April 2013 Past News

 
  • April 26 p Tiffany and Tom perform tonight up at Big Otter Community Center beginning at 7pm.
  • April 26 p Saturday is important. About all of us have old Rx's laying about the house.
  • April 26 p Tomorrow in front of the Courthouse will be Drug Take Back Day for 2013. Any old drugs and no questions asked. Don't get any better than that.
  • April 26 p  Blue Skies and warm Spring days bring out the gardner in us. It's also the time of year we get into trouble.
  • April 26 p Go ahead and set out those beautiful little flowers those bright green tomato plants and such.
  • April 26 p Go ahead
  • April 26 p The last frost date for thise region is still a couple weeks away.
  • April 23 p CORRECTED 4pm CHS Panther Baseball tonight at 5pm over at Clay County Park when they take on Richwood. At 7pm the Panthers will play Braxton.
  • April 23 p 101.7FM will delay broadcast the first game beginning around 8pm
  • April 23 p Wed morning the CCC will hold an auction for old Courthouse equipment including vehicles and ancient politicians beginning at 9:30am. a regular meeting of the group will start at 10 am
  • April 23 p Wednesday evening the Panther will again play Nicholas County but this time, over in Summersville. WYAP will provide live coverage of that game beginning at 5pm if all goes as scheduled
  • April 23 p Probably the biggy of the week will be the Special Olmpics Thursday morning at 10am. Want to do something nice? Come out and cheer on the local athletes.
  • April 23 p How many pounds of trash did the USA create, per person, every day in 2010?
  • April 23 p  What percentage of hybrid car owners buy  another hybrid?
  • April 23 p  About 70% of the earth is covered with wa wa . What percentage of that is potable drinkable wa wa?
  • April23 p  What takes longest to break down: six pack holder, hard plastic container, or disposable diaper?
  • April23 p All the answers and more are right over here..
  • April 23 p  If you'd like to read the actual charges against the Boston Bomber, walk over to here.
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  • April 21 p  Saturday's Solid Waste Authority Recycling Day was a huge success. Tons on top of tons of junk was removed from area neighborhoods, creeks, and hollers.    For some it was a two hour + wait to get rid of the excess. No one seemed to complain.
  • April 21 p from 8 in the morning till 5pm, the string of trucks and trailers continued. The several dumpsters were overflowing by 10am.  Large tractor trailers were brought in to handle the demands of Clayberry. Volunteers worked late into the evening to clean up the place.
  • April 21 p Last year's two day event cost around $18,000. This year's one day affair will probable cost likewise or more.
  • April 21 p Funds for the events came from the Solid Waste Authority plus an additional $3000 from the Business Development Authority. NOT ONE DIME CAME FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSION.
  • April 21 p  As a matter of fact. not one Commissioner showed up for the Clean Up Drive.
  • April 21 p The County Commission says they're out of $$$ and unable to fund anything outside the Courthouse.
  • April 21 p There's a reason for that. For the last 24 months, Larry Darryl and Darryl have been spending every extra penny on the Judicial Annex building. That means they're spending all our local money on the criminals instead of on the future of the county, tourism.
  • April 21 p Did we mention the CCC did NOT offer one red cent to help clean up? It's worth repeating.
  • April 21 p  Are you wondering: how could American citizens be terrorists? Or, how could all the Boston Brothers' friends contend they were good guys. Or maybe even, did the Boston brothers intend to die during the attacks... Here's some answers.
  • April 21 p  While all eyes were glued to the Boston Bombings. others things went unnoticed. Stuff like big time 7.8 earthquakes in Pakistan, New Zealand voted to legalize same sex marriages, and that safe and secure fully democratized, saw a wave of deadly bombings. Here'sa condensed  article on the other news.
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  • April 19 a James Ronald Sirk, “Coach Sirk” 66, of Clay, see OBITUARY page
  • April 21 a E. Victoria Ward, 91, of Ivydale, WV
  • April 19 p Ron Sirk was about as bull headed as a man could get. When he decided on something, he meant to do it or get it done. Sirk spent many hours arguing his side.
  • April 19 p He was also a tireless worker for the sports end of Clay High School.
  • April 19 a Ron Sirk's long battle with cancer is over. Sirk died last night.
  • April 19 p Condolences extended  to his family.
  • April 19 p It looks like the weather will cooperate with Saturday's Clean Up Day over at Pierson's Log Yard. Out of the entire year, tomorrow is the one day you can bring just about any kind of junk over there for free.
  • April 19 p   It's been a tough week across the nation. For those wanting  gun control background checks, it was a wash out. Up North two young regular looking guys took lives during the Boston marathon and since.
  • April 19 p Their mode was not guns but home made bombs using materials like BB's , nails, cell phones and such.
  • April 19 p  Would we be any safer today if stiffer background checks had been mandated by Congress?
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  • April 19  5:35 am  No school at H E White Elem today.
  • April 19 The rest of you snot lickers, get suited up and out the door
  • April 19 a For those wondering, some kind of brush fire (maybe) knocked out the electric there.
  • April 18 a   I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian .
  • April 18 p  A dog gave birth to puppies near the road and was cited for littering.
  • April 18 a  I wondered why the baseball kept getting bigger. Then it hit me.
  • April 18 a    Two fish swim into a concrete wall. One turns to the other and says 'Dam!'
  • April 18  a  A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.
  • April 18 a    Santa's helpers are subordinate clauses.
  • April 18 a  I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me .
  • April 18 a   I'm reading a book about anti-gravity . I can't put it down .
  • April 18 a   How do you make holy water ? Boil the hell out of it !
  • April 18 a  And for your search of knowledge, here goes....
  • April 18 a  The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
  • April 18 a The ridges on the sides of coins are called reeding or milling.
  • April 18 a The side of a hammer is a cheek.
  • April 18 a  The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.
  • April 18 a The white part of your fingernail is called the lunula.
  • April 18 a  The ZIP in Zip-code stands for "Zoning Improvement Plan."
  • April 18 a   No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.
  • April 18 a There you have it. All the knowledge you  need for one day
  • April 16 p Bored watching the boob tube? Real news is now available in the latest bestest yet Communicator. Lead story is our interview with School Super Tanner and how budget cuts will affect your child during the new school year
  • April 16 p Your yard all cleaned up with  a pile of  trash ready for Saturday's Recycling Day?
  • April 16 p You're not done yet! Help out a neighbor, clean out that vacant lot, how about that old washing machine in the creek?
  • April 15 p This is day one of the Tourism Committee's Clean Up Clay week. How about you, look in your yard, diapers, tires, cans, broken  lawnmowers and more, right? Now's the time to do your part and help improve the looks of the Nation of Clay. This coming Saturday is Recycling Day.  Here's a great once a year chance to legally get rid of the trash.
  • April 15 p The ace cub reporter must have been half asleep while posting this morning. The am  post has been corrected.
  • April 15 p The Central Appalachia Empowerment Zone (CAEZ) has a items they want rid of. Over at their Valley Fork School location there's a bunch of those folding lunch room tables. Maybe 20 or so with most in good condition. Sure would be great for a day care or for church use.
  • April 15 p  They've also some good  wood and metal desks and computer stand.
  • April 15 p You can't just walk in over there. You have to give them a call for an appointment. Their number is 304 587 2034
  • April 15 p Raise your hand if you haven't mailed your tax return this year. You ain't alone. The clock is ticking too.
  • April 15 p  The lead story in Tuesday's Communicator covers last week's School Board meeting where they hashed out the details on all the Pentagon budget cuts set to go into affect July 1 and before. Sure to be darn good reading.
  • April 15 a  Mildred Holcomb, 94, of Bickmore, see OBITUARY page
  • April 15 a It was a  beautiful weekend with lots of good things for the curtain climbers to do.
  • April 15 a Around the country , the Habitat for Humanity group has worked to improve low income housing. An organizational meeting for Habitat takes place at 1pm today in the Health Dept building on Main Street
  • April 15 a The Infernal Revenue Service is 100 years old this week. Got ta luv em
  • April 15 a  Our past Sheriff left office Dec 31st and headed over to Calhoun County to work as a part time Bailiff. The guy needs a few months of work to make retirement mandates.  In addition to working three days a week, the Poopster was provided an old Badge mobile to make the trip from home to Calhoun. He was hired for 90 days by the Calhoun Commission.
  • April 15 Last week, those Commissioners honored a request by their Sheriff and made a position as Chief Deputy for the Poopmeister for 120 days. The Commission had a stipulation with the hire. Their cruiser can NOT be driven out of the county.
  • April 15 a Full details in Tuesday's Communicator. Email your classifieds, chatters, etc today by 5pm.
  • April 15 a Note: Power is blinking off and on this morning, sorry for the short post.
  • April 12 a Two notes of importance this morning
  • April 12 a The Nation of Clay is eat up with domestic violence. You can't go a day of scanner listening without hearing calls for Badge intervention for some guy beating up or planning to beat up the wife.
  • April 12 a  For this county, the YMCA's Resolve program office in the county has been a lighthouse 24 hours a day. For months, the local office has been without a local advocate.
  • April 12 a That changed Wed morning when  Valerie Strege informed the CCC that she has been hired  as the Clay Co Coordinator and is on the job for Clayberry with Clay Courthouse office hours three days a week and on call for emergency intervention as needed.
  • April 12 a Heard that name before? Valerie has a long history in law enforcement having served 5+  years as the Town Badge in our Southern border colony, Clendenin, before joining the Charleston PD.
  • April 12  a  Stretch's office number is 304 587 7423.
  • April 12 a Second....
  • April 12 a  The BDA Tourism Committee is hard at work with several endeavors including a county wide clean up , county wide yard sales, and the first time , Elk River Fest.
  • April 12 a One of their first clean up efforts is removing the dilapidated storage building across from the old Chevy dealership building on Main Street. That improvement begins this morning with Mt Olive prisoners handling the grunt work.
  • April 12  With limited funds in mind, the Tourism Committee is in need of someone to haul off the old building materials once demolition is complete. They need someone with a large truck and a strong back. There may be salvageable stuff like tin roofing, studs, joists,  etc. in exchange for the hauling.
  • April 12 a Also, the group has a new post over on the ADVISORY page     The 342 square miles we call home is surely in need of a face lift. If you can help, now is the time.     587-4166, 587-2949 or email claycountywvtourism@yahoo.com.
  • April 12 a  Word on the street has it that even while the CCC is talking about cut backs and lay offs, they doled out $7000 for improvements to the Courthouse War Memorial.
  • April 12 a We like passing juicy stuff along as much as the next person. Fortunately, this time around, the dole out ain't true
  • April 12 a Truth is, two Governor's Partnership grants awarded the $7000 from state funds and Larry Darryl & Darryl are merely the "pass thru" agency for the funds. Before you start mouthing off about the grant ....    Partnership grants are earmarked for a specific purpose and cannot be diverted.
  • April 11 late p  Reba Moore Wagner, 84, see OBITUARY page
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  • April 11 a Eli Monroe Crowe, 63, of Ivydale, see OBITUARY page
  • April 11 a  Three big things to note this morning
  • April111 a  This Saturday is the opening day for Clay County Little League Baseball over at Dundon. Instead of TV, why not come out and be a part of real baseball. THere ain't nothing like it
  • April 11 a  Also this Saturday morning is the annual Fishing Derby over at Lake Sampson. Organized by volunteers,  a truck load of trout will be dumped into the upper end of the lake making great opportunity for the kids to wet a line. Prizes for everyone too
  • April 11 a In both , it's the volunteers that make it happen. Not elected leaders, volunteers.
  • April 11 a And finally , April 20th is the one day of the year where we have a chance to lawfully dispose of junk during the Solid Waste Authority Recycling Day.
  • April 11 a It's just one day this year
  • April 11 a With temps in the 80s and dry weather predicted, this is the weekend to pile up all that junk strewn around the yard, porch, backroom and get ready for disposal next Saturday,
  • April 11 a Think you're done with the yard? WHy not take a few minutes to clean up that nearby creek or road.
  • April 11 a Now's the time to make Clay County shine
  • April 11 a Tonight's ballgame will be rebroadcast around 8pm on 101.7FM
  • April 11 a For the thinkaholics:  What James Bond  novel featured his marriage to Teresa Draco
  • April 10 a Hello Carolyn Davis.
  • April 10 a This morning's County Commission agenda looks pretty light in the way of newsworthy stuff. However, you never know. Meeting starts at 10am
  • April 10 a Ditto for the ho hum meeting Monday night of the School Board.
  • April 10 a Those Bordsters will sit down Thursday at 4:30 to discuss the new budget, the new reduced budget we should say.
  • April 10 a A big chuck of Clay Public Library funding comes from the School System. In addition to traditional library services, it's the only place in the county where the public can go for internet use.
  • April 10 a Around 18 years ago, the Clay Fitness Center was built with Federal  govt funds thru the CAEZ. Since opening, the place has operated with contract labor and on a shoestring.  The Pentagon is looking to shut that place down too.
  • April 10 a   West Virginia has horrible health and obesity problems. Our state often rates poorest in national polls. Clayberry is the most obese county in the state hands down.    If there is a need for a fitness center any place in the world, it's right here.
  • April 10 a  To save both operations, now's the time to call your School Boardster and let em know, the CLay County Library and Clay Fitness Centers are both worth saving.
  • April 9 a Total Comfort Heating and Cooling is a new advertiser over on our homepage. With tax returns coming in and his discount coupon deals, might be a good time to check out Total Comfort
  • April 9 a It was a heck of  a finish last night for the Lady Panthers. Bottom of the 7th with the score tied 5 to 5. A wild pitch from Poca player and we stole home to win the game!
  • April 9 a Over in Fayette County, the Boy Scouts are building a new camp to house jamborees. The first national event will be held there this Summer. BSA leaders are saying 50,000 scouts will be in attendance. More likely, based on the low number of youth in the group and the economy, somewhere around 25,000 kids will attend. In any case, that's a bunch of people.. Each Scout will be required to do community service as part of their summer camp adventure.
  • April 9 a  During last week's CAEZ meeting, word came that county's around the camp are harnessing those teens to work 100's of county wide community service projects.
  • April 9 a In the way of missing the boat and out of the loop again, there are no Clayberry plans to use the free labor. In this county, there hasn't even been mention of such an opportunity.
  • April 9  a  Ten years ago today, media focused in on a staged event where American soldiers tore down a  big metal statue of Sudamn and made it look like the locals were cheering on the whole affair.
  • April 9 a  The correct answer from Monday's online quiz was none other than the peanut man himself, Jimmy Carter.
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  • April 8 a The Tourism Committee meets this morning at 11 am in the HEalth Dept. conference room. On their agenda is organizing the upcoming clean up week and the Elk River Festival coming in May.
  • April 8 a Tonight the School Board meets at 6pm in the Pentagon building on Gump Street. They even have their meeting agenda posted!
  • April 8 a For anybody that wants to get involved in community radio, that groups holds their monthly meeting beginning at 5:15pm in Studio 12B at Valley Fork school
  • April 8 a  Lady Panthers play Tuesday at 5pm at Schoonover / Bradley Field.
  • April 8 a County Commission meets Wed morning at 10 am.
  • April 8 a Thursday morning the School Board begins work on their 2013-2014 Budget, That might make for interesting times.
  • April 8 a Those gatherings are public meetings and all are welcome. Better yet, show up and get involved.
  • April 8 a  Panther Baseball continues this evening at 4:30pm when they take on Braxton County in away action. 101.7 FM will handle the on air duties beginning at 4:20pm
  • April 8 a   For thought: Who was Shirley McClaine talking about when she said: He says his lust is in his heart. I hope it's a little lower!
  • April 6 a  The correct answer to yesterday's quiz, suicide
  • April 6 a Noontime CHS Baseball today over at Clay County Park
  • April 6 a We're seeing lots of changes these days.
  • April 6 a Our govt is trying to make it much tougher to vote and buy a gun, but it's now legal for kids to buy the morning after pill.
  • April 6 a Under our gold dome in Charleston, elected folks are working to make wearing a seat belt mandatory and something Badges can arrest you for failure to do. With great wisdom, they made similar law a couple years ago with a ban on cellphone and texting while driving. American are using cell phones behind the wheel as ever.
  • April 6 a In both instances but especially the seat belt crap, it's just one more way the govt can stop and frisk a citizen for no real cause. Very sad and we put up with loss of civil rights without a second thought
  • April 6 a  School to Prison:   It's been a few months since a crazed gunman murdered 20 kids in a school shooting. Instead of more counselors  and better teaching, our leaders have came up with hiring more Badges to patrol schools. Now those most closely involved with the losses, the parents are standing up and demanding something better than sending young kids to jail for using paper guns.
  • April 6 a The longest running rock n roll band,, the Stones, sold out a 65,000 seat music hall in less than 5 minutes.
  • April 6 a And also from the liberal end of the world:  Environmental activist Daniel McGowan was taken back to prison on Thursday after he wrote a Huffington Post op-ed post while in a halfway house asserting that his fellow inmates were imprisoned for their religious or political beliefs, according to the Huffington Post.
  • April 6 a Sunshine and 70 degrees today. Turn off that puter and get outdoors and have some fun.
  • April 5 a We'll get to a proper posting later today but for now..
  • April 5 a  For all you wise guys that respond to our online brain teasers and provide answers ending with "of course", something just for you
  • April 5 a From our buddy LJ, what is against the law to do but NOT punishable if accomplished?
  • April 4 a Old, falling apart, or left over from an earlier business, crappy signs are an eye sore around the County.  The BDA has a new program that may eliminate some of those unsightly signs.
  • April 4 a If you have a business in the county and in need of new signs, something to spruce up your business, the BDA has budgeted up to a $100 match for each upgrade. There's only $1500 budgeted for the entire project but that could mean lots of better looking signs around the county.
  • April 4 a If you signage is crap, call Economic Development Director Amanda Moore while $$$ are available.
  • April 4 a N Korea missles pointed at us, prosecutors gunned down in Texas , and the Mingo County Sheriff killed yesterday, the nation has troubles. Are we sure it's the right time to restrict gun ownership? To make it tougher to defend ourselves?
  • April 4 a Often in our Blotter column we talk about dumb bunny criminals getting caught doing stupid stuff and getting caught.   That ain't the case with the next story.
  • April 4 a Adam Edward Stevens was arrested on felony  malicious assault and sexual assault first degree Tuesday April 2. From the criminal complaint, this:  around 3am April 2nd Badges arrived at a  Campbell Orchard Lane residence in Duck....  Victims Joan Callison and Jacob Callison provided that Stevens came into her home while Jacob was taking shower and tried to sexually assault  Joan.  Hearing her scream, son Jacob got out of the shower and ran to her aid.....   JAcob and Adam got into a fight... Stevens stabbed Jacob 6 times in the back and side striking his spleen... Stevens fled the scene....
  • April 4 a  Serious business clickers. Sure the doors should have been locked but it sounds like, Jacob would NOT be in CAMC if a 9mm had been available Tuesday morning.
  • April 3 late p It's a sad day in this state as another law enforcement officer was gunned down.
  • April 3 late p One time Magistrate, Investigator, and now Sheriff, Eugene Crum  was shot twice in the head while eating lunch in his marked, parked, SUV cruiser.
  • April 3 late p From CNN:  A deputy shot and arrested the suspect who authorities believe killed a West Virginia sheriff known for his tough stance on drug dealers, authorities said Wednesday.

    •    Mingo County Sheriff Walter E. "Eugene" Crum was eating lunch inside his marked patrol vehicle just blocks away from a courthouse when he was killed, officials said.  The suspect, who is known to police, parked his car close to the sheriff's SUV and shot through the window twice, hitting the sheriff twice in the head, according to a state official who was briefed on the investigation.
      After a brief chase, the suspect was shot by a sheriff's deputy in Delbarton, West Virginia, after wrecking his vehicle and raising his weapon, Capt. Dave Nelson of the West Virginia State Police told reporters.
       The suspect remains hospitalized, Nelson said.  Authorities, who have not released the suspect's identity, said they are still investigating the shooting. At a news conference Wednesday, officials said Crum had taken office as sheriff in January and quickly earned respect from many in the community.
       "He and his deputies and other law enforcement agencies have worked tirelessly to wipe out crime in our county, especially targeting the drug dealers who spread the disease of addiction among our residents," said John Mark Hubbard, president of the Mingo County Commission.
       "Pray for the residents of Mingo County as we struggle to understand why someone who fought so freely and selflessly on behalf of all of us was taken so tragically," he said. Crum also served as a county magistrate and a special investigator for the prosecutor's office, Hubbard said. The sheriff's slaying shook the rural county, which normally sees only one or two slayings per year, said Lt. Randy Hatfield of the Mingo County Sheriff's Office.  "It's devastating," Hatfield said. "It's a big blow to the community."
       The Williamson Daily News reported that Crum was in his vehicle in downtown Williamson when a man drove into the parking lot, approached Crum's sport-utility vehicle and shot him point-blank. A witness saw the shooting, called 911, and gave police a vehicle tag number that led them to the suspect, Hatfield said.
       Investigators believe a handgun was used.  Asked whether officials thought there was any connection between Crum's slaying and the recent killings of a Colorado prison official or the slayings of two Texas prosecutors, Hatfield said, "I hope not," but declined to elaborate further.  Crum was married and had children and grandchildren.
  • April 3 late p The Charleston Gazette reports: ....  a Mingo County sheriff's deputy spotted Maynard in a car near Delbarton following the shooting and began to chase him. He said Maynard wrecked his car and jumped out, pointing a gun at the deputy. .....  The deputy opened fire, striking 37 year old Tennis Melvin Maynard , several times. He was taken to Cabell-Huntington Hospital, ..... his condition was unknown.
  • April 3 late p It's a sad day in the state of West Virginia.
  • April 3 Darn cold this morning, around 28 degrees at 7:30am
  • April 3 a Tuesday's CHS Softball game was canceled 'cause the field was muddy. The match up with St Albans is rescheduled for Thursday noon. Thursday evening the Panthers will take on the New York team over at Clay County Park beginning at 5pm. That game will be rebroadcast around 8pm on 101.7pm
  • April 3 a Jame Earl Ray is the correct guess from yesterday's brain teaser
  • April 3 a It's been a long time since the Communicator had to go 28 pages to get most of the news in print. That near award winning rag is now on sale. Included this edition are the total wages for all the school system employees. Lead story provides insight on the most recent batch of Grand Jury Indictees.
  • April 3 a Nothing juicy from last night's CAEZ meeting
  • April 3 a OK thinkers around the world....What former boyfriend did Joan Baez sing about in her song, Diamonds and Rust?
  • April 2 a at 7am this morning, the sun was beaming proudly. Welcome
  • April 2 a You're going to love this afternoon's 28 page Communicator. Should be on news stands across the region by 4pm today.
  • April 2 a And the correct answer to yesterday's brainiac quizz... Meatloaf
  •  April 2 a While the world is talking guns..... What assassin used a pump action scope-sight Remington Gamemaster 30.06? Email answer.
  • April 1  p We've done it again. We've made the very top (actually bottom) of another national poll.
  • April 1 p In the entire US of A, Charleston West Virginia made the news as being the absolute worst place for living and well being as reported by ABC News
  • April 1 p Here's the actual Gallup Poll site for reference.
  • April 1 p To make you even happpier, Charleston made the bottom 10 for men's health.
  • April 1 p  Charleston has walking trails, bike paths, many amenities like health clubs, hospitals, doctors out the yeng yang, and even a state forest with many bike trails. Clayberry has none. Where does that put us?
  • April 1 p Those rankings above, ain't no April Fool's joke either.
  • April 1 a Kids are off school this week for Spring break.
  • April 1 a Boy do we have some news this Monday morning.
  • April 1 a From out of the blue, Gov. Earl announced that all major roads in Clayberry will be black topped from county line to county line . Additionally, he said long needed guard rails will be installed along the river road.
  • April a  In other good news (for Vicky) County Commission announced that they will try much harder to understand the needs of this county and work to make their time in office meaningful
  • April 1 a Wow! What a change those just above posts will make if they were true
  • April 1 a Happy April Fools Day
  • April1  a  It's a new month and lots of meeting action coming our way. Stay tuned as we try to keep you up to date on all the happenings in beautiful Clayberry.
  • April 1 a Communicator comes out Tuesday afternoon. Email your classifieds, chatters, obits, etc. by 5pm today.

    • April 1 a  OK brainiacs: What pudgy rock star got his start with an appearance in The Rocky Horror Picture Show?