By Shirley Shuman “We found each other,” Lane Morrow said of his receiving an invitation to play basketball at Davis and Elkins College. The basketball player said that he had[Read More…]
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Addison Grindo will play soccer at Wesleyan
By Shirley Shuman For “around 13 year” Addison Grindo has played soccer, and he doesn’t want to give it up. As he recently signed to play soccer at West Virginia[Read More…]
Burnsville PL gets $3,000 literacy grant from the Dollar General Foundation
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded Burnsville Public Library a $3,000 grant to support summer literacy. This local grant is a part of the Foundation’s largest, one-day literacy donation[Read More…]
Donna Burge-Tetrick chosen to be next Superintendent of Braxton County Schools
During the recent budget hearing and special meeting held on May 25, the Braxton County Board of Education hired Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick as Superintendent of Braxton County Schools. Her four-year[Read More…]
Legislative Update… By Lori Dittman WV House of Delegates 63rd District
I attended the Department of Highway District Seven meeting last week. District Seven includes Barbour, Braxton, Gilmer, Lewis, Upshur, and Webster counties I found it interesting that in six counties[Read More…]
Braxton Magistrate Report
Magistrate Beth SmithMay 16: Dean Williams of Sutton, possession of controlled substance, no contest plea, false information to trooper, no contest plea, fines/court costs assessed.May 17: Susan A. Baker of[Read More…]
Westley Carpenter Received Law Degree From WVU
On May 12, K. Westley Carpenter graduated from West Virginia University College of Law with a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree. Westley’s studies centered around land use law and real estate.For[Read More…]
Braxton County High’s HSTA Wins Regional Competitionat WVU
By Shirley ShumanIn the annual regional HSTA competition held at West Virginia University on April 29, the BCHS group had the highest score in their region on their projects. Other[Read More…]
Commissioners Differ on Replacing Annex HVAC System
Friday, May 19th’s Braxton County Commission meeting got a little heated when Commissioners got to the part of the agenda that read: Discuss HVAC Heating & AC Unit Bid for[Read More…]
Obituaries
Eleanor CarpenterEleanor Carpenter, age 90 of Bolair, passed away peacefully at Briarwood Assisted Living Center in Allegan, Michigan on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. She was preceded in death by her[Read More…]