Boaz News

While many businesses will be closed Monday for Memorial Day, a number of area attractions are open through this weekend and will be open to visitors Monday on the first official weekend of the summer tourism season.

Dozens of people came out to help the community Saturday in projects organized by two area Boy Scouts who are working to earn their Eagle Scout rank.

It may be hard to believe this Friday with temperatures in the mid-forties but between March 11-14 in 1993 Parkersburg got hit with 21 inches of snow! The blizzard carried hurricane force winds across 26 states ...

Wood County commissioners aren't too impressed with the state's list of proposed capital improvement projects nominated for funding through the Federal Stimulus Package.

Wood County election officials continue to work on making voting precincts handicapped accessible.

An economic stimulus package passed by a committee in the House of Representatives would meet the immediate goal of injecting money into an ailing economy, a West Virginia congressman said Thursday.

Wood County commissioners have agreed on a list of potential projects they would like to see funded through federal stimulus legislation.

The Wood County Commission is seeking funds for a variety of much-discussed projects from the proposed federal stimulus package.

Customers of the Central Boaz Public Service District will see improved fire protection and water pressure with a $1.4 million water line project that officials hope will begin this fall.

It looks like the Central Boaz Public Service District of Wood County will ring in the new year with a major loan to make improvements to it's water system.

Drainage problems in Boaz and the riverfront park in Parkersburg are among the projects local officials hope will be funded under President-elect Barack Obama's proposed economic stimulus plan.

For nearly 170 years, Henderson Hall remained in the same family since its construction.