Letters to the Editor

‘Thank you’ Dear Citizens: Just a note of thanks for your support of the levy during the last City Election. I know this is late however, I wanted to wait until summer vacations, the fair and for school to start so that as many of you could be able to...

By Larry Smead On a spring trip to New York City, we had the pleasure of seeing an off-Broadway performance of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. We were there to see Adam Dodway, a native of Lewisburg. Adam began his acting career at the Greenbrier Valley Theatre...

Dear editor,  The historic, civil war era pavilion at Blue Sulphur, will be dedicated on July 1st as a part of Alderson, West Virginia July 4th weekend events.  The pavilion was a mineral water site back around 1830, when people ventured to Greenbrier County to soak in the healing Springs....

Dear Citizens: I wanted to write a letter to you regarding the upcoming election. Councilmember Sarah Elkins, Councilmember John Little and myself are very happy to be running for re-election. We know that when there is no opposition in an election that there isn’t much interest in voting. However, not...

Dear Editor: Watoga State Park and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park along with Calvin Price State Forest became West Virginia’s first International Dark Sky Parks. These special places join an elite group of communities, parks, reserves, sanctuaries, and planned developments that have met the program’s rigorous standards. The name Watoga...

By Travis Wills, DDS, Shady Spring, WV 2023 President, West Virginia Dental Association It doesn’t take much to see how poorly dental insurers are serving people under the current system. More than half of Americans delay getting medical care - or avoid it altogether - because of burdensome costs, and...

By Stephen Coonts, White Sulphur Springs Author Stephen Coonts Once upon a time there was a church in a small mountain town, nestled in a valley. Once upon a time the church had almost 250 members. Once upon a time the congregation built a wonderful building with stained glass windows,...

How elections in Greenbrier County are processed and secured By Greenbrier County Clerk Robin Loudermilk Recently I was asked to explain our Election process in Greenbrier County by a lifelong resident/voter of Greenbrier County and write this letter to educate the voters. We start the Election year with people filling...

Submitted by Nancy Harris, Lewisburg City of Lewisburg officials and city council, past and present, have worked hard to obtain financing for the anticipated water system upgrade. We are all beneficiaries of their efforts, directly or indirectly, and they deserve our praise and appreciation. To those city officials: We are...

Dear Editor: It is time to look at the voting record of Carol Miller, our representative in the U.S. Congress for the last two years. I read through dozens of bills in Miller’s Congressional voting records, and found several which relate to our lives in the middle of the Virus....