Interim meetings started Sunday, April 14th and will conclude on Tuesday, April 16th. Before my first committee meeting, I attended a rally for families for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities[Read More…]
E-Edition
Braxton to Participate in 2024 West Virginia Envirothon
The West Virginia Envirothon, the state’s premiere conservation competition for high school students, will be held at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Jackson County April 18-19 and Braxton County is[Read More…]
Burnsville Gets $669,000 EPA Grant for Wastewater System
U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced earlier this week that $669,000 from the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had been awarded to the Town of[Read More…]
Elk River Trail Foundation Joins National Celebrate Trails Day With Gassaway Event
Organizers are planning a local Celebrate Trails Day. The event is hosted by the nation’s largest trail advocacy organization Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), Elk River Trail Foundation (ERTF). Gassaway[Read More…]
Obituaries
Rev. Edith Sharon Hardman WestRev. Edith Sharon Hardman West went to be with the Lord on April 5, 2024. She was the daughter of George Dencil Hardman I and Hazel[Read More…]
Come on Summer…
I am happy to report that I believe I am pretty much back to normal. The only lingering aspect of my illness is that my right ear has a constant[Read More…]
Mikaya Moore, #6 of Top 10 enjoys many activities
By Shirley Shuman Whether she’s in school or away from school, Mikaya Moore is indeed a busy young woman. At BCHS, Moore is in Student Council, the local chapter of[Read More…]
Heavy rains/down stream flooding delay Marina opening
The skies were clear on Monday, April 15 but heavy rains and downstream flooding last week has forced the scheduled opening of Sutton Lake Marina to be delayed one week.[Read More…]
Board of Education discusses 2024-25 school calendar
The April 9 meeting of the Braxton County Board of Education opened with the second public hearing on the 2024-25 school calendar. Director of Teaching and Curriculum Linda Sears noted[Read More…]
Gassaway Town Council to sponsor a Party in the Park
By Shirley Shuman On April 20, the Gasaway Town Council will have a pig roast with musical entertainment as a fundraiser for the special events the town plans for Gassaway[Read More…]