Staff Writer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The COVID-19 pandemic is altering nearly every holiday event, but it has not reduced the community’s generosity.
At 10 a.m. Saturday, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Department will hold its yearly Shop with a Deputy event at the St. Clairsville Walmart.
This year’s event will be held in memory of former sheriff Tom McCort, who died in April. He served 20 years as Belmont County’s sheriff, from 1984-2004.
Sheriff David Lucas said it is important to go forward with holiday giving.
“(W)e didn’t want to not have it this year, because this year we are helping 69 kids in the Ohio Valley,” he said.