Anna Long of Wellsburg was named to the president’s list at Marshall University for the fall term.To achieve that honor, students must earn perfect 4.0 averages.
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,The Salvation Army of Brooke County wishes to thank and commend the many people who so very generously donated to this year’s Angel Tree Project and Kettle Campaign.For so many years Angel Trees, Red Kettles and Bell Ringers have been an important and symbolic part of the Christmas season[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 BALL AT VERSAILLES by Danielle Steel. It’s the summer of 1959 and the Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will make history. It is an exclusive dusk-to-dawn ball in[Read More…]
Afternoon Movie at the Follansbee Library
The Follansbee Library will be showing the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 rated PG-13 on Friday, Jan. 19, at 12 p.m.Following the death of the family patriarch, the Portokalos family decides to embark on a grand odyssey to his homeland in Greece for a no-holds-barred family reunion.Bring your[Read More…]
Family Movie at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library will be showing the film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken rated PG on Thursday, Jan. 18, at 5 p.m.The animated film tells the story of teenage sea kraken Ruby Gillman. Struggling to fit in at her high school Oceanside High, Ruby discovers her ancestral destiny to[Read More…]
Brooke County Friends to Meet at the Library
The Friends of the Brooke County Public Libraries will be meeting at the Brooke County Library on Tuesday, Jan. 16, at 1:30 p.m. The Board invites all to attend with the intent to prepare for upcoming events, plan for new ones, and get updates on what is going on in[Read More…]
Holiday Hours at the Library
The Brooke County Public Library and Follansbee Branch will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Mary Kay Angelo
MARY KAY ANGELO, 67, of Weirton, WV, passed away unexpectedly on January 6, 2024, due to complications of double pneumonia. Born on April 2, 1956, Mary Kay was the fifth of six children born to Chester and Lieschen Volke Barnabei. Mary Kay’s journey was one of love, dedication, and joy.[Read More…]
Mary Gallias
MARY GALLIAS, 86, of Weirton, WV fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, January 5, 2024. Daughter of the late Nick and Liberty (Proakis) Papoulas, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of forty-six years, James Gallias, and her grandson, Andrew Monroe. Mary will be remembered as a[Read More…]
Judy Ann Riter
JUDY ANN RITER, 79, of Paris, PA, passed away Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at McLeod Seacoast Hospital in Little River, SC. She was born June 9, 1944 in Harlingen, TX, daughter of the late Willard Wesley Wagner and Mary Virginia Blake Wagner. She is also preceded in death by her[Read More…]