By Shirley Shuman Criner, fourth in 2023 class, values her leadership roles Kaylee Criner named two aspects of her high school career which she has liked the most. The first[Read More…]
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Third in Class of 2023, Loyd plans to become an accountant
By Shirley Shuman Tempest Loyd, the daughter of Cecil and Amber Loyd, has definite plans for her future. She will enroll in Concord University this fall to major in accounting[Read More…]
Superintendent will not seek contract renewal
During the recent Braxton County Board of Education meeting held on April 18, Superintendent Dr. Rhonda Combs announced to the Board that she did not plan to seek contract renewal.[Read More…]
Schools Service Person of the Year likes her work
By Shirley Shuman Kay Holcomb, the Braxton County Service Person of the Year for 2023, has spent 16 years working for Braxton County Schools. Currently she works as a cook[Read More…]
Former teacher, county math director honored
By Shirley Shuman A former beloved and highly respected teacher and, later, Braxton County Math Director, Jerry Jackson received quite a surprise on his 80th birthday. It began with a surprise[Read More…]
WVU student engineers partner with Costa Rican community where ecotourism has strained sewage systems
WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University students will partner with the ecotourism destination of Monteverde, Costa Rica, to address its stressed sewage problem, which includes undersized and aging septic tanks and[Read More…]
National Headache Foundation’s Migraine University Program representatives visit campuses, shares strategies
WV Press Release Sharing CHICAGO, Ill. – Migraine University, a signature program of the non-profit National Headache Foundation (NHF), provides resources for young people living with migraine disease and headache[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Capito, Manchin urge negotiations on debt limit
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Both of the US Senators from West Virginia — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. — are pushing President Joe[Read More…]
Opinion: Adult literacy should be a bigger concern in this country
From The Journal of Martinsburg: A lot of attention is being paid to what our children are reading nowadays, turning once sedate classrooms and libraries into battlefields in our country’s[Read More…]
WVPSC Column: Wild, wonderful state parks
By Charlotte Lane, chair West Virginia Public Service Commission Recently, the Public Service Commission held a public comment hearing at Hawks Nest State Park. I was reminded once again of[Read More…]