Brooke County has been included on a list of 26 counties that are under a state of emergency due to two weeks of flooding.Gov. Jim Justice added Wirt as well as Boone, Braxton, Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Logan, Mingo, Ritchie, Roane, Tyler and Wayne counties after severe thunderstorms caused[Read More…]
Author: Brooke Review
BHS Receives Grant from SBA
Brooke High School will benefit from Brooke a $6,220,500 from the West Virginia School building Authority.The funds announced last week will be used for interior plumbing renovations.The SBA announced the grant as part of $149,851,553.00 awarded for 18 new needs-based projects.The latest funding builds upon a previous award of $111 million in[Read More…]
Homeowners Rescue Program Available
As the West Virginia Homeowners Rescue Program celebrates two years of helping homeowners across the state, officials encourage qualified homeowners to apply for emergency assistance before funding runs out.Since launching on March 28, 2022, the Homeowners Rescue Program has paid out more than $31 million to help 6,300 West Virginia[Read More…]
April is Safe Digging Month
April is the month when people shake off winter doldrums, get ready to cut the grass again, and foray into outdoor construction jobs.The Public Service Commission of West Virginia reminds everyone that April is Safe Digging Month and to call WV811 before digging.At the request of the PSC, Gov. Jim[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Mind your beeswax! Haha…. Have you ever been told that as a kid? That’s an interesting way to say “mind your own business”. I am not planning on talking about minding your own business, at least not today. But this phrase reminds me of when my[Read More…]
At the Library
The following is a list of books recently added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION THE LAWYER by John Ellsworth. A judge’s wife is dead. The public are out for blood, the justice system has turned on one of its own. It’s a case no career minded[Read More…]
Celebrate the Annual Spring Friends Event
Theodore Roosevelt will be portrayed by Gene Worthington of Fayetteville, in a West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program in Celebration of the Friends of the Brooke County Public Libraries Annual Spring Event, in the Brooke County Public Library’s River Room on April 25, at 7pm. This program is also[Read More…]
Evening Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, April 24 at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy the story “Earth Day, Birthday”, a craft, snacks and fun! Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.
Tamara Ann “Tammy” (West) McClure
TAMARA ANN “TAMMY” (WEST) MCCLURE, 63, of Wellsburg, WV died peacefully on Friday, April 12, 2024, at U.P.M.C. Montefiore in Pittsburgh, PA after a lengthy illness. Born on June 9, 1960, in Steubenville, OH, a daughter of the late George Samuel and Lora (Thomaselli) West, Sr. In addition to her[Read More…]
Scott Lee “Downstate” Jackson
SCOTT LEE “DOWNSTATE” JACKSON, 61, of Weirton, WV passed away on April 12, 2024, at JW Ruby Memorial Hospital, after a brief battle with liver cancer. He was born on February 10, 1963, in Wheeling West Virginia, one of two beloved sons born to Leland and Rebecca Riggle Jackson. Scott’s[Read More…]