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Leaving feedback gets customer $100 gift certificate
CHAPMANVILLE — Giving five minutes of her time to fill out an online survey resulted in Terry Adkins winning a $100 Foodland Gift Certificate. Adkins, who has been a customer of Towne ‘N Country for years, filled out the survey online at www.foodlandstores.com I am sending you a picture the lady in the middle is Terry Adkins and she was the winner of a $100 Foodland Gift certificate giving to a customer that enter a contest on our Custome...
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W.Va. motorcycle run for slain sheriff rescheduled
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — A postponed motorcycle ride to honor a slain Mingo County sheriff has been rescheduled for May 26. High winds and heavy rain forced last Sunday’s event to be called off. Organizer Paul Price of the Sidney, Ky.-based Appalachian Brotherhood riding club says the Sheriff Eugene Crum Memorial Poker Run will start at 1 p.m. May 26 at the Sycamore Inn in Williamson. The motorcycle procession also is expected pass thro...
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Gov. Tomblin signs Feed to Achieve into law
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin officially signed a bill into law aimed at helping children do better in the classroom. The Feed to Achieve Act provides free breakfast and lunch to all students around the state. Tomblin put his signature on the bill in Martinsburg at Berkeley Heights Elementary School. Tracy Heck is the Director of Childhood Nutrition and Wellness for the Berkeley County School System. She says some students will rely on the pr...
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Danville man wanted by police found dead on Hobet property
A Danville man wanted by police was found dead on Hobet mining property. Officials reported the deceased as Zarcus Lee Gore, 27, of Danville. He was found Saturday morning, May 4, 2013, by a turkey hunter, according to investigators with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department. Initial reports appear to indicate a suspected overdose death, officials said. According to a criminal complaint filed at the Boone County Courthouse, Gore was on ...
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LJHCC to close theater
GILBERT — The ability to see movies in Mingo County just got a lot harder. The Larry Joe Harless Community Center Board of Directors voted Friday to close its cinema effective Aug. 15, unless an outside funding source can be found to provide needed upgrades to the projector. According to Cheryl Mitchem, Executive Director of the LJHCC, the cinema must convert to digital projection since 35 mm film will no longer be available for theater d...
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Census figures ranks W.Va. last for 2012 voting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — New U.S. Census Bureau figures suggest that West Virginia saw the lowest voter turnout among states in November. Survey results released Wednesday rank the state last for the number of 2012 General Election voters measured against citizens eligible to vote. The Census Bureau surveyed households across the country. It also found that blacks nationally voted in 2012 at higher rates than whites, in a historic first. ...
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Sarah Erwin Vance won a New You in New York makeover and appeared on the Live with Kelly and Michael Show on May 6
Sarah Erwin Vance won a New You in New York makeover and appeared on the Live with Kelly and Michael Show on May 6. Diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 16, Sarah faced long hospital stays and the treatment she received was hard on her physically and mentally. She has been cancer free since 2001 and looked at the New York experience as an opportunity to share her story. “Thank you Lord for healing me so I am able to share my story and te...
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Del. Marcum named Rookie Of The Year
Delegate Justin Marcum was honored by the Charleston Gazette with their “Rookie Legislator of the Year” award. Marcum serves the 20th district which includes parts of Mingo and Logan counties. Marcum got the award based mostly on one bill he sponsored that he saved in a last minute move on the last night of the regular legislative session. The bill makes it illegal for grand jurors, court officials, attorneys, or anyone associated with ...
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C-ville woman causes wreck at roadside flea market
GOODY, Ky. – A total of five people suffered a variety of injuries after a Mercedes SUV slammed into three vehicles and two pedestrians who were customers at a roadside flea market on U.S. 119 at Goody, Ky. on Saturday. According to information provided by Kentucky State Police Trooper J. Giles, the Mercedes was operated by Pennie S. Lowe, 47, (“aka” Pennie Young and Pennie Paul) of Chapmanville, and was traveling in the southbound lane of ...
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Williamson police officer found dead
BLACKBERRY, Ky. — A Williamson police officer who had been suspended without pay following a DUI arrest in Pike County, Ky., was found unresponsive at his parent’s home on Monday afternoon. He was pronounced dead shortly thereafter. Jefferson (Jeff) Taylor III, 27, of Williamson, had been a patrolman with the Williamson City Police Department (WPD) for two years before his death. WPD Chief C.D. Rockel spoke with the Daily News concerning th...
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Gullett arrested on multiple charges
The criminal complaint filed in Logan County Magistrate Court was written by a West Virginia State Police officer after the suspect he arrested stopped in his driveway. Jonathan Christopher Gullett, 25, of Barboursville, left his car running after he pulled into the officer’s driveway and got out to knock on the door. Before the officer could answer, Gullett, pulled out of the driveway and left. The officer got into his patrol car and loc...
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Randall “R.W.” Walters, Md, joins Valley Health at Harts
Huntington, W.Va. — Valley Health Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce that board certified family medicine physician, Randall “R.W.” Walters, MD, will be joining Valley Health – Harts beginning May 21. Appointments with Dr. Walters for patients of all ages are now being accepted. As a family medicine physician, Dr. Walters is qualified and experienced in treating newborns to the elderly with health conditions that range from well-visits to...
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Stollings honored by Marshall University
HUNTINGTON — Dr. Ron Stollings of Boone County was honored with the 2013 SOM award of distinction recently by the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (SOM). It was presented at the Marshall University Alumni Association. It is the 76th annual awards alumni banquet held on Saturday, April 27. Officials said that Stollings brings pride to his alma mater and they are proud of his accomplishments. They also thanked Stolling...
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Clarification
In a story in the April 30 edition of the Banner about the arrest of Michael Fortuna at a Chapmanville hotel, Billy Lawrence was listed as being in the room at the time of Fortuna’s arrest. Lawrence called the Banner Tuesday to re-iterate that he was not involved in any criminal activity. Lawrence said that Fortuna is a long-time family friend and was having trouble with his truck. Lawrence said he drove to the hotel to give Fortuna a ride. T...
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Logan Middle School first at CEDAR of Southern West Virginia
A team of Logan Middle School students walked away from the annual Coal Education Development and Resource (CEDAR) Coal Fair with first place awards for their category and overall Technology/Multimedia. The team is made up of eigth-grade students Abby Lee, Jarrett Adkins, Mannie Nelson, Jacelyn Cohavatan and Hannah Ellis. Logan Middle School also garnered second place for a coal miner they submitted in the art category. The students who wer...
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County Commission hears multiple requests
The Logan County Commission held its regular meeting and heard several community requests. Bernard L. Spaulding, attorney for Audrey Hinkle, submitted a petition to close an alley. Because the details are unclear about the property affected, the matter was taken under advisement and tentatively scheduled to be heard on July 8. The commission approved a grant application for $1,675 to repair a sewer problem that has raw sewage standing in ...
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Stollings highlights accomplishments of the 81st Legislative session
Education, economic development, along with health, safety and wellness were big issues addressed by lawmakers during the 2013 Legislative and Special session of the West Virginia’s 81st Legislature, according to Ron Stollings, who represents the 7th Senatorial District. “Certainly the major highlight of the session was Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s education reform bill,” Stollings said. Senate Bill 325 gives more local control to schools ...
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W.Va. convictions mount for distracted driving
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In the first 10 months since a West Virginia law banned driving while texting or talking on a hand-held cell phone, 125 offenders have been convicted of doing just that. The Charleston Gazette said the number of convictions was based on data from the Division of Motor Vehicles. The Legislature passed Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s distracted-driving bill last year. Texting while behind the wheel is a primary offense. D...
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Patriot’s bid to cut benefits in judge’s hands
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A bankrupt St. Louis-based coal producer’s push to significantly cut thousands of retirees’ health care and pension benefits was in the hands of a judge Monday amid prospects that affected union-backed workers may strike if the ruling is in the company’s favor. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kathy Surratt-States has until May 29 to decide for either Patriot Coal Corp. or the United Mine Workers of America union. A five-day hearing o...
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Long, vexing process led to WVa Medicaid decision
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s decision to open Medicaid to more low-income West Virginians was reached neither quickly nor easily, administration officials say. The path to last week’s announcement began in June, when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the federal health care law. The ruling struck down language that threatened existing federal Medicaid funding for states that didn’t expand their programs as called for by the ...
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W.Va. adopts anti-sexting law for juveniles
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is banning sexting by juveniles. But the new law targeting that activity also seeks to offer offenders another chance. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin held a ceremonial signing for the legislation on Monday. It bars juveniles from making, having or distributing photos, video or other media that portrays a minor in an inappropriate sexual manner. Juveniles who violate this law would be guilty of an act of del...
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New W.Va. law provides for deputies’ body armor
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A fatal West Virginia shootout has prompted a new law, marked by a ceremonial bill signing Monday, that aims to ensure that all deputies have body armor. Roane County Deputy John Westfall was wounded in August by a suspect who had earlier murdered two state troopers. The suspect was killed. Though Westfall was shot several times, the married father of three survived thanks to a bullet-resistant vest — borrowed from ...
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W.Va. updating human trafficking law
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is updating its recent law targeting human trafficking. Legislation passed this session allows for victims to file lawsuits as well as claims with the state’s special compensation fund for crime victims. Victims can also petition to have their records cleared of prostitution convictions through the measure. The legislation clarifies language addressing forced prostitution as well. Gov. Earl Ray Tom...
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W.Va. students invited to join 150th art contest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is encouraging students to enter a statewide art contest celebrating West Virginia’s 150th birthday. Winning artwork will be featured during the state’s birthday bash at the Capitol in June. Winning artists will receive Kindles. The contest is organized by the Department of Commerce. It’s open to students in all grades, from kindergarten to grade 12. Themes for the birthday greetings includ...
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Rahall congratulates Drug Court graduates
Congressman Nick Joe Rahall (D-WV) was one of a host of special guests in Logan on Friday, May 3 with words of advice and congratulations for three young people who had successfully completed the Logan County Juvenile Drug Court program. Congressman Rahall thanked the staff of the Logan County Drug Court and Day Report programs and the Logan Circuit Court for their hard work and support in helping their clients get off drugs and back into t...
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