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Birch River man arrested during
attempted City National Bank robbery
The first act of
the New Year for the Braxton County Commission was
the election of a president. Following the meeting
being called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance,
Terry Frame made a motion that David Jack remain
as president of the group for 2012.
The regular meeting dates and time were re-established
as the first and third Fridays of each month, beginning
at 9:00 AM.
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Manchin receives warm greeting during “Stand Up for Common Sense” visit
It was standing room only last Thursday, when U.S. Senator Joe Manchin visited Braxton County. The capacity crowd gathered at the Century Inn in Sutton for one of five stops during the second week of the Senator’s “Standing Up for Common Sense” tour.
After personally greeting all those in attendance Manchin briefed the audience on several issues currently being addressed in Washington. “Do you want me to vote party lines or what is best for West Virginia,” brought a rousing response from the crowd.
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Phillips named 1st-Team All-State in Volleyball
Four-year starter Corri Phillips was selected for the 2011 First Team AA All-State volleyball squad. Phillips, who was also First Team All-LKC for the last two years, had 341 kills, 131 blocks, and 56 aces during last fall’s season.
Also a four-year starter on the Lady Eagles’ basketball team, Phillips plans to attend Glenville State College where she will major in education to become a physical education teacher. She also plans to play volleyball at Glenville State.
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Rotary Club solicits benefactors of
Annual Elimination Dinner proceeds
The
Braxton County Rotary Club is inviting
civic organizations and school groups
to provide written requests for
grant funding provided through the
group’s annual elimination dinner.
This year’s event will be held the
third Saturday of March. The club
is committed to providing scholarships
for area high school graduates.
In addition approximately $3,000
to $4,000 of the annual proceeds
is earmarked for community based
projects. “Anyone can apply,” says
Club president Jim McQuain.
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| Candidates for May election increase to fourteen
With only one week remaining of the official filing period for the May Primary Election, the number of political hopefuls has increased to fourteen. Eight, mostly incumbents, filed for reelected during the first week of the filing period.
The largest area of competition, at this time, appears to be for the office of Prosecuting Attorney. Incumbent Kelly Hamon McLaughlin was the first to file. Since then, former assistant Daniel Boyd “Dan” Dotson II and former Prosecutor Paula M. Cunningham have thrown their hats in the ring.
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700 Elk Street
Gassaway, WV
364-5138
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Sutton, WV
765-2866
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853-2711
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Clay, WV
587-4200
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Commission gets update on Solid Waste Authority
J.L. Campbell was first to address the Braxton County Commission at their regular meeting last Friday, January 20. The current president of the BC Solid Waste Authority came before the Commission to report on the progress of the organizations.
Campbell stated that the audit had for the past four years had been completed by the State. He stated that while the formal written report would be forthcoming, the auditor had identified four areas of concern during his exit meeting with BSSWA members.
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