WELLSBURG — Two additional felony charges have been filed in the case against the now-former principal of Brooke High School, who has been accused of hiding cameras in three girls' locker rooms at the school. Eric Michael James, 53, now faces three felony counts of intentionally ...
WELLSBURG — On the same day he learned two new felony charges had been filed against him and his cash bail had been doubled, Eric Michael James officially lost his job. Members of the Brooke County Board of Education voted 4-0 Monday evening to ratify an unpaid suspension and terminate his ...
Contributed Members of the Weirton Red Hat Sassie Lassies met recently at Dee Jays BBQ Ribs and Grille on Three Springs Drive. Attending were, from left, Connie Norwood, Cheryl Kondik, marge LeMasters, Karen Kuhn, Betty Dugan (a guest), Donna Robinson, Linda Walter, Martha Varitek, Connie Gilbert, Brenda Edwards, Judith Mikula, Carla Colson, Angie Reinard, Diane Plesa and Barb Coburn.
STEUBENVILLE POLICE A Lawson Avenue man was charged with arson after an early morning fire Saturday gutted his home. Police said Brandon M. Carroll, 27, 435 Lawson Ave., was booked into the Jefferson County jail without bond. Security cameras captured footage of a man in a red hoodie leaving the residence immediately before the fire started, police said, and several people allege Carroll told them “he had caught the (residence) on fire,” with one of them claiming Carroll had said he “lit a pillow on fire.” They produced a red hoodie and boots they said Carroll had been wearing ...
BLOOMINGDALE — Seniors in the carpentry program at Jefferson County Joint Vocational School are building skills as they continue to construct their modular home project. Fourteen students are currently working on the project, adding siding to the exterior while a professional crew began to ...
Weir Class of 67 to meet WEIRTON — Members of the Weir High School Class of 1967 will hold their monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Theo Yianni's, 322 American Way. All classmates in the area are encouraged to attend. Plans for a 2027 reunion will be discussed. Battle of Stones River roundtable topic WHEELING — Caroline Davis will be the guest speaker when the Ohio Valley Civil War Roundtable meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at 6:30 at the Ohio County Public Library's auditorium. Her lecture will focus on the Battle of Stones River (Dec. 31, 1862 - Jan. 2, 1863.) Gen. ...
