Braxton Citizens' News
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Edward R. Given |
| Founded | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Sutton, West Virginia, USA |
| Circulation | 5,718 (as of 2016)[1] |
| Website | bcn-news |
The Braxton Citizens' News is a weekly newspaper serving the Sutton, West Virginia area in the United States.[2] It is published each Friday.[3]
History
[edit]The Braxton Citizens' News began in 1976 under publisher Edward R. Given.[4] Given, a former advertising manager for the Braxton Democrat, founded the paper to focus more on school and sports news.[5] Given has served as a director of the West Virginia Press Association.[6][7] Given also served as mayor of Sutton in the 1990s; he shared a similar name with his successor, Edgar G. Given.[8][9][10][11][12]
The offices of the Braxton Democrat-Central were gutted by a fire in 2006. Under Given's leadership, the Citizens' News offered extensive aid to the rival paper, to help ensure they could continue publishing. Given and Democrat-Central publisher Craig Smith have an enduring personal and professional friendship, and have served as sources for one another's sources.[13]
Given won the top state press award for an individual journalist in 2013, being named the "Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist of the Year."[14][10]
In 2015, the Citizens' News became the first affiliate to join the WVJobFinder web site launched by Charleston Newspapers, and expressed excitement about the prospect of statewide job recruitment through the site.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ "Newspapers Currently Received in the West Virginia Archives and History Library" (PDF). West Virginia Division of Culture and History. State of West Virginia. December 2016.
- ^ 2016 West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Directory (PDF). West Virginia Press Association. 2016.
- ^ "About Braxton citizen's news. Sutton, W. Va. (1976-current)". Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "New Braxton County Weekly Begins Publication Monday". Sunday Gazette-Mail. 8 February 1976. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "Horne to lead press group". The Charleston Daily Mail. The Associated Press. August 18, 1997.
- ^ "Buzzerd heads WV - Press Association". The Morgan Messenger. August 25, 2004.
- ^ "Sutton Mayor Dies from Cancer". The Charleston Daily Mail. The Associated Press. June 17, 1996.
- ^ "IT'S A GIVEN, WHO WILL BE MAYOR OF SUTTON, W. VA". The Buffalo News (NY). June 25, 1995.
- ^ a b "West Virginia Press Association honors Given of Braxton Citizens' News as Premier Journalist". August 13, 2013.
- ^ Brady, Thomas J. (June 29, 1995). "THE SCENE IN THE NATION AND THE WORLD". The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA).
- ^ "ED GIVEN WINS ... AND LOSES". The Star-Ledger (Newark, NJ). June 25, 1995.
- ^ Anderson, Justin D. (March 23, 2006). "Rivals cooperate after fire: Editor of Braxton newspaper donates equipment to competitor whose office was gutted in fire". Charleston Daily Mail.
- ^ "Daily Mail takes top state press awards". The Charleston Daily Mail. August 12, 2013.
- ^ "WVJobfinder network gains first affiliate". The Charleston Gazette-Mail. November 15, 2015.