Magistrate Beth SmithJanuary 18: Charles R. Allen of Burnsville, possession of meth, guilty plea, transportation of prohibited items onto jail grounds, no probable cause found, possession with intent to deliver,[Read More…]
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B of E Holds Meeting
The Braxton County Board of Education conducted their most recent meeting on January 18.Evelyn Post opened the meeting thanking Superintendent Kathy Hypes for closing the schools recently due to the[Read More…]
Braxton included in FEMS emergency funding food and shelter programs
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $2,134,042 from the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been allocated to counties across West Virginia[Read More…]
County 9-1-1 call volume drops slightly in 2021
At last Friday’s Braxton County Commission meeting OES/9-1-1 Director John Hoffman presented a report that detailed the number of times individuals called the emergency communications center during the calendar year[Read More…]
Expired registration leads to drug arrests
Deputy A.L. Groves of the Braxton County Sheriff’s Department spotted a Chevrolet Suburban with an expired registration just after 5:00 a.m. Sunday, January 23. When the officer stopped the vehicle,[Read More…]
Obituaries
Paul “Rex” Miller, 93, of Solomons, MD , sailed into the Port of Heaven on December 23, 2021. Rex is survived by his wife and first mate, Donna, of 42[Read More…]
What is the legislature up to???
Before I get into this week’s topic… I had occasion to travel to Summersville last week so Dr. Marsh could tune up my hearing aids. That went well. I had[Read More…]
Commission hopes to net $4 million for broadband
One of the actions at last Friday’s Braxton County Commission could bring as much as $4 million to the county for broadband expansion. During the meeting Larry Clifton made a[Read More…]
Sutton Town Council conducts busy session
The Sutton Town Council met for a regular meeting on Thursday, January 13, 2022 in the Council Chambers on the first floor of the Municipal Building. Mayor JD Hoover called[Read More…]
Board of Education reviews new State COVID guidelines
The Braxton County Board of Education conducted their most recent regular meeting on January 18. Evelyn Post opened the meeting thanking Superintendent Kathy Hypes for closing the schools recently due[Read More…]