One of the topics of last Friday’s Braxton County Commission meeting was a presentation by Chad Morrison, Executive Director of Mountaineer Food Bank. The CEO told the Commission about the[Read More…]
E-Edition
Sutton Dam undergoes annual maintenance
On July 19th and 20th access across Sutton Dam to the Jerimiah Carpenter hiking trail was closed while staff conducted the annual maintenance bulkhead exercise. This important exercise enables staff[Read More…]
Braxton teens attend YLA Leadership Summit
Braxton County High School’s Maddison Singleton and Lilly Hines joined teens from Ohio and West Virginia to convene YLA’s June 18-24 Leadership Summit at YLA Camp Horseshoe in Tucker County,”[Read More…]
Obituaries
Betty J. GreenBetty J. Green, 90, of Cortland, OH passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at Ohio Living Lake Vista.She was born September 30, 1932, in Caress, WV, a daughter[Read More…]
Is he the oldest person in West Virginia???
You will find an article on the front page of this edition telling more about the life of Ralph Kenneth Gosnell. Recently we ran a story detailing how he was[Read More…]
Commission holds Special Meeting
What was originally scheduled to be a short County Commission meeting to approve budget revisions prior to the State mandated submission date had an agenda containing seven items. The gathering[Read More…]
New Superintendent attends first Board of Ed meeting
Dr. Donna Burge-Tetrick participated in her first Braxton County board meeting as new superintendent on July 11. She briefly spoke to the board about her first few days in the[Read More…]
FBLA students attend national leadership conference in Atlanta
By Shirley Shuman Eighteen FBLA members from both the high school and the middle school attended the FBLA National Leadership Conference at the Atlanta World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia[Read More…]
105 year old Gassaway HS alumnus, still enjoys life
By Shirley Shuman Still mentally alert and eager to talk, this 105-year-old man began life in West Virginia, and after many experiences and places, has returned to West Virginia. Ralph[Read More…]
Legislative Update…By Lori Dittman WV House of Delegates 63rd District
On Friday, Will and I took a break from chasing waterfalls to me chasing good legislative ideas at the Southern Legislative Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, a city that was[Read More…]