Governor Patrick Morrisey last week announced more than $15.4 million in grant awards to projects across the state aimed at updating water and sewer infrastructure and environmental conservation. Two ...

Jeanine and I both have had a hard time getting into the Christmas spirit this year. You have heard me complain before about how hard it is to get everyone together at once. That is largely due to the ...

Local first responders collimated a year-long fund raising campaign with their annual Shop With A First Responder event on Tuesday, December 9. The team of dedicated public servants went the ...

In light of the recent West Virginia Supreme Court’s stay of the class certification order and the permanent injunction order entered in Raleigh County Circuit Court, the West Virginia Board of ...

I have a lot to be thankful for this time of year. I completed my 75th trip around the sun last week and I am very thankful to have made it this far. The family had a party at Krystal’s house for me ...

West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner visited the Braxton Democrat-Central Office in Sutton on Monday to present the West Virginia Centurion Chamber of Commerce Award to Publisher Ed Given ...

A giant step toward developing Gassaway’s Kanawha Park has been completed, but the process has taken some time. After 18 months of research and partnering with the WV Department of Forestry, 43 native ...

I recently received an email from Ken Tawney, President of Elk River Trail Foundation, Inc. He told about stumbling across the WV Encyclopedia and the piece below pertaining to the Elk River. Like Ken ...

A 68-year-old Diana man has been charged with making terrorist threats against local state troopers. On Friday, November 14 members of the Sutton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police were ...

The Health Plan is a West Virginia-based nonprofit health maintenance organization that manages and improves the health and well-being of its members. Established in 1979, The Health Plan offers a ...

I have long refrained from commenting publicly on the current federal administration, not out of indifference, but out of respect for the volatile nature of today’s political discourse. However, as ...

This past week, Braxton County Economic Development Director Gabby Gregory, Braxton County Commissioner Lisa Mace Godwin, and I attended the County Commissioners Association of West Virginia Central ...