Carol Anne MooreCarol Anne Moore, age 82, of Evans, WV, passed away Saturday, October 14, 2023.Carol Anne was born in Arnoldsburg, WV on November 8, 1940 to Geraldine Vanhorn Hays[Read More…]
Braxton Citizens’ News
Issues…
Issues… An important issue came to light last week when a news release from the State Treasurer’s office came out to clarify who was eligible for the Hope Scholarship. State[Read More…]
Commission has busy session
The Braxton County Commission had a full plate at their meeting last Friday, October 20. With all Commissioners present, Lisa Godwin called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. Marie[Read More…]
Elk River Trail included in ARC funded project
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, recently announced $8,915,200 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) for 15 West Virginia projects. The funding will support a variety[Read More…]
Emergency Food Fund to address food insecurity in WV
Mountaineer Food Bank is beneficiary Gov. Jim Justice announced the launch of the Posey Perry Emergency Food Fund, a $10 million reserve account dedicated to combating food insecurity in West[Read More…]
BoE discusses more college classes coming to BCHS
Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick discussed notification from officials from Glenville State University during the most recent meeting of the Braxton County Board of Education held on October 17.[Read More…]
Lisa Conant promoted to City National Region Manager
City National Bank executives have announced the promotion of Lisa Conant to Region Manager. In this expanded role, Conant leads City’s Central West Virginia region of branches, including offices in[Read More…]
DNR to Stock Over 40,000 Pound of Trophy and Monster Size Trout
The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources will stock 35,000 pounds of trophy-size trout and 6,500 pounds of monster trout which will include Braxton County streams. Gov. Jim Justice announced[Read More…]
Obituaries
John Thomas WardJohn Thomas Ward, 63, of Webster Springs passed away after a sudden but quick illness on September 29, 2023. He was born April 4, 1960 in Camp Lejeune,[Read More…]
Another blow to the state’s educational system…
I received a rather disturbing news release this week from the West Virginia Professional Charter School Board. The piece detailed a $12.3 million federal grant to expand charter schools in[Read More…]
