Sheriff Eddie Williams is not new to the position for which he was elected in November, having served two terms in the office ...

A Burnsville man has been arrested and charged with attempted armed robbery of that city’s Dollar General Store. Officers of ...

On January 2 the Sutton Detachment of the West Virginia State Police received a complaint that a piece of equipment being ...

This Monday has been a little better than the last one. As loyal readers are undoubtedly aware we got both papers printed and distributed last week. The Citizens’ News was[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...] ...

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...] ...

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...] ...

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 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...] ...

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 ...

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...] ...