Storm Fosters Find Homes
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 1980s. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, retired radio station manager Rich Cornwell.
Jodi Eirich, director of the Allegany County Animal Shelter updated the County Commissioners on the happenings at the Furnace Street shelter. Eirich said January was a successful month in fostering and adoptions that were actually helped with the winter storm that came through the area…
“We’ve had a big month. This winter storm really helped us a lot. We did the Winter Storm Foster campaign. We got 27 dogs out into homes. Twelve have been adopted already. We’re looking for four to six more. They’ve asked to extend the fostering.”