Weirton Mayor Dean Harris and city representative Rachel Keaney visited the Hancock County Commission on Nov. 25 to present a proposed Ameri250 mural and request county support for a downtown site. The commission voted to approve the county’s Ameri250 mural project grant application.

"Essentially, the idea is to create a mural in every county in West Virginia," Rachel Keaney said, describing the governor-led initiative and the city’s interest in a downtown mural that would depict local history and attract visitors. Keaney and Mayor Dean Harris said they were still finalizing the mural’s exact location but suggested areas in downtown they considered suitable for high pedestrian visibility.

The mayor noted the city had been aligning its timeline to other events and said the county’s schedule did not precisely match the city’s preferred dates. The presiding commissioner expressed support for the project and invited the Weirton representatives to return to the Dec. 11 meeting for formal recognition.

The commission’s recorded action was approval of the grant application; details about the grant award, site selection and project budget were not specified in the meeting record.