By Shirley Shuman Last Saturday night, 2018 Braxton County High graduate Hannah Moore Keener made a TED (Technology, Entertainment, and Design) talk to an audience of approximately 400, “the biggest[Read More…]
Schools
County hosts Math Field Day
By Mackenzie Helmick Braxton County High School was buzzing with energy as the county’s brightest young mathematicians gathered for the annual Math Field Day on February 13. Students from grades[Read More…]
Board of Ed Concerned With Legislation to Eliminate Local Control
The main topic of concern at the most recent meeting of the Braxton County Board of Education, held on February 18, was legislation being introduced that would eliminate local control[Read More…]
Two BCHS runners sign with Glenville State
By Shirley Shuman Laura Cain and Bethany Payne recently committed to run cross country and track and field at Glenville State University. The girls are members of the Braxton cross-country[Read More…]
BCHS Math Field Day Held: Top 10 Qualify for Regionals competition
By Shirley ShumanDr. Ethan Backus, coordinator of the BCHS Math Field Day, announced the top 10 finishers. He explained that these students will participate in the Region IV Math Field[Read More…]
Board holds latest meeting
On February 4, the Board of Education for Braxton County held their regular meeting. Dr. Leatha Williams presented more benchmark data for all grade levels. The data showed the number[Read More…]
Board of Ed. hears update on student testing results
The Braxton County Board of Education held their most recent regular meeting on January 28. The initial meeting was scheduled for January 21 was postponed due to the recent bad[Read More…]
Fairmont’s scholarship to provide free tuition
“Fairmont State University has a long-standing tradition of looking for innovative ways to assist students with tuition and fee costs,” according to a spokespers. The Access Scholarship is Fairmont State’s[Read More…]
Braxton Schools releases new data on attendance
Tim Via, Braxton County Schools Director of Attendance, recently released data on chronic absenteeism in Braxton County Schools. Overall, the data shows a reduction in all Braxton County Schools except[Read More…]
Braxton MS Knights Play Well Against Richwood
Braxton MS Knights Play Well Against Richwood Lloyd leads Braxton with 23 points By Shirley ShumanIn a fast-paced and close game, Richwood edged Braxton 44-43 in a game played at[Read More…]