As I write my first column of 2025, we find ourselves in a state of emergency due to an impending snowstorm set to blanket our state. The snow has begun[Read More...] ...

Jake A. Culverhouse of Flatwoods, no seatbelt, guilty plea, fine assessed and paid. Walter E. Ingram of Nitro, speeding, no contest plea, fine/court costs assessed; Derek[Read More...] ...

You will be reading this late for the first time I can remember. Unintentionally late at least. As we embark on the first issue of our 51st volume, I don’t[Read More...] ...

This logging operation was very unique. It was situated at the headwaters of Turkey Creek. This creek is a small stream that flows through the part[Read More...] ...

Gassaway Mayor Richie Roach has announced his intention of erecting a display of historical photographs at the Depot. “I’m not sure at this point exactly what shape the display will[Read More...] ...

The filing period to elect new leaders for municipalities in Braxton and throughout the Mountain State begins next Monday, January 13. Burnsville, Flatwoods, Gassaway and Sutton will all elect or[Read ...

The Braxton County Commission conducted their first meeting of the new year last Friday, January 3, 2025. The first order of business was to reaffirm the election of the Commission[Read More...] ...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Ed Grafton has contributed another interesting artcle of time gone by for our readers’ enjoyment. This series details the Grafton family horse logging business in West Virginia. We ...

As we bid farewell to 2024, I find myself reflecting on the year through the lens of my camera. Being quite the shutterbug, I have captured countless moments that now serve as a highlight reel of the ...

December 23: Roger Lee Hudnall of Sutton, child neglect, guilty plea, domestic assault, dismissed per plea, domestic battery, dismissed per plea, violation of protective order, dismissed per plea, 90 ...

Earlier this month, co-workers, friends and family came together to celebrate and say farewell to David Singleton upon his ...

The final task before the Citizens’ News/Braxton Democrat-Central staff, began their Christmas holiday, was the selection of the winners of the annual Christmas Bonanza contest. Thanks to the ...