By Bobby Bordelon Michael Doolin faces four years incarceration, five years probation, and more requirements after being sentenced by Greenbrier County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Dent on Tuesday, March 29. Doolin previously pled guilty to distribution and display to a minor of obscene matter and felony offense of use of obscene matter to attempt to seduce a minor. Content warning...

By Bobby Bordelon The Greenbrier County Commission called a special meeting to approve a new savings account for COVID-19 relief funds, open bids for flooding clean up, and emphasize the availability of vaccines on Thursday, Mar. 25. The approval of The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 will soon bring over $6 million into Greenbrier County and many of the...

By Bobby Bordelon With the Alderson Town Council considering enacting a Business and Occupation Tax (B&O), many Alderson residents are curious about how a similar tax operates in other Greenbrier County municipalities. Although many do have a B&O tax, the majority were created exempting small, local businesses. Town Council already approved the first reading of the ordinance, setting the stage...

By Bobby Bordelon The high-profile murder April murder trial against Edward Smith-Allen has been pushed back to April after Prosecuting Attorney Patrick Via announced a key witness had fallen “seriously” ill. Smith-Allen was indicted by a grand jury in October 2019 for the murder of Alaisia M. Smith in Dorie Miller Park in Lewisburg. Previously, Greenbrier County Circuit Court Judge...

By Bobby Bordelon With the end of the Legislative session on the horizon, the number of Greenbrier County representative sponsored bills passing is increasing. This includes the near unanimous passage of over 20 Senator Jack Woodrum sponsored bills. Although the Republican supermajority is considering several forms of income tax replacements or repeals, a large portion of the Greenbrier County representative...

By Bobby Bordelon As COVID-19 restrictions lift in West Virginia, and those 16 under are unable to be vaccinated, one concern of many residents is potential spread within and around Greenbrier County schools. In order to prevent such a spread, officials pushed classes to remote learning for both Greenbrier East High School and Eastern Greenbrier Middle School students last Friday,...

By Bobby Bordelon The first reading of a business and occupation tax (B&O) expansion in Alderson was approved by Town Council during their Thursday, March 11 meeting. The council also discussed other potential ordinances on ATV’s and next year’s budget. Mayor Travis Copenhaver explained that due to legislative rule changes last year serious budget revisions had to be considered before...

By Bobby Bordelon A national award and employee cost security were the largest takeaways from the March meeting of the Greenbrier County Airport Authority for Director Brian Belcher. So far, the three federal stimulus packages have provided essential funds to the Greenbrier Valley Airport. As operations and employee costs remain expensive as ever, the massive reduction in air travel during...

By Bobby Bordelon In the past week a legislator tested positive for COVID-19, causing alarm and testing in both chambers. “We’re praying for Delegate Steele and his family … and their health,” said Senator Stephen Baldwin. “We spent the day trying to figure out what the situation was, working with DHHR, the public health clerk in the Senate, President...

By Bobby Bordelon The Greenbrier Valley and Mountain Media News now have their own podcast! The Stage on a Stage podcast features local and casual interviews with students, teachers, representatives from the perspective of Greenbrier Valley youth. Hosted by two Greenbrier East High School students, the show looks at education during COVID, casual conversations with West Virginians, and more. Of...

By Bobby Bordelon The town of Rainelle finally has a chief of police again – John Sergeon. According to Acting Mayor Bill Bell, during the recent Rainelle Town Council meeting on Monday, March 22, Sergeon is expected to begin on Thursday, March 23. “I’m very impressed with him,” Bell said. “I’ve made a pact with him, and he’ll make a...

By Bobby Bordelon The second monthly meeting of the Greenbrier County Commission saw the approval of the next budget, permission for White Sulphur to move forward with water infrastructure projects, a presentation from 4-H youth, and more on Tuesday, March 23. After hearing budget presentations in a previous meeting, the Commission approved the 2021/2022 fiscal year county budget. “Obviously three...