I concluded last week’s column with an optimistic note that I thought my health issues were behind me and I was good to go. Well as luck would have it…[Read More…]
Braxton Citizens’ News
Early voting for municipal elections started Wednesday
Three of Braxton County’s towns will elect new officials this year. The early voting period for residents of Burnsville, Gassaway and Sutton begins casting their vote today, May 31 and[Read More…]
Sutton Town Council has busy regular session
The Sutton Town Council held their most recent meeting on May 25. All elected officials were in attendance except Council member Jon Crum who was absent from the meeting. Beth[Read More…]
Lane Morrow signs with D & E to play basketball
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…]
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…]
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…]
Tis the season…
While the headline of this column might often be associated with the Christmas holiday, it also applies to this time of year if you are in the newspaper business. The[Read More…]
Criner signs to play golf at West Virginia Wesleyan
By Shirley Shuman On May 19, Kaylee Criner signed a letter of intent to play golf at West Virginia College, Criner played at Braxton County High School all four years.[Read More…]
