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Residents, providers prepare for Head Start to close amid prolonged government shutdown

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Ten Head Start programs under the Community Action Organization of Scioto County are in jeopardy of temporarily closing on Nov. 1, 2025, if the government remains shutdown. The Head Start program for Braxton County Schools in West Virginia is also at risk of losing federal funding reimbursements as long as the shutdown continues.Government Shutdown · Braxton County Read Article

Prep boys soccer: Braxton County soccer tops Sherman 6-0 for regional title

SUTTON — The Sherman boys' soccer team ran into a buzzsaw in the Class AA/A Region III championship game on Wednesday night.Soccer · Sutton Read Article

Both Frankfort teams quality for state cross country meet

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SUTTON, W.Va. — Both Frankfort cross country teams qualified for the state championship meet on Saturday at the Class AA, Region 2 meet.Sutton · Sutton See the Story

Braxton County man sentenced to decades in prison for sexual abuse and assault of a minor

Braxton County, WV (WOAY)- A man charged with child sex crimes will spend decades behind bars. On October 27, Judge Jasmine R.H. Morton sentenced Carl William James to 51 and 175 years in prison for the sexual abuse and assault of a child under the age of 12. The court convicted James earlier this year on six felony counts. Charges include first-degree sexual assault and gross child neglect, creating a substantial risk of serious injury or deat…Braxton County · Braxton County Read Article

Braxton County court hands down maximum sentence in child neglect case

Braxton County, WV (WOAY)- A Braxton County court has handed down the maximum sentence in a child neglect case. A jury previously convicted Robin James in May 2025 of four counts of child neglect, creating a substantial risk of serious bodily injury or death to a child in her care. The charges follow incidents where the child had told James on three separate occasions, spanning several years, that her husband, Carl James, was sexually abusing…Braxton County · Braxton County Read Article

West Virginia High School Football Coach Lands 1-Year Suspension Amid Helmet Controversy

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A football rests against a helmet on the grass. A high school football coach in the state of West Virginia has been suspended for one season due to player safety concerns. Ezra Lewis will not be on the sidelines for the remainder of the Braxton County campaign. The lengthy suspension stems from a potential rules violation according to the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission. Lewis was in the midst of his second season with the p…Braxton County · Braxton County Read Article

Former West Virginia pastor who allegedly sexually abused young girls for years indicted on charges in another county

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SUTTON, W.Va. (WBOY) - A former pastor arrested last year on charges related to him allegedly sexually abusing victims as young as three years old has been indicted again, this time in Braxton County. John Radcliff II, 58, was indicted by a Braxton County Grand Jury on Tuesday on multiple counts of sexual abuse, sexual assault and incest, according to the Braxton County Prosecuting Attorney's office. He was indicted on 47 additional counts of th…Sutton · Sutton See the Story

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Residents, providers prepare for Head Start to close amid prolonged government shutdown

Prep boys soccer: Braxton County soccer tops Sherman 6-0 for regional title

Both Frankfort teams quality for state cross country meet

Braxton County man sentenced to decades in prison for sexual abuse and assault of a minor

Braxton County court hands down maximum sentence in child neglect case

West Virginia High School Football Coach Lands 1-Year Suspension Amid Helmet Controversy

Former West Virginia pastor who allegedly sexually abused young girls for years indicted on charges in another county

Locally owned market to replace closed Kroger in Gassaway

Braxton County man sentenced on sex abuse charges involving a child

Braxton County guardians allegedly forced juveniles to smoke illicit drugs

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Residents, providers prepare for Head Start to close amid prolonged government shutdown

Prep boys soccer: Braxton County soccer tops Sherman 6-0 for regional title

Both Frankfort teams quality for state cross country meet

Braxton County man sentenced to decades in prison for sexual abuse and assault of a minor

Braxton County court hands down maximum sentence in child neglect case

West Virginia High School Football Coach Lands 1-Year Suspension Amid Helmet Controversy

Former West Virginia pastor who allegedly sexually abused young girls for years indicted on charges in another county

Locally owned market to replace closed Kroger in Gassaway

Braxton County man sentenced on sex abuse charges involving a child

Braxton County guardians allegedly forced juveniles to smoke illicit drugs