Recently, West Virginia Governor, Jim Justice, and West Virginia National Guard, Major General Bill Crane, announced hundreds of guard soldiers would be deploying to hospitals across the state. Two of[Read More…]
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County receives grant through Emergency Food & Shelter National Program
Braxton County has been chosen to receive funds to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the county. The source of funding is a federal appropriation from Congress to the[Read More…]
Commission come to the aid of Braxton farmers
A high point of last Friday’s regular meeting of the Braxton County Commission was approval of funding for Braxton County Farmers. The action came on the heels of a presentation[Read More…]
Servia resident buildscustom flintlock rifles
Kenneth Moore finished his first flintlock in 1984 By Shirley Shuman It would definitely be accurate to say that Kenneth Moore has never built two flintlock rifles that were exactly[Read More…]
BCMS Finish Third in CWVAC Tournament,
Several Knights Receive Conference Honors
With two wins and one loss, the BCMS Knights finished third in the conference tournament last week. In their first game, their play-in game, the Knights won 40-35 over South[Read More…]
Local residents receive Academic Honors at WV Wesleyan College
West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon has recognized their honor students for the Spring semester which ended December 2021. The private institution offers undergraduates degrees in 33 fields of study[Read More…]
Braxton Students Graduate from Glenville University
Seven Braxton County students have received their degrees from Glenville State College, now Glenville State University, as members of the Winter 2021 graduating class.Richard “Jack” Boyce of Sutton graduated with[Read More…]
Board of Education Lifts Mask Mandate;
Begins Search for New Superintendent
The Braxton County Board of Education conducted their most recent meeting on Tuesday, March 1. Board member Evelyn Post acted as chair of the meeting as Board President DeAnna Whipkey[Read More…]
Obituaries
Mildred Jett was born August 17, 1925 in Kanawha County, W.Va., and died February 20, 2022 at home in Bolair, WV at 96 years of age. She was known to[Read More…]
Good & bad legislation…
I would love to sit down with the legislative leadership and have them explain the reasoning behind some of the actions they are taking. Last week a bill was introduced[Read More…]
