There has been a date change for the January Mountaineer Food Bank – Veterans Table food distribution that regularly takes place on the third Friday of each month at the[Read More…]
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Flatwoods City Council Holds First Meeting of the New Year
The Town of Flatwoods’ first council meeting of the new year was a brief one. The governing body met at the Municipal Building on January 16. The meeting began with[Read More…]
Facemire Resigns From Sutton Town Council
The most recent meeting of the Sutton Town Council was held on January 11.Council member Steve Facemire submitted a letter of resignation dated December 15, 2023. Beth Atkins made a[Read More…]
First 2024 Board of Education Meeting Highlights Little Birch
The Board of Education for Braxton County conducted their first regular meeting of 2024 on January 9.The meeting opened with a presentation from Little Birch Elementary Principal Jessica Pierson. She[Read More…]
Obituaries
Sara Margaret BrownSara Margaret Brown died on January 10, 2024, at Oak Pointe Nursing Home in Baltic, OH after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. Sara, formerly of Sugarcreek, had been[Read More…]
Congratulations Tom Clark…
I want to begin this writing congratulating Tom Clark of Webster County on his appointment to the House of Delegates. Tom is an old friend. He is the brother of[Read More…]
Point Pleasant wins Braxton Invitational
Eagles’ Blayne Jarvis earns Most Valuable Wrestler honors Three of the top AA wrestling teams in the state took the top three team trophies in the Braxton Wrestling Tournament Friday[Read More…]
Filing period opens for Primary
Candidate registration began for the May Primary Election on Monday, January 8. Locally, several candidates threw their hats in the ring to vie for various posts. Most of those filing[Read More…]
Old Gassaway bridge demolished
On Tuesday, January 9, with of large contingency of spectators both in person and virtually, contractors for the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) demolished the Upper Gassaway Bridge over[Read More…]
Senate Finance Committee begins hearing budget presentations
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Finance Committee, on Thursday, began their deliberation of Gov. Jim Justice’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal. On-hand to[Read More…]