By Shirley ShumanA much-needed renovation of Braxton County Middle School’s gymnasium is underway, and Principal Amy Perkins thinks it will be finished soon. The renovation includes installing new bleachers, painting[Read More…]
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Bad Axe Bistro Opens
By Fernando RodriguezAn exciting new restaurant is now open on Main Street Sutton, in the building that originally housed the P. J. Berry’s General Store, later Ben Franklin, and much[Read More…]
Obituaries
Susan Marie MaceSusan Marie Mace, 94 of Hacker Valley, passed away on Monday, August 1, 2022 at Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston. She was born February 4, 1928 in Coe[Read More…]
Renewed energy…
Jeanine and I escaped the office last Thursday when we headed to Charleston to take part in the West Virginia Press Association Convention. We arrived at the Sheraton Hotel just[Read More…]
Board discusses future of BCHS’s girls soccer program
The Braxton County Board of Education conducted their most recent meeting on August 2. Board member Larry Hardway discussed recent phone calls he had been receiving pertaining to the hiring[Read More…]
BCS mechanic narrowly misses 1st Place in State Competition
Braxton County’s Kevin Brown captured a second place in the West Virginia Association of School Transportation ‘s Tech Inspect held July 17-18 at Canaan Valley Resort, musing first place by[Read More…]
Dr. Dwight Lohr retires after 42 years of practice
By Shirley Shuman Last Friday, Dr. Dwight Lohr ended 42 years as a practicing Doctor of Chiropractic, and almost all of it was spent in Gassaway. Born in Pennsylvania, Dr.[Read More…]
Highmark WV donates $100,000 to MFB’s Veterans Table Program
Mountaineer Food Bank received a $100,000 check from Highmark West Virginia Charitable Fund for Health to support its Veterans Table Program Thursday, August 4th. President James Fawcett along with Cathy[Read More…]
Local citizens, businesses aid Kentucky flood victims
By Shirley Shuman Saturday morning, Joe Green and Adam Tanner left Gassaway in a U-Haul truck filled with supplies for the flood victims of Letcher County, Kentucky. The project was[Read More…]
Obituries
Shirley May YoungShirley May Young, 71 of Bolair, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, surrounded by her loved ones at Ruby Memorial Hospital.She was born[Read More…]
