Competitions held in San Francisco By Shirley Shuman Seth Backus, a Braxton County High graduate, and his law-school partner Logan Wagner recently placed second in the American Bar Association’s annual[Read More…]
Community
Mountaineer Food Bank Changes Dates for Veterans Table Food Distribution
There has been a date change for the January Mountaineer Food Bank – Veterans Table food distribution that regularly takes place on the third Friday of each month at the[Read More…]
Flatwoods City Council Holds First Meeting of the New Year
The Town of Flatwoods’ first council meeting of the new year was a brief one. The governing body met at the Municipal Building on January 16. The meeting began with[Read More…]
Facemire Resigns From Sutton Town Council
The most recent meeting of the Sutton Town Council was held on January 11.Council member Steve Facemire submitted a letter of resignation dated December 15, 2023. Beth Atkins made a[Read More…]
Old Gassaway bridge demolished
On Tuesday, January 9, with of large contingency of spectators both in person and virtually, contractors for the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) demolished the Upper Gassaway Bridge over[Read More…]
Braxton County Schools Announce Preschool Registration Dates for 2024
Register your child and receive a bag full of educational goodies!Braxton County Board of Education has announced time for preschool registration. Save the date for preschool registration on Wednesday, March[Read More…]
County gets new ambulance
The first of three new ambulances for the Braxton Emergency Ambulance Service arrived as week. The unit was purchased in late December by the County Commission from Penn Care based[Read More…]
County gets Opioid checks
County gets $356,842.91, Sutton receives $14,304.25 Charleston Attorney Rusty Webb and State Auditor J.B McCuskey were the special guests at last Friday’s Braxton County Commission meeting. Webb was on hand[Read More…]
Dr. John Blake Epling, MDJoins WVU-BCMH Staff
WVU Medicine Braxton County Memorial Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. John Blake Epling, M.D. to the specialty care staff at BCMH.Dr. Epling completed his medical degree and endocrinology fellowship[Read More…]
BCN Names Dr. Sally Stewart “Humanitarian of the Decade”
By Ed GivenFor more than 50 years we have strived to keep our population informed and to make Braxton County a better place to live and work. During that time,[Read More…]