Members of the House of Delegates began the process of completing a balanced state budget for the next state Fiscal Year, which begins July 1, 2025. The House passed its[Read More…]
Government
Braxton Magistrate Report
Magistrate Beth SmithMarch 27: Reed P. Thomas of Princeton, speeding, dismissed incorrect code.March 31: Justin L. Swearenger of Chloe, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided; Brent Joseph Burton of Charleston, speeding,[Read More…]
Circuit Court hears pleas: Dobbins heads to prison
On April 3, Anthony Lewis Jones pled guilty in Braxton County Circuit Court to the felony offense of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl. Judge Jasmine R. H. Morton presided[Read More…]
Burnsville man charged in connection to woman’s body
The Sutton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police received a complaint at approximately 3:30 Monday afternoon March 17 that what was believed to be a body was discovered in[Read More…]
Capito hosts West Virginia Girls Rise Up event in BCMS
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito brought her West Virginia Girls Rise Up program to Braxton County Middle School (BCMS) last week. During the event, which was her 35th in program[Read More…]
Braxton Magistrate Report
Magistrate Beth SmithMarch 3: Gregory K. Lilly of Charleston, speeding, guilty plea, fine/court costs assessed.March 4: Charles Ray Crockett, Jr. of Huntington, receiving/transferring stolen goods, receiving/transferring stolen vehicle, warrant issued,[Read More…]
Legislative Update… By Lori Dittman WV House of Delegates 63rd District
As the 60-day, regular legislative session nears the halfway point, members of the House of Delegates continue to use their new two-step committee process to discuss potential new laws as[Read More…]
Braxton Magistrate Report
Magistrate Beth SmithFebruary 21: Erik Lynn Boggs of Exchange, expired registration, dismissed proof provided, expired MVI, dismissed proof provided; Sean Ford Dever of Rosedale, expired registration, dismissed proof provided, expired[Read More…]
Legislative Update… By Lori Dittman WV House of Delegates 63rd District
The last week of February the West Virginia House of Delegates advanced almost unanimously 11 bills to the Senate. Among them were HB 2047 and HB 2123. HB 2047 increases[Read More…]
Flatwoods Woman Jailed After Violating Home Confinement
A Flatwoods woman is in jail as a result of violating her home confinement requirements. Brittany Jo Williams of Stone Run Road, Flatwoods was serving the restricted sentence as a[Read More…]