All West Virginia students in grades K-12 can participate in the 2025 Almost Heaven Governor’s Art Exhibition. Entries are currently being accepted, and the deadline for submissions is Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, (hand-delivered or mailed and received no later than Jan. 17).Only one entry may be submitted per student.Designed to showcase[Read More…]
Author: The Brooke County Review
2025 Youth Congressional Art Submissions Open
The West Virginia Dept. of Arts, Culture and History is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Youth Congressional Art through Jan. 31, 2025.The competition is open to high school students only. Exceptions will be made for schools that have 7th through 12th grades on one campus. Artwork submissions can be[Read More…]
Pull Up A Chair
By: Hettie Basil Lighttower Many of us will soon be busy in the kitchen making Christmas cookies and goodies for upcoming parties and events during the month of December. I am sure you have your favorite recipes that you rely on that you have down to a science! Maybe you[Read More…]
Mills Named to Dean’s List
Domenic Mills, of Follansbee, has been named to the 2024 summer trimester Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida.Palmer College of Chiropractic, the first and largest college in the chiropractic profession, has campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose, California; and Port Orange, Florida.
At the Library
The following books have recently been added to the Brooke County Public Library’s collection: ADULT FICTION AVARICE by Pete Brassett. When a body is found in a remote Scottish glen, DI Munro comes out of retirement to investigate. The Police chief wants everything wrapped up before the upcoming regatta, but[Read More…]
Friends of the Library Offering Santa Letters
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Library, with help from Santa Claus, are once again sending personalized letters from Santa to all children in the area. He would like to let them know he will be visiting them soon. parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends may request to[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Library will be showing the movie It Ends With Us rated PG-13 on Friday, Dec. 13, at 12 p.m.It Ends With Us tells the empowering story of Lily Bloom. Grappling with a painful past, Lily embarks on a new life in Boston and opens her own flower[Read More…]
Family Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be showing the film Wild Robot rated PG on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 5 p.m. After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned[Read More…]
Evening Storytime at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be holding an evening storytime with Miss Kim on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 5 p.m. Children will enjoy the story “There’s An Elf In Your Book”, a craft, snacks and fun!Limited spaces available. Call the circulation desk at 304.737.1551 to register or visit https://brookecountylibs.org/events.
Cheryl Ann Burdine-Harrow
CHERYL ANN BURDINE-HARROW of Follansbee, WV unexpectedly passed November 30 2024. She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, and friend. She was born on October 19th 1964 to Calvin and Carolyn Burdine of Follansbee. She was a Brooke High School graduate and later in life went on[Read More…]