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
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]
^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.