was among schools throughout the nation that marked the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S. with a special program on Friday morning. And they did so by expressing their thanks to the many emergency first responders and ...

Area residents challenged to remember the unity following attacks

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FOLLANSBEE – While taking time to remember the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, two area officials also encouraged residents to recapture the sense of unity felt in the days after. During a brief ceremony held Friday night at Follansbee Park, marking the 25th anniversary of ...

Brooke-Hancock Family Resource Network under financial investigation

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WEIRTON – After announcing it would be closing its doors a few weeks ago, a local nonprofit organization that served residents in Hancock and Brooke counties now finds itself the subject of an investigation. In a press release issued Thursday evening, officials with the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network announced operations of the nonprofit had been halted after a review of its finances uncovered some inconsistencies. “The Board of Directors of the Brooke Hancock Family Resource Network ceased operation in August after possible fraudulent activities were uncovered by an ...