Calvin Whaley (MountainDoc) Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304) 546-8230

Greenbrier County, West Virginia

History & Demographics:

Greenbrier county was chartered in 1782 as a part of Virginia.  It left Virginia in 1863 as a part of the newly formed state of West Virginia.  The county had a population of 34,453 people as of the 2000 census and 14,571 households.  The population density is approximately 34 people per square mile.

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County Government:

The county government, like all counties in West Virginia is governed by a three-person, elected County Commission. Other elected officers include the Sheriff, County Clerk, Circuit Clerk, Assessor, Prosecuting Attorney, Surveyor, and three Magistrates.

Greenbrier County Website

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Elected Officials:

President

• Barack Obama (D)

Senators

• Robert Byrd (D)

• John Rockefeller (D)

Representatives

• Nick Rahall (D-3)

Governor

• Joe Manchin (D)

Senate

• Donald Caruth (R-10)

• Jesse Guills (R-10)

House of Delegates

• Thomas Campbell (D-28)

• Ray Canterbury (R-28)

County Commission

• Brad Tuckwiller (D)

• Karen Lobban (D)

• Betty Crookshanks (D)

County Sheriff

• James W Childers

County Clerk

• William J (BJ) Livesay Sr.

Circuit Clerk

• Louvonne Arbuckle

Prosecutting Attorney

• Patrick Via

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The following towns are in Greenbrier County:

* Alderson

* Fairlea

* Falling Spring

* Fort Spring

* Lewisburg

* Neola

* Quinwood

* Rainelle

* Ronceverte

* Rupert

* Sam Black Church

* Smoot

* White Sulphur Springs

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Greenbrier County's public schools are operated by the Greenbrier County Board of Education, which is elected on a non-partisan basis. The Superintendent of Schools, who is appointed by the Board, provides administrative supervision for the system. Each school is administered by a Principal and, in some cases, one or more Assistant Principals. The School Board Office is located on Chestnut Street in Lewisburg. Following a trend in West Virginia, schools at the secondary level are consolidated, while elementary schools continue to be located within small communities.

Public schools:

* Alderson Elementary

* Crichton Elementary

* Eastern Greenbrier Middle School

* Frankford Elementary

* Greenbrier East High School

* Greenbrier West High School

* Lewisburg Elementary

* Ronceverte Elementary

* Rainelle Elementary

* Rupert Elementary

* Smoot Elementary

* Western Greenbrier Middle School

* White Sulphur Springs Elementary

Private schools:

* Rainelle Christian Academy

* Seneca Trail Christian Academy

Colleges and universities:

* New River Community and Technical College (NRCTC), Lewisburg Branch

* West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM)

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Campaign for Liberty Activity:

The current county goals are to find tend 10 liberty minded people to join our Campaign for Liberty, get to know one another, and hopefully conduct a walk by the end of July.  If anyone from the county has any questions or ideas, I'd love to hear them and work on making them happening with you!