Author: The Brooke County Review

Free Fishing Days Return

West Virginia’s Free Fishing Days will return June 8–9 when anglers can take advantage of the annual opportunity to fish for free in public lakes, streams and rivers around the state.West Virginia’s Free Fishing Days are part of a nationwide effort to make fishing more accessible to the public. During these two[Read More…]

BHJ PlanningCommission Receives Grant

The Brooke-Hancock-Jefferson Planning Commission has received a $65,524 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission.U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced a total of $731,738 awarded for eight West Virginia projects.The funding will support increasing staffing and strengthening administrative capacities for eight Local Development Districts[Read More…]

BHP Season Opener Set for Final Weekend

Brooke Hills Playhouse’s season opener, “The Kitchen Witches,” has one more weekend, May 31-June 2, of laugh-out-loud laughter to engage and delight audiences.Written by Caroline Smith, this hilarious tale features Dolly Biddle and Isobel Lomax, two “mature” cable-access cooking show hostesses who have hated each other for 30 years, ever[Read More…]

Mini Grant Applications

The West Virginia Humanities Council is accepting applications for mini grants until June 1.The state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, offers grants and direct programs in the humanities.The Humanities Council budgets more $800,000 for grants and programs each year. A variety of grants are offered to nonprofit[Read More…]