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Double murder suspect brought back to Boone County
MADISON — After being captured by police this morning and initially arraigned in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, alleged double murder and sexual assault suspect Timothy Ray Parsons was brought back to Boone County to face a Boone County Magistrate. Boone Magistrate C. Porter Snodgrass told Parsons he would not set any bond and that a preliminary hearing on his charges is scheduled for Friday, May 25, 2012, in Boone County Magistrate Court...
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BHCS 2012 Honor Graduates
CHAUNCEY — Beth Haven Christian School will host their 2012 Graduation Ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the school gymnasium. Guest speaker will be Tim Secrist, member of BHCS Board of Directors and pastor of Crooked Creek Church of Christ. Leading the 2012 class is valedictorian Cory Hill Robinson, son of Mike and Valerie Robinson of Chapmanville. Cory has a 3.97 GPA and serves as president of the BHCS chapter of the American Chris...
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Cruiser damaged in attempted escape
A local woman allegedly kicked the back window out of a Sheriff’s cruiser in an attempted escape on May 5. According to the criminal complaint, Logan County Sheriff Deputies J.N. Sheppard and M.B. Carter were assisting the West Virginia State Troopers with several individuals at Tops when Paula Keith Coleman-Benjamin, 37, of Peach Creek allegedly came running out of the establishment with a pool stick. “A female came out and attempted to ...
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County fish fry a huge success
CHAPMANVILLE — The first Logan County Fish Fry was a huge success. Chapmanville Mayor Jerry Price, who organized the event, said the fish fry brought nearly 700 people from all areas of the county together. “I thought it was great,” Price said. “We were blessed with a wonderful day and a wonderful turnout. All our expectations were met. We had a good mix of people from all over the county. I was really pleased.” The Chief Logan Lake was...
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Deadline for FEMA flood help is next week
VERDUNVILLE — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is reminding those affected by the recent floods in Logan. Lincoln and Mingo counties that they have until next week to register for possible assistance. A FEMA press release said help might be available for homeowners, renters and businesses of any size. The loss or damages must be a direct result of the flash floods that rolled through the areas starting on March 15 and going through M...
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Hunting and Fishing Expo coming soon
CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK — The second annual Chief Logan Hunting and Fishing Expo is coming up soon and this year’s show promises to be bigger and better. Hatfield-McCoy Convention and Visitor’s Bureau Director Debrina Williams has been working hard to make this year’s event better than the first expo. She said there will be plenty of fun for everyone, including more exhibits, more vendors and lots of hunting and fishing seminars. “The Chie...
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Body found in pool ID’ed as missing W.Va. man
PINEVILLE (AP) — Police have identified a body found in a swimming pool as that of a missing Wyoming County man. Media outlets report that 49-year-old Chester Stewart’s death is being investigated as a homicide. The Matheny resident was last seen alive Aug. 6, 2011 in Matheny. Police say a house attendant found his body last Friday in a pool at a vacant house between Matheny and Oceana. Wyoming County Sheriff Randall Aliff says identi...
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<p>Photo | Michael Browning</p><p>Nearly 400 people attended the Workforce WV Job Fair at the Chief Logan Convention Center in Chief Logan State Park on Tuesday. Employers set up at the job fair to give out applications, talk about their businesses and to intervier potential workers, while many people attended to look for jobs.</p>
Nearly 400 look for work at Logan job fair
CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK — Nearly 400 people came looking for jobs Tuesday at a Workforce West Virginia job fair at the Chief Logan Convention Center. At 1 p.m., just three hours after the job fair had started, there had been at least 370 people come in looking for jobs, according to the list of names at the door. The job fair lasted until after 2 p.m. and many people were still coming through the doors near closing time. Jake Hunt, executi...
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Police looking for suspect in double murder in Bloomingrose
BLOOMINGROSE – Police are searching for a suspect wanted in an alleged double murder and sexual assault of a teenage girl in Bloomingrose. Timothy Parsons, 36, of Comfort, is wanted by police for allegedly killing his wife, his mother-in-law and sexually assaulting his 15-year-old step-daughter. Parsons is described as being 6-foot-1, 220 pounds with salt and pepper hair and hazel eyes. Police said he is balding with a receding hair line....
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Manchin staff to visit coalfield counties next week
CHARLESTON — Representatives from the office of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin will visit all 55 counties this week on his “Commonsense Connections” tour. Senator Manchin’s staff will make 75 stops next week as they visit every county in West Virginia to meet with constituents, hear their commonsense priorities and concerns and to collect their feedback. “There is absolutely nothing more important to me than the feedback, thoughts and ideas of ...
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EPA to appeal ruling on W.Va.’s Spruce No. 1 Mine
CHARLESTON (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plans to appeal a federal court ruling that overturned its veto of a key water pollution permit for one of West Virginia’s largest mountaintop removal mines. The appeal itself hadn’t been filed as of Tuesday, but the EPA has given U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, D.C., notice of its intentions. Jackson ruled in March that the EPA exceeded its authority in Janu...
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Federal sex offender mandate too costly for W.Va.
MORGANTOWN (AP) — West Virginia has opted to not comply with a federal sex offender registration law because of the cost. The law calls for states to use a three-tier classification system. Offenders in the highest tier must appear at the appropriate agency at least four times a year to verify their information. Depending on their convictions, other offenders are required to appear once or twice a year. In West Virginia, State Police tr...
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Boil water advisory lifted
Customers of the Logan County Public Service District (LCPSD) were notified Thursday, May 10, of a precautionary boil water advisory for customers in the Sunset Court and Hidden Valley areas. The LCPSD reported Tuesday, May 15, that the problem has been corrected and it is no longer necessary to boil your water. The LCPSD asks that customers share this information with all the other people who are customers, especially those who may not h...
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Coal, Potomac rivers on list of most endangered
CHARLESTON (AP) — Two West Virginia rivers are now listed among the nation’s 10 most endangered. At No. 1 on American Rivers’ annual list is the Potomac. It provides drinking water for more than 5 million people and recreational opportunities for countless more in Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The group says it’s threatened by both urban and agricultural pollution. At No. 9 is southern West Vir...
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<p>Photo | Michael Browning</p><p>Los Angeles writer Anne Black Gray and Logan Mayor Serafino Nolletti hold a copy of Gray&#8217;s latest book, entitled &#8220;The Devil&#8217;s Son: Cap Hatfield and the End of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud&#8221; in front of a Hatfield family photo. Gray is standing directly in front of Cap Hatfield in the photo.</p>
Author of new feud book signs in Logan
The author of the latest book on the Hatfield-McCoy Feud was in Logan on Monday to do a signing at the new Logan County Chamber of Commerce office. Anne Black Gray, author of “The Devil’s Son: Cap Hatfield and the End of the Hatfield and McCoy Feud”, signed books and talked about doing the research with the crowd gathered at the Chamber office. Gray said she talked to her relatives, who grew up around Cap Hatfield, and read all the books, n...
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Guns, jewelry taken in B&E
Three people were charged with felonies after allegedly burglarizing a home at Blair. Elizabeth Minnie Dent, 36, and Jason Eric Smith, 38, and Erica Lynn Baldwin, 28, all of Hewett, were charged with breaking and entering, grand larceny and conspiracy on May 2, 2012, by W.Va. Senior Trooper J.K. Harris. The residence of Donna Watts of Blair was forcibly broken into and multiple items stolen, including firearms, knives and jewelry. Accordi...
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School employees say funding discrepancies persist
HAMLIN (AP) — Thirty years after a judge ordered West Virginia to overhaul public education funding, employees of the school system at the heart of the case say they’ve seen little progress. In May 1982, Ohio County Circuit Judge Arthur Recht declared the system of financing public schools unconstitutional. He ordered an overhaul of the education system, creation of measurable performance standards and a mechanism to equalize educational ...
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<p>Photo | Submitted</p><p>West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin presented Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. with the Artist of the Year at the Governor&#8217;s Arts Award held at the West Virginia Cultural Center in Charleston.</p>
Landau to perform at Keith Albee center
Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. is scheduled to be in concert this week at the historic Keith Albee Performing Arts Center in Huntington. Landau will be doing a benefit show for the Cabell-Wayne Coalition of Rotary Clubs. Proceeds from the benefit concert will benefit the Golden Girls Group Home and other local organizations. Since his win, he has released his first album, “That’s Life,” which features such legendary Frank Sinatra classics as “M...
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More W.Va. students to get free meals
CHARLESTON (AP) — More West Virginia public school students will be allowed to eat breakfast and lunch at school for free beginning in the fall. State education officials say West Virginia is one of only four states to be selected to participate in the Community Eligibility Option for the coming school year. Under this program, if at least 40 percent of a school’s students qualify for free meals, the entire school can participate. At le...
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East Lynn Lake campground opening delayed further
HUNTINGTON (AP) — The opening of East Lynn Lake’s campground in Wayne County is being pushed back even further due to lengthy repairs to tornado-damaged park facilities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the opening of the campground on May 20 has been tentatively rescheduled for June 1. Reservations for the campground from May 11-31 have been canceled, and campers will get refunds. Damage from the EF3 tornado on March 2 at the park...
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Disaster assistance still available with FEMA’s help line
CHARLESTON — Even though there are no longer any state and federal Disaster Recovery Centers open in West Virginia, the FEMA Help Line is still in business. Counties whose residents might be eligible for assistance are Lincoln, Logan, Harrison, Marion, Mingo, Preston, Taylor and Wayne. For those disaster survivors who have already registered for federal assistance, the Help Line is the place to follow the progress of your case, get answers ...
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<p>Photo | Michael Browning</p><p>Nearly 700 people took part in the first Logan County Fish Fry, held Saturday at the Chief Logan Lake in Chief Logan State Park. The highly-successful event was conceived by Chapmanville Mayor Jerry Price as a way to unify the people of Logan County.</p>
Nearly 700 enjoy county fish fry
CHIEF LOGAN STATE PARK — There was plenty of fishing, food, fun and fellowship at Saturday’s countywide fish fry organized by the mayors of Chapmanville, Logan and Man. Nearly 700 people attended the event, which was held in an effort to unify the residents of Logan County. Chapmanville Mayor Jerry Price came up with the idea after the Chapmanville fish fry was moved to Chief Logan Lake. The lake was stocked with 2,200 pounds of catfish tha...
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Blown brake light leads to drug charges
CHAPMANVILLE — A blown brake light led to the felony drug arrest of a Detroit woman. Chapmanville Police Officer N.D. Tucker made a traffic stop early Friday morning around 4 a.m. on Crawley Creek Road because a 1985 Chevrolet being driven by Cyrstal Lynn Vannorstrand, 42, of Detroit, had a brake light out and window tint that was too dark. Upon contact with Vannorstrand, Tucker stated in the criminal complaint that “Mrs. Vannorstrand was...
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<p>Keith Judd</p>
Keith Judd, the conqueror of southern West Virginia, unplugged
It didn’t take long for the whole Keith Judd fiasco to make national news. And it didn’t take long for the whole thing to be lampooned on late night TV. Judd, the Texas convict, grabbed 41 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s Democratic Presidential Primary in West Virginia without having any organized support and solely relying on the unpopularity of his opponent, especially in the southern part of the state where coal is king. The Federal...
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Matheny convicted of assaulting FBI agent
CHARLESTON – A jury has convicted a Lincoln County man of assaulting an FBI agent with a firearm. According to the U.S. Attorney’s office, James A. Matheny, 61, of Midkiff, was found guilty Friday by a federal jury sitting in Charleston. The jury convicted Matheny of assaulting a federal officer and using a deadly weapon during and in relation to a crime of violence. Matheny was charged in a two-count indictment in March. Evidence at tria...
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