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Richardson was an early contributor to the Hur Herald, stories from everyday events with turtles to reporting on the "Storm of a Century," the devastating ice storm of 2003. In a writing style that pulls readers into his accounts of forests, wildlife, plants and creation, having kept a diary for about 50 years. Perhaps driven by his ...CAWTHON'S CATHARSIS - Lee Maynard's Book, Crum, Leaves Us a Bit Crumbly. (09/14/2022) WELL KNOWN WV WRITER LEE MAYNARD DIED ON A HEART ATTACK JUNE, 2017. By Jack Cawthon 2001. I wish I had read Lee Maynard's book, Crum, when it first was published in 1988. It has been reissued by the University Press in Morgantown, and I only now have finished ...ENJOY VAST HUR HERALD ARCHIVES - History, Humor, News, Old Photos (09/17/2023) We invite you to visit thousands of stories and photos on the Hur Herald Main Page Archives. Some of the history and features stories are under PEOPLE, HUMOR AND HISTORY and COLUMNS, with Norma Knotts Shaffer's vast collection of historical photos under PHOTO OF THE DAY.CALHOUN'S EARLY GRIST MILLS - A Grist Mill List. (03/09/2024) Nearly every small community had a grist mill, essential to grinding grain into flour, meal, and animal feed. Many of the Calhoun grists were associated with country stores, although some operated from family barns and sheds. Witt Flour Mill at Minnora Early 1900's.IT HAPPENED IN WEST VIRGINIA - A Book About Sunny Cal, The Whipping At Sand Ridge (04/14/2024) I have re-read the Palmer girl's life in Calhoun County during the Great Depression. It accurately portrays in a heart-felt matter the life experienced by most Calhoun families-Bob Weaver. The eight Palmer sisters down on Sycamore in early 1950's

Al "Fuzzy" St. John (1893-1963). who started in silent movies, was the comical sidekick to cowboy movie heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John, who adapted to scruffy character parts to make a living, was a slender, sandy-haired, handsome man, and a remarkable acrobat. St. John played "Fuzzy Q. Jones" in the Billy the Kid series starring Bob Steele ...

DOYLE H. WESTFALL, 87, of Gandeeville, West Virginia, passed away on December 17, 2012 at Lakin Hospital. He was born April 17, 1925 in Jackson County, West Virginia, a son of the late Albert and Edith Carpenter Westfall. He formerly worked as a bread delivery driver, was retired from the Spencer State Hospital, and enjoyed farming and playing ...

Calhoun magistrate Lora Davis, in a court hearing Thursday, said that Sam Sloan Schrader, 29, of Erbacon, pled guilty to a charge related to the impersonation of a police officer in Calhoun County. He was fined $375.00. A charge related to taking a vehicle, likely a cruiser, was dismissed.READ HUR HERALD STORIES. BLINDING FLASH, DEAFENING CONCUSSION, DEATH AND DESTRUCTION - Cabot Station Explodes 60 Years Ago (1945) LUM SHAFFER NOW IN ETERNITY - Saturated With Paraffin, "Burned To A Crisp" In Cabot Station Fire (1902)A brief history written by Robert P. Mollohan said his father Perry Mollohan (1845-1898) and R. J. Chenoweth established a general store ten miles above Arnoldsburg at Chloe. The next closest store was at Newton in Roane County, and another at Servia in Braxton County. Marlene Potasnik said her father, Lambert Cooper, worked in the store about ...Elmira is a long-gone village in the edge of Braxton County, at the head of Calhoun's Left Hand Fork - Nicut Creek and near another faded village called Gip. The tortuous and miraculous story, "The Burning of Elmira" by R. N. Nicholas, courtesy of Orla Siers, is published on the Hur Herald for the first time in this article. George Hall points ...LEADING CREEK OIL BOOM: 1901 - Calhoun County is now the center of attraction to oil and gas men. Grantsville is crowded full of people with interest and the fever is high. Among those fields are Leading and Yellow Creek. An oil well on the Metz farm came in and is a good well, paying right handsome sums.

Twenty-three years ago, the Hur Herald and five Calhoun citizens testified before the WV Legislature regarding the need for a Civilian Review Board. Most of those citizens had filed complaints related to police brutality. Most of the complaints were disregarded. Following years of arrests and incidents, some regarding public photography by the ...

PINE CREEK-HUR NEWS - Hot News Delayed (1930-40) 03-09-2024: MOMENTS IN TIME: Mother Burns Child to Death in 1901: 03-09-2024: CALHOUN'S EARLY GRIST MILLS - A Grist Mill List : 03-08-2024: BOY GOT HIS STRIDE IN SMALL TOWN SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA - Panoz Launched Multi-Million Dollar Career, One Of …

CHS CLASS OF 1958 - Still Connected After All These Years. Bill Downs, a speaker at the alumni event at Calhoun Middle-High School, remembers the "aura of the school," with schools and churches being the center of the world for young people, connected to the structure, teachers and mentors and to each other. Much has changed with 21st Century ...a treasure trove of words and images - will herald archives remain on-line? (02/16/2023) hur herald ceased daily news publishing after 25 years in 2021. herald archives remains on-line for a while. archives donated to glenville state college. we express our appreciation to thousands of readers over 25 years "a treasure trove of words and images."MEMORIES AND AURA OF OLE CALHOUN HIGH SCHOOL DAYS (11/19/2023) Those who might want to reflect on school days at old Calhoun County High School.By Bob Weaver March 2022. In the 21st Century "home" is a place people are moving toward, with feeble connections to their place of origin. In West Virginia the outward migration picked up speed after World War II, and has continued through 2020 with the state having the largest population loss in the USA.Henry and W. H. Fling were buried in Hunt Cemetery in 1905 near Big Root, likely connected to the original family. SIX BURNED TO DEATH IN 1904 FIRE AT LOWTHER, WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT BY BURNING OF THE HOUSE. Calhoun County, W. Va., (Associated Press) H. S. Fling, his wife and four children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their ...

UPDATE 10/21/15 - Randy "Red" Hammer (Crabtree), about 62, of Munday, Wirt County, was found guilty of six counts of sexual abuse in August during a three day trial, relating to incest, sexual abuse and sexual assault. He has now been sentenced by the Wirt Circuit Court to the WV Division of Corrections. Count One: Not less than 15 years nor ...Virginia A. Paxton, 87, of Gandeeville, West Virginia, died Sunday, July 19, 2015, at the Hubbard Hospice House, Charleston. She was born June 3, 1928, at Gandeeville, a daughter of the late Howard Early and Goldie Faye Morrison Riley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Wesley Paxton, August 6, …By Bob Weaver. It was a humble publication nearly 60 years ago, Calhoun High School's newspaper "The Clarion," printed on a mimeograph machine, with the results often faded and barely readable. The mimeograph machine was a low-cost printing press that worked by forcing ink through a stencil onto paper, used for decades from the late 1800s ...THURSDAY WV COVID-19 REPORT: CALHOUN HAS 45 NEW CASES SINCE FRIDAY - WV Has 2,135 New Cases Thursday. (09/17/2021) The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed 2,135 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths in its report on Sept. 16. The DHHR confirmed 1,805 new COVID-19 cases and 35 additional deaths in its report on ...CALHOUN'S EARLY GRIST MILLS - A Grist Mill List. (03/09/2024) Nearly every small community had a grist mill, essential to grinding grain into flour, meal, and animal feed. Many of the Calhoun grists were associated with country stores, although some operated from family barns and sheds. Witt Flour Mill at Minnora Early 1900's.

In a study of the safest U.S. states during COVID-19, updated on Wednesday, May 26, West Virginia ranked dead last. A few weeks ago, in national statistics, Calhoun WV had the 3rd highest number of outbreak cases in the nation, while the Hur Herald could not confirm the cause of the outbreak or get a statement verifying it.

BUCKHANNON - Arguably Buckhannon's most colorful and controversial character has passed away, according to one of his closest confidantes. Carson Yeager was well-known to many for his ornery antics and penchant for alcohol as he roamed city streets, utterly homeless, for many years of his life. But when he died peacefully in his sleep Wednesday ...Hur Herald - Local News Calhoun County West Virginia. Recent News Updates: 04-30-2024. REMEMBERING: WILLARD JONES RESTS ON HIS MOUNTAIN - Who Will Sing …October 11, 2021 - 6:02 am. The former Calhoun County High School will be the home of the new non-profit organization the 1982 Foundation. GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — An abandoned high school in... FORMER CALHOUN SHERIFF STARCHER NEW CORPORAL OF SPENCER PD. (01/10/2021) Pictured left-right: Corporal Jeff Starcher, Spencer Mayor. Terry Williams, Chief John Hill, and Captain Todd Cole. Spencer WV Mayor Terry Williams says, "The Spencer Police Department has been fortunate to have many dedicated officers during my tenure as Mayor. 2003. It is hopeful that Matthew Bonar and Tia Satterfield will return to Calhoun County Park 50 years hence on June 1, 2053 to participate in the opening of the Time Capsule buried yesterday. The 17-year-old seniors, members of the Student Council at CHS, would be 67-years-old. Bonar and Satterfield joined a number of other Calhoun citizens in ...By Bob Weaver. An enterprising businessman attempted to move Calhoun into 20th Century with accommodations for travelers, post World War II, building a motel just west of Grantsville along Route 5. William (Bill) and Jean Stalnaker had the motel built in the 1960s and owned and operated it until it was sold to Fred Basnett of Annamoriah.WEST VIRGINIA OPEN TO MANY BUSINESSES - Gov. Manchin's Dilemma With Chesapeake: 03-13-2007: ... CALHOUN'S CODY CLARK RISES TO TOP - 60th WV Wrestling Tournament: 02-26-2007: HUR HERALD DISRUPTIONS: 02-24-2007: FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE - Locations Announced For Calhoun & Roane Counties: 02-24-2007:CALHOUN'S EARLY GRIST MILLS - A Grist Mill List. (03/09/2024) Nearly every small community had a grist mill, essential to grinding grain into flour, meal, and animal feed. Many of the Calhoun grists were associated with country stores, although some operated from family barns and sheds. Witt Flour Mill at Minnora Early 1900's.

HUR HERALD STORY ONE YEAR AGO: NO REASON TO PANIC: CASE OF CORONAVIRUS FOUND IN ROANE PATIENT - Not Dangerous Strain: 01-29-2021: TWO GILMER RESIDENTS CHARGED SEVEN COUNTS ANIMAL CRUELTY - Starving "Skin And Bones" Dogs Taken Into Custody: 01-29-2021: THURSDAY COVID-19 WV REPORT - 787 NEW CASES, 30 DEATHS - Calhoun Has Five New Cases: 01-29-2021

CALHOUN CIRCUIT COURT PROCESSES CASES. (08/05/2020) Judge Anita Harold Ashley held Circuit Court in Calhoun County on July 30, 2020, according to Prosecutor Shannon Johnson. Deandre Brownridge appeared for Arraignment. His case was set for a pre-trial hearing on October 8, 2020 and for Trial on December 15, 2020.

WV's 53rd-54th Molasses Festival will be held Thurs., Fri., and Sat., Oct. 21-23, 2021, at Arnoldsburg. Molasses Making at the home of Charles R. and Nannie Conley. Lamb on Walker Road early 1900s (Photo courtesy of Genie Bailey) Alva Bell keepin' the stirrin' going on Rowels. Run near Hur in 1930s (Bob Weaver Photo) THE BELLS ARE RINGING - West Virginia's Urge To Merge: 08-07-2006: EDWATCH - Educators Get A+ For Explaining Results: 08-07-2006: WV MEN 30-54 LEAD NATION'S UNEMPLOYMENT: 08-07-2006: CRESTON NEWS: ... HUR HERALD CELEBRATING TEN YEARS - Recognized During Alumni Day: 07-04-2006: MOTIVE UNKNOWN IN TRIPLE RITCHIE COUNTY DEATHS - Mother Kills Self ...The Clay Communicator and the Hur Herald first published the story, the Herald getting a record number of visitors, 500,000. ... 2016 flood in Clay County, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of West Virginia.By Bob Weaver. It was a tragic day in 1928 when 56-year-old farmer John Gideon Weaver was shot and killed near the Calhoun line at Trace Fork, Gilmer County. Weaver was on his way to the Kight Store at Nobe to sell butter and eggs when he encountered his long-time enemy Beaman Wright, who killed him. Weaver's widow with six children in 1928.COVID cases are surging and precautions are virtually all gone. Why it may be time to think twice about a family trip to Florida theme parks. After first going on reopening day and...HUR HERALD'S TALES OF BEAR FORK: WAS IT COLDER THAN A WELL-DIGGERS ARSE? (05/18/2022) By Bob Weaver. 2018 - HOW COLD WAS IT AT FROZEN, WEST VIRGINIA? Calhoun County has a great place-name for frigid weather - Frozen, on the edge of the Bear Fork wilderness.Dr. Toepfer responded to the first school bus accident in the county in 1936, according to the Calhoun Chronicle. The small bus was driven by Johnny Snider, and carried 19 high school and grade school pupils. It upset on Town Hill in Grantsville. Dr.LONA WHITE REMEMBERED - Mother, Grandmother, Friend, Farmhand, Gardener, Cow-Milker, Mid-Wife, Country Doctor. (10/09/2023) WE HAVE ADDED PICTURES TO THE TRIBUTE. By Stephen Gainer 2004. On Thursday, November 6, 2003, one of the most amazing women that I have ever known passed away. She was, depending on who you …By Bob Weaver March 2022. In the 21st Century "home" is a place people are moving toward, with feeble connections to their place of origin. In West Virginia the outward migration picked up speed after World War II, and has continued through 2020 with the state having the largest population loss in the USA.WILD AND DELAYED BROOKSVILLE NEWS - Bootlegger Shoots Up Village, Too Mean To Go To Hell (01/18/2024) PAYING TAXES BY BOAT - The good Steamer Brooksville under the command of Capts.

FLASHBACK: "I FELL IN LOVE WITH CALHOUN COUNTY" - Totten's Connected To River Farm. (12/10/2023) Kyle Hugh "Pop" Totten, 87, a veteran of World War II, died in 2015 and his wife has passed. The Totten's - (L to R) Kyle Totten III, Kyle Totten II (Weston's new City Manager) and the elder Kyle Totten. By Bob Weaver 2001.We have a couple hundred of his photos, most without names, donated by retired mailman Oda Carpenter of Mt. Zion. Farris was the son of Floyd (1857-1919) and Frances (1859-1937) Barr who are buried in the Barr Cemetery on Sycamore. Farris, who was born in 1888, was married to Willa Deems in 1922. He had at least two sisters, Cora and Una, and a ...Teddy Darrell Adkins, 90, of Spencer WV, died Sunday October 10, 2021 at Agape Care, Summerville SC. Graveside funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday October 17, 2021 at Morrison Cemetery, Winslow WV, with Rev. Randall Whited officiating. Teddy was born November 8, 1930 in Winslow WV a son of the late Frank and Cassie Lester Adkins ...2020: GRANTSVILLE SKY-VIEW FROM THE AIR - Part Three. (08/28/2023) The Hur Herald has been recording the life and times of Calhoun for 25 years, including thousands of photographs across the …Instagram:https://instagram. salt life company net worth1 2 tsp to mgpressure chart for 410akrazy kevin powell motorsports of greensboro SHORT HISTORY OF GRANTSVILLE - Published In 1942. (03/20/2024) Town of Grantsville in 1942 from Pine Creek Hill, with "new". courthouse under construction to right, cleared Hospital Hill. (Photo courtesy of the David Hathaway collection) Submitted by Norma Knotts Shaffer. The following article was written by Attorney Louis Reed for deposit in ... publix palatkastone of barenziah Grantsville, West Virginia. Calhoun County. Obituary Information. Hur Herald - Online Newspaper. Hur Herald Obituaries. Local Newspaper Obituaries. seabrook ice skating rink CALHOUN CIRCUIT COURT PROCESSES CASES. (08/05/2020) Judge Anita Harold Ashley held Circuit Court in Calhoun County on July 30, 2020, according to Prosecutor Shannon Johnson. Deandre Brownridge appeared for Arraignment. His case was set for a pre-trial hearing on October 8, 2020 and for Trial on December 15, 2020.Kanawha County deputies have identified the woman killed as Ashley Elizabeth Garrett, 28, in a crash on Interstate 79 near Elkview Saturday morning. Garrett was killed when her vehicle crossed the median, rolled into oncoming traffic and was struck by a pickup truck, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. The crash happened just ...FORMER SPENCER RADIO BROADCASTER CHARLES MARLOWE -2016 Inductee WV Radio Hall Of Fame (09/20/2016) Membership in the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame is growing by eight, with former Spencer radioman Charles Marlow being added in 2016. Locally, he was known as "Charlie Ray."