Friday 07 August, 2020
Club
Youth group helps clean up Alderson home with 2016 and 2020 flooding damage
By Bobby Bordelon “Today you guys are going to help me clean up some flood debris. We had a woman who had five feet of water in her home in…
WSS Veterans Memorial
Cool day on Tuesday, Mar. 17, 2020, at the Veterans Memorial in White Sulphur Springs brought together a giving group called “Iron Shields” - West Virginia, Greenbrier River Chapter and…
American Legion Greenbrier Post 26 U.S. Flag Disposal Ceremony
Front Row: Chris Wood (left), Benjamin Workman, Commander Barbara Burdette, and Chuck Wood; Back Row: Lee Johnson (left), Angela Fish, Werner Liegel, Bobby White, Frank Wood,…
Business
Red Fox Mine, owned by Justice family, found liable for excess selenium dumping in Tug Fork River
By Bobby Bordelon A McDowell County coal mine owned by the family of Governor Jim Justice was found liable for…
Wellspring of Greenbrier continues to help throughout pandemic
Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, Wellspring’s Resource Center is unable to welcome people as it once did. On Thursday,…
United Way of Greenbrier Valley breaks record for third consecutive year
The United Way of Greenbrier Valley’s 2019 fundraising campaign ended on Mar. 31, 2020, and, for the third year running,…
Commission seeks to stop ‘racing’ ambulance services in Meadow River Valley after increasing coverage from just one ambulance
By Bobby Bordelon After learning the entirety of the Meadow River Valley was operating with one emergency medical services (EMS)…
School
New Greenbrier County Schools calendar begins September 8
By Bobby Bordelon Update August 6, 2020 After the subsequent passage of a new COVID-19 reopening plan by the Greenbrier…
Board of Education adds itinerant school nurse, 13 new technology support positions, approves resolution in response to COVID-19 issues
By Bobby Bordelon bobby@mountainmedianews.com Although stakeholder meetings around the reopening of Greenbrier County schools are still in progress, the Board…
Zachary Ramsey named to President’s List at Coastal Carolina University
More than 1,100 students were named to the President’s List at Coastal Carolina University for the Spring 2020 semester,…
Opinions
Dear Recycle Lady
Dear Recycle Lady, Last week you said brown paper grocery bags can be recycled. What about brown paper bags that…
Is history repeating itself?
Dear Editor: On July 11, Paul S. Detch, Chairman of the Greenbrier County Democratic Executive Committee, wrote “All polls report…
Regarding: Paul Detch’s ‘How a Democrat perceives the Republican Party’
Dear Editor: A wise man that Mr. Detch and I are both acquainted with quoted, “What other people think about…
