Editors Note: The end of the year not only marked the conclusion of 2023 but also marked an important anniversary in the history of the county seat of Braxton, Sutton.[Read More…]
Community
Braxton Memorial Hospital welcomes Endocrinology provider
Dr. John Epling joins 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[Read More…]
Central WV Aging honors Nancy Flint with retirement dinner
Central West WV Aging Services sponsored a retirement dinner for Nancy Flint, an almost 20-year employee of the organization. Elk River Café in Sutton provided the venue for the meal[Read More…]
WVU Extension Services to host Educational Dinner Meeting
WVU Extension will host an educational dinner meeting at the Jane Lew Park Community Building on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Dinner will be at 6:30 pm, with the program to[Read More…]
WV State Lion’s Youth Exchange Student selected
On Saturday, December 2, 2023, the West Virginia Lions Youth Camps and Exchange Committee held interviews at the Gassaway United Methodist Church to select six (6) West Virginia high school[Read More…]
Sobriety Checkpoint planned
The West Virginia State Police – Sutton Detachment in conjunction with the Commission on Drunk Driving Prevention will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint on Thursday, January 4th, 2024. The purpose[Read More…]
Christmas Bonanza winners announced
The final task before the Citizens’ News/Braxton Democrat-Central staff, began their Christmas holiday, was the selection of the winners of the annual Christmas Bonanza contest. Thanks to the generosity and[Read More…]
Sutton Plans For Additional Christmas Decorations
The town of Sutton is looking quite festive this year. The businesses have decorated their store fronts beautifully. Judy’s Garden Club decorated the planters with beautiful natural materials. The town[Read More…]
County Buys New Ambulance For EMS
Employees and patients of the Braxton County Emergency Ambulance Service got an early Christmas gift on Wednesday, December 20th, when the County Commission met in special session. The purpose of[Read More…]
O’ Little Town of Gassaway…
By John FraizerThe weather was changing the week before Christmas and the cold air was descending on the small town in the mountains of his hometown. It was the decade[Read More…]