West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice last week announced the winners of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ second annual Big Buck Photo Contest. The 20 youth and five adult[Read More…]
Braxton Citizens’ News
Session Over…
Well, the 2023 regular Legislative Sessionconcluded Saturday night. Now it’s waitand see before determining if the sessionwas productive or not. Several interestingthings occurred.After a major push early in the session,by[Read More…]
Board of Ed hears LSIC presentations
The Braxton County Board of Education held their most recent meeting on March 7. Two schools, Davis Elementary and Braxton County High School, gave their LSIC (Local School Improvement Council)[Read More…]
Local cat rescue offers spay/neuter assistance
Getting your cat spayed or neutered just got easier for many local families thanks to a grant from the WV Dept of Agriculture jointly submitted by Just One Generation cat[Read More…]
BCHS grad Eliza Keener attends conference in Washington DC
By Shirley Shuman A 2022 graduate of Braxton County High School, Eliza Keener recently attended a workshop on Campus and Community-Scale Climate Change Solutions co-hosted by the White House Office[Read More…]
Braxton teacher charged with sexual abuse of student
On Thursday, March 2, Senior Trooper C.D. Harper of the Sutton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police received a complaint that a female juvenile student at Braxton County High[Read More…]
Commission names Assistant Interim Prosecuting Attorney
The Braxton County Commission held a Special Meeting on Friday, March 10. Three items were on the special call agenda. First item of business was to appoint an Interim Prosecuting[Read More…]
Obituaries
John Richard “Rick” Mitchell, JrJohn Richard “Rick” Mitchell, Jr., 75, of Gassaway passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023 at WVU Medicine Braxton County Memorial Hospital, Gassaway.He was born November[Read More…]
The legislature is winding down…
We are in the final week of the 2023 legislative session. This is typically the time the gremlins come out. A couple of big items apparently have been dealt with.[Read More…]
Braxton wrestlers place 4th in state tournament
By Shirley Shuman In the WV State Wrestling Tournament, Braxton’s team finished fourth among AA teams. The Eagles earned 127 points, the most points a Braxton team has ever earned[Read More…]