2012 NEWS RELEASE NOTICES for Greene County Contact: Elizabeth Menhart, Communications Director (724-852-5210)
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HEROES RUN PRESENTS $11,000 TO FAMILIES Feb. 2, 2012 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — The sponsors and organizers of the 2011 Heroes Run/Walk today presented the families of two Greene County servicemen killed in Iraq with more than $11,000 to benefit memorial scholarship funds established in the men’s honor.
GREENE COUNTY MAY REDUCE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Feb. 1, 2012 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — Greene County Commissioners announced at their Feb. 1 agenda meeting that, due to spending cuts by the state Department of Public Welfare, the county may be forced to reduce its Medical Assistance Transportation Program services beginning April 1.
SNYDER ELECTED SECRETARY/TREASURER OF SOUTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION Jan. 31, 2012 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — Greene County Commissioner Pam Snyder, chair of the Board of Commissioners, has been elected secretary/treasurer of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC). Snyder was elected Jan. 30 during the commission’s annual meeting to elect its officers and executive committee.
GREENSBORO HABITAT PROJECT GETS SUPPORT FROM DOMINION Dec. 31, 2012 | News Release from Dominion
GREENSBORO, PA — Dominion, one of the nation's largest producers and transporters of energy, awarded $10,000 to Greene County Habitat for Humanity to support the building of homes in Greensboro.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS DUE MARCH 30 Jan. 17, 2012 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — Applications are now available for the 2012 County of Greene/West Penn Power Scholarship, which will be awarded to two graduating seniors from each of the county’s five school districts. Completed applications must be submitted to each high school’s guidance office no later than Friday, March 30.
APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROCHING FOR MISS GREENE COUNTY PAGEANT Jan. 12, 2012 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — The application deadline is approaching for anyone interested in competing in the 22nd annual Miss Greene County Pageant, which will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in the Stanley Ferek III Auditorium of Carmichaels Area High School. Sponsored by CONSOL Energy, Inc., and the Greene County Commissioners and presented by the county Department of Recreation, the pageant is open to Greene County girls ages 2 to 17. Applications will be accepted until noon on Monday, Jan. 30. Click here for a application packet.
COMMISSIONERS RECEIVE STATE FUNDING FOR AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT Jan. 6, 2012 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — The Greene County Commissioners today received $250,000 in state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Project funding for improvements to the Greene County Airport.
MORE THAN 200 ROLL IN THE NEW YEAR AT MON VIE ROLLER RINK Jan. 3, 2012 | News Release GREENSBORO, PA — More than 200 individuals rolled in the New Year at the fourth annual "All Night Skate," held New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2011, at Mon View Roller Rink and Community Center in Greensboro.
COUNTY CLAY TARGET TEAM TO HOLD REGISTRATION Dec. 20, 2011 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — The Hunting Hills Hawkeyes, Greene County’s Scholastic Clay Target Program team, will hold an open registration for its fourth season from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, at Hunting Hills in Dilliner, Pa.
'ALL NIGHT SKATE' TO RING IN NEW YEAR Dec. 14, 2011 | News Release GREENSBORO, PA — The Greene County Department of Recreation will ring in the New Year with the fourth annual “All Night Skate,” beginning at 10 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31, at Mon View Roller Rink in Greensboro.
TOURISM SELLING GREENE COUNYT CERAMIC MUGS Dec. 13, 2011 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — Just in time for Christmas, ceramic mugs depicting seasonal shots of scenic Greene County are now available from the Greene County Tourist Promotion Agency.
22nd ANNUAL MISS GREENE COUNTY PAGEANT SET FOR MARCH 4, 2012 Oct. 31, 2011 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — Applications are now available for the 22nd annual Miss Greene County Pageant, scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4, in the Stanley Ferek III Auditorium of Carmichaels Area High School. Sponsored by CONSOL Energy, Inc., and the Greene County Commissioners, and presented by the county Department of Recreation, the pageant is open to Greene County girls ages 2 to 17.
Click here for a packet.
COMMISSIONERS MARK HAMPTON INN GROUNDBREAKING Oct. 13, 2011 | News Release WAYNESBURG, PA — The Greene County Commissioners and other area officials today joined together with representatives from several development companies to mark the official groundbreaking for the new Hampton Inn hotel in Franklin Township.
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