Correction
In last week’s edition we published an article regarding Tate Roach’s induction into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. That article contained a small error. We listed Tate as a[Read More…]
Latest News
Braxton County Airport Receives $113,000 Grant Improvements
Earlier this week U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced resources from several federal agencies for projects that will bolster health services, economic development,[Read More…]
Braxton Magistrate Report
Magistrate Beth SmithApril 8: Denise Ellen Selman of Glenville, failure to appear, warrant issued, bond set at $2000 personal recognizance.April 9: Ashley Nicole Alexander of Little Birch, possession with intent[Read More…]
Legislative Update… By Lori Dittman WV House of Delegates 63rd District
Interim meetings started Sunday, April 14th and will conclude on Tuesday, April 16th. Before my first committee meeting, I attended a rally for families for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities[Read More…]
Braxton to Participate in 2024 West Virginia Envirothon
The West Virginia Envirothon, the state’s premiere conservation competition for high school students, will be held at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Jackson County April 18-19 and Braxton County is[Read More…]
Joint Committee on Insurance and PEIA hears update from The Health Plan
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Insurance and PEIA, on Tuesday, heard a presentation from Jeff Knight, president and CEO of The[Read More…]
Obituaries
Rev. Edith Sharon Hardman WestRev. Edith Sharon Hardman West went to be with the Lord on April 5, 2024. She was the daughter of George Dencil Hardman I and Hazel[Read More…]
Come on Summer…
I am happy to report that I believe I am pretty much back to normal. The only lingering aspect of my illness is that my right ear has a constant[Read More…]
Heavy rains/down stream flooding delay Marina opening
The skies were clear on Monday, April 15 but heavy rains and downstream flooding last week has forced the scheduled opening of Sutton Lake Marina to be delayed one week.[Read More…]
Board of Education discusses 2024-25 school calendar
The April 9 meeting of the Braxton County Board of Education opened with the second public hearing on the 2024-25 school calendar. Director of Teaching and Curriculum Linda Sears noted[Read More…]