Nov 2012
Nov 29 p We mentioned earlier that
the Elk Power office was broke into sometime Tuesday night or Wed morning
very early. We forgot to mention, the thugs also stole Leonard's big red
utility truck, the one with tool boxes and a spool of copper in the back.
Nov 29 p Lock down everything you got
readers, the bad guys have not been caught.
Nov 29 p It's Clay High Basketball
time. The radio station plans to air each of the 20 or so home games and
maybe a couple of away games. To do such, they need sponsors. Cost is $50
for the entire regular session. Pretty good deal since listenership is
pretty high for ball games.
Nov 29 p Get a hold of 101.7 FM if
want to get our kids' good deeds on the air. TG Griffith, Rodney
Alshire and Dave Woods (backup) will handle the on air duties.
Nov 29 p Govt employees are not
allowed Christmas bonuses under any circumstances. Whether it's a Christmas
ham or $$$$, under any name, bonuses are a no no. Both the Ethics Commission
and the Attorney General's office have said as much and on many occasions.
Nov 29 p Early this week, our outgoing
tubby Sheriff handed out $14,357.00
in Christmas bonuses to his employees. The funds came from one of his slush
funds, the concealed weapons permit account.
Nov 29 p His idea was to give
each worker around $1000 after taxes for their Christmas pleasures. He
called the unlawful hand out a one time seasonal, break it off in the new
Sheriff, cost of living, bonus.
Nov 29 a Here's the break down: Jeff
Rider-$1066.27; Chris Davis-1064.48; Reva Schoonover - $1063.68; Teresa
Davis- 1023.86; Laura Scott- $1138.08; Gene King - $1154.66; Marie Hanshaw
-$1096.02; and Robert Belt $1064.48
Nov 29 p Needless to say, just resigned
Chris "Pound it in the Sand Mr Sheriff" Legg, and ousted Miles Slack,got
zip, ninguno, zilch.
Nov 29 p $14,357.oo is a lot
of money. That's enough money to fund overtime Black Shirts for a long
time. Back when the Top Badge stopped evening and call out duty, he said
he had more important things to spend his slush fund on.
Nov 29 p State Code 61-7-4c says
how such
funds can be spent. Here goes: (c) $60
of the application fee and any fees for replacement of lost or stolen licenses
received by the sheriff shall be deposited by the sheriff into a Concealed
Weapons License Administration Fund. The fund shall be administered by
the sheriff and shall take the form of an interest-bearing account with
any interest earned to be compounded to the fund. Any funds deposited in
this Concealed Weapon License Administration Fund are to be expended by
the sheriff to pay for the costs associated with issuing concealed weapons
licenses. Any surplus in the fund on hand at the end of each fiscal year
may be expended for other law-enforcement purposes or operating needs of
the sheriff's office, as the sheriff may consider appropriate.
Nov 29 p SO how does Poopy get away
with such dealings? Answer: He's unchecked.
Nov 29 p Here's how it works. The Poopster
takes in the money. All employee pay checks are run thru the County Clerk's
office for processing. For a payroll check to be issued, it takes three
signatures, Top Badge, County Commission and the Clerk. Without three sigs,
no check could be written
Nov 29 p We depend on the County Commission
for leadership. Had Commissioner Linky Poo refused to sign the checks,
the backdoor bonuses would have been dead in the water.
Nov 29 p So much for leadership with
backbone in this county.
Nov 29 p Not sure how much will be
left in the pistol permit account by the time the Sheriff leaves office.
Nov 29 p He's got 31 days left
to cost the county as much as he can pack in. Wonder if anything will be
left in the Dept on Jan 1st?
Nov 29 p Thursday night's public
hearing to tighten zoning law in this county was well attended. The upstairs
courtroom was packed wall to wall with an overflow crowd out in the hallway.
Nov 29 p We'll get to coverage of that
affair sometime Friday afternoon.
Nov 29 a Don't
forget the 5pm public hearing on zoning changes
in Clayberry
Nov. 29 a Little noticed is the meeting
tonight at 7pm over at Lizemores Elem. where our Pentagon will begin talks
with consolidating that school with the soon to be closed Dixie Elem. in
Nicholas County. It's a public meeting
Nov 29 a For the first time in years,
Clayberry will have a Christmas parade. For those wondering about decorating
utility poles like those at Halloween. The answer is Yes Yes Yes.
Nov 29 a The organizers of the new
events? The Clay County BDA Tourism Committee and the BIG Committee. Both,
all volunteer!
Nov 29 a Check out the ADVISORY page
for the scoop.
Nov. 29 a The band of thugs that break
into several commercial buildings last weekend were back at it last night
or early early this morning.
Nov. 29 a A small safe was taken
from Elk Power.Entry was made thru a window. A second larger safe
was damage when thugs tried to bust it open.
Nov. 29 a Not sure if these criminals
are the same ones that did the weekend caper but our guess, Yes.
Nov. 29 a Based on the size of the
entry hole over at the Health Dept. building, lets add another description
of the thugs. Add, very thin. That hole in the wall couldn't have been
2 feet across.
Nov. 29 a Now, be on the look out for
tall, young, flexible, agile, very thin, strong, on foot without a driver's
license, and entrepreneurial . To get the safe out, even the small one
out, we're talking two people for sure if not three. Often the criminals
are those already wrapped up in the Court system. Count on the current
bad guys to have criminal records at the least.
Nov. 29 a Be sure to lock your
doors and hide your loot in some other place for sure.
Nov. 28 p Often people complain that
the govt doesn't listen or keeps doing the wrong thing.
Nov. 28 p Taxpayers do a couple important
things like vote, pay taxes, and tell the government what you want
Nov. 28 p The County Commission is
deciding what changes are needed with the flood plain ordinance or zoning
laws. They are asking citizens to let them know what you want added, deleted,
or changed in anyway.
Nov. 28 p That chance to speak up comes
Thursday at 5pm at the Courthouse
Nov. 28 p Here's a chance to have a
say. Don't blow it!
Nov. 28 p One lady said that the Procious
Post Office was also broke into over the weekend when the Clay branch,
the CAEZ and Health Dept offices where attacked.
Nov. 28 p Setting the record straight,
the Procious PO was NOT broke into
Nov. 28 p With that being
said, the places attacked by the local thugs were all within walking
distance of each other.
Nov. 28 p That may be another tip
on who did the crime.
Nov. 28 p They don't have a vehicle!
Nov. 28 p Tall , thin, athletic,
young and on foot.
Nov. 28 a County Commission meets this
morning at 10 am
Nov. 28 a 24 pages of great information
in The Communicator is now available. For those with prescriptions for
the near fine rag, don't expect to get your edition until mail time Thursday
Nov. 28 a One of the interesting articles
deals with the Courthouse moving. Yelp, the whole darn place must have
moved as well the judicial annex next door.
Nov. 28 a The new zoning law the County
Commission wants to implement is based on the newest flood plain maps.
Old maps currently in use, show nearly the entire Courthouse and Judicial
Annex building in the flood plain. The 2013 maps, Poof! all of a sudden,
the buildings are high and dry, out of the costly to insure, Elk River
basin, flood plain.
Nov. 28 a Before Thursday's 5pm public
hearing to implement stronger zoning law, you might want to look at those
maps to see what shenanigans have been performed on your holdings.
Nov. 28 a We've spotted one typing
goof up. In coverage of Court room dealings, the part about a Judge ordering
a warrant on a bad guy, we made it sound like attorney Bill Lester was
the name on the warrant
Nov. 28 a Sometimes at 4 am and after
10 hours of typing, we goof. Such is the case in the Courtroom coverage
this time around.
Nov. 28 a Still getting details on
the break ins at the Clay Post Office and Health Dept. Other than damaging
property and messing up office space, the thugs really didn't get much
in the way of $$$ and drugs.
Nov. 28 a Folks at the Health Dept
are saying, other than condoms and birth control pills, they really don't
have those much wanted high altering drugs.
Nov. 28 a We haven't heard anyone getting
arrested for the caper. How about some guesses
Nov. 28 a The damaged windows at the
CAEZ office are at least 6 feet above ground level. The thug, thugs, must
have been tall
Nov. 28 a To get under the back
of the Health Dept building and skinny into entry there, the bad guy guys
must be on the thin side.
Nov. 28 a To balance oneself on ceiling
tiles and have the energy to actually get into gear for the early morning
capers, the bad guys must be young and full of energy
Nov. 28 a So, tall, thin, young,
flexible and athletic.
Nov. 28 a Best we can do for now...
Nov. 26 p We found the Clay High
Basketball schedules over on the WV SSAC web site. They're now listed on
our ADVISORY page. First game is this Friday night. Go Lady Panthers!
Nov. 26 a Ronald Samples was
a 1954 graduate of Clay High
Nov. 26 a RONALD KEITH SAMPLES,
76, see OBITUARY page
Nov. 26 a We're off and running with
a new week in beautiful Clayberry.
Nov. 26 a Communicator comes out Tuesday
afternoon. Email your info before 5pm today
Nov. 26 a Wed morning the County Commission
meets at 10 am
Nov. 26 a Thursday at 5pm the County
Commission is asking residents to tell them what you think about strengthening
zoning laws . Stuff like requiring you to have an engineer or surveyor
certify property before you are allowed to build or make improvements.
Stuff like forcing you to move out of your home if it's in the flood zone
BEFORE you can make improvements. Of course there's jail
time and fines for those not complying with the law.
Nov. 26 a Commissioners are saying,
a Flood Plain Ordinance like the one already on the books is required before
those needing insurance can get bank loans. What is being proposed is something
much more stringent than the bare bones mandate.
Nov. 26 a Friday evening is the first
game of 2012 high school basketball. Don't bother trying to find the boys
or girls schedules on the Clay High web site. Ain't there.
Nov. 26 a As a matter of fact, the
most recent schedule on their site is the CHS Volleyball schedule for 2009.
Nov. 25 late p Joann D.
West, 71, of Nitro, formerly of Procious, see OBITUARY page
Nov. 25 p For a glimpse of the season....
Nov. 25 p For some
unfathomable reason, people poop in retail clothing stores, particularly
in fitting rooms and inside the circular clothing racks called “rounders,”
but other times they’ll just do it in a corner or, perversely, on the floor
right next to the toilet. Poop
happens.
Nov. 25 p 80%
of WallMart workers are on food stamps.
Nov. 25 p It's Sunday afternoon.
The cheesy potatoes are gone as is the turkey carcass, the sweeper took
care of the leftovers on the floor. After a couple good naps, the indigestion
left is gone as well.
Nov. 25 p But also gone are the relatives
you like to be around and the kids back in college. It's a quiet time
and maybe even a little sad .
Nov. 25 p
Nov. 24 a If you were in Clayberry
this week you would have have seen a good snapshot of what we're
really like
Nov. 24 a With school out the entire
time, a few kids were seen playing the hoops at the radio station parking
lot . Unseen were the lardys laying on the couch complaining " I'm bored"
Nov. 24 a The tradition of hunting
continued this week as a dwindling number headed to the woods for a return
to nature and the enjoyment of the Appalachian Mountains. Most stayed at
Go Mart and just talked about buck season. For those that made it into
the woods, the warm weather made life easy for us but not so if those actually
bagging a Bambi.
Nov. 24 a Over in Court land, it was
interesting to watch the Jay Carper suit against the world where he sought
$4 million to compensate him for the public knowing the public's business.
The best his attorney, Hiram Lewis, could do was complain that this web
site called him a DUMB BUNNY and stupid (four times) . As his froth was
lathering, the Judge told him to direct his verbage to the court and not
those assembled for the proceedings.
Nov. 24 a Brent Boggs was suppose to
be sentenced Monday afternoon after pleading guilty to hiring a gunman
to kill a business partner. A TV news crew was there to record the sentencing
but to no avail. Some kind of pre sentence report had not been completed
and Mr Boggs returned to CRJ (on our dime) to await his fate
Nov. 24 a Outside, the poor were humbled
as they waited in line for free seasonal handouts.
Nov. 24 a On Turkey Day, families came
together to enjoy stories and made new memories. Floor joists were taken
to task as groups of 20 and 30 were common at the home place. Smiles came
easy.
Nov. 24 a The weather and temperament
changed Friday with cooler temps and the shopping season got underway.
Those with jobs made it to out of the area big box stores and hustled
about for the best deals. Others realized the same savings by simply setting
in front of their puters and clicking, buy now
Nov. 24 a Brian Adkins is a quiet guy
that once lived across the street from the old State Road garage at Two
Run where hs and his wife use to operate the BDA backed Saturday night
auction house business. Adkins was picked up on multiple counts of sexual
abuse and was lodged in CRJ awaiting a $3.5 million bond.
Nov. 24 a The countdown continued for
when the Sheriff leaves office. He's leaving quite the mess for the new
guy, Miles Slack, on Jan 1st. Black Shirt Chris Legg moved to Clendenin.
Even short two Deputies, there's a plenty left for Bailiff duties which
is about all they're doing these days.
Nov. 24 a Saturday morning, snow
was in the air. Hunters returned to the woods, shoppers went back for more
spending, and November started feeling like November
Nov. 24 a The Great Nation of Clay,
a place like no other!
Nov. 23 a After a night of indigestion
and on this day of shopping till ya drop, something interesting
Nov. 23 a The Buffalo Creek Watershed
Group worked hard in 2012 to make the Elk River tributary a nice place
to go fishing and a tourism draw for the area.
Nov. 23 a Now it's not just us saying
so
Nov. 23 a Mark your calendars.
West Virginia Public Radio is doing a piece on the group Monday morning
between 7:30 and 7:45 am.
Nov. 23 a Recognition from a statewide
source, very nice!
Nov. 23 a From the hurhearld website:Clay
County man has been arrested by the WV State Police on multiple counts
related to sexual abuse.Brian Keith Adkins, 47, has been charged with seven
counts of sexual abuse by a parent or guardian He has also been charged
with seven counts of sexual assault first degree.He is being held in Central
Regional Jail on $3,500,000
Nov. 23 a Brian, along with his wife
Kim, operated the old auction company over at Two Run which went Kaput
a year ago.
Nov. 23 a Around this time of year,
we also drink a little more often. Here's an
online challenge to check your reaction time.
Nov. 23 a After a week of gorgeously
warm weather, snow is in the forecast for this weekend. It's time again
to return to winter.
Nov. 23 a Online trivia: What group
sang about, "Just an old fashion love song playing on the radio?"
Nov. 21 a With schools out, kids at
play, some in the woods, others wanting to be in the woods, Clayberry is
quiet this week.
Nov. 21 a Foreign license plates are
in the county. Some hunters of course but mostly, it's family members coming
back home for T Day. The warm weather is making for easy travel for young
and old.
Nov. 21 a Some of us old farts wonder
and chat about attorney Hiram Lewis getting arrested last weekend.
Nov. 21 a Courthouse records penned
by Green Shirt BE Young reveal the infraction is suppose to have occurred
Oct 28th, 2 pm.
Nov. 21 a "The accused asked
the Sheriff to go to the Prosecutor and have them dismiss the criminal
charges against him. Lewis then told the Sheriff that he might have to
sue over the arrest and he could possibly be sued as well. The accused
then told the Sheriff that Green Shirt Young and the Sheriff were the only
two left to testify against him after the slaying of Cpl Marshall Bailey
of which the accused stated he believed to be because of the spiritual
wrong doing done to him."
Nov. 21 a After some head scratching,
sounds like the only threat against the Poopster on Oct 28th, he might
get sued.
Nov. 21 a There's a bunch of us in
this county that think Hiram Lewis ain't quite right, may have snapped,
or otherwise, the guy has weirded out.
Nov. 21 a In this case, and since it
took the Sheriff several days to find someone, anyone, willing to even
write the criminal complaint, something stinks. The odor may be the
stench of Clayberry, backdoor, pay back, politics of old.
Nov. 21 a Lewis puts that issue in
his own handwriting on the Magistrate Court Motion form, page 1, where
he asked for the charge to be dismissed and more: "Several
motions have been served and no Prosecutor is available to appear... The
warrant for arrest was served on the 16th of Nov. and could have been served
on a day when the Prosecutor could have been available.. This is retaliation
and prohibited under the constitution and free speech and right to petition
the govt for redress..... and due process..."
Nov. 21 a It's an old trick clickers.
Get a person arrested after hours or on a weekend when Magistrates aren't
normally available for duty allowing for bond to be made. Result, the person
out of grace with the High Sheriff, he has to spend the night in the slammer.
Nov. 21 a Something is starting to
stink
Nov. 21 a Just 40 days left to capable
leadership comes to the Clay County Sheriff's Dept and none to soon!
Nov. 18 late p Appalachia all but shuts
down during buck season. Been that way for years even tho very few actually
get in the woods. Many talk about it while sipping coffee at Tudors or
Go mart but either too old, too cold, too late, too many others in the
woods, or any other excuse.
Nov. 18 late p For those of us left
....
Nov. 18 late p From which TV show lyric
came," Mister we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again." The
70's Show or The Golden Girls or All in the Family? Email answer
Nov. 18 late p The honey bee
has six legs, four wings, a nectar pouch, and a stomach. Bees have
two stomachs - one stomach for eating and the other special stomach is
for storing nectar collected from flowers or water so that they can carry
it back to their hive. Bees have five eyes - two compound eyes and
three tiny ocelli eyes. Bees have 2 pairs of wings. The wings have
tiny teeth so they can lock together when the bee is flying. Bees communicate
through chemical scents called pheromones and through special bee dances.
Nov. 18 from Voltaire:
Every man is guilty of all the good he didn’t do.
Nov. 18 late p From Voltaire: Anyone
who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make
you commit injustices.
Nov. 18 late p from Frederick
Nietzshe: A casual stroll through a lunatic asylum shows that faith
does not prove anything.
Nov. 18 late p from Albert
Einstein: Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by
age eighteen.
Nov. 18 late p from Albert Einstein:
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Nov. 18 late p From Mark Twain :
“Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?”
Nov. 18 a Today is a big free
Turkey Dinner over at the High School. See EVENTS page
Nov. 18 a We're not thinking about
Turkey Day yet. We're: making sure the four wheeler has plenty of gas,
making sure there's enough ammo to wage a small war, ten cans of vienna
sausage in the box as well as plenty of beer.
Nov. 18 a It's deer camp time in Clayberry.
Nov. 18 a Hiram Lewis is well known
Republicrat in these parts as a the guy that ran for state office and nearly
beat Darrell McGraw for Attorney General a few years back.
Nov. 18 a More recent, he's been in
the news since last Summer after claiming to be a front man for a new "Ark
Mountain" camp that opened in the Spring followed by "saying" he was going
to open his own religious based camp for youth in May.
Nov. 18 a That all came to a
halt when he shot a feller at his rental camp on Elkhurst Road in
June. Hiram said he was just defencing his castle. Last night Lewis made
the news cycle once again
Nov. 18 a According to TV-13
news: Hiram Lewis was arrested for intimidation of a state's witness
on Saturday. Hiram Lewis was arrested for intimidation of a state's witness
on Saturday. Former Republican candidate for attorney general and
West Virginia Republican Party treasurer Hiram Lewis is in trouble with
the law again. Lewis was arrested for intimidation of a state's witness
on Saturday. He is accused of intimidating Clay County Sheriff Randy
Holcomb. Lewis said he considers Holcomb a friend and that he never tried
to intimidate him. Lewis, an attorney, was recently indicted on charges
of malicious wounding, domestic assault and wanton endangerment involving
a firearm. Lewis was arrested in June by the West Virginia State Police
after he admitted to shooting Stephen Bogart in the leg. Lewis said the
shooting was in self defense and that Bogart tried to break into his house.
He is free on bond this evening.
Nov. 18 a Lewis is the attorney
that is bringing suit against a bunch in this county for fired from service,
County Sanitarian Jay Carper. In that civil case, Carper is seeking $4
million from Health Dept officials, the Medical Director, The Communicator
newspaper, and this web site. The first hearing in that case is slated
for Monday morning before Judge Jack Alsop.
Nov. 18 a With Lewis on probation for
the June shooting incident and not suppose to break any law, and after
getting arrested yesterday, , not sure how that's going to affect Monday's
court date.
Nov. 18 a Really hate it for Hiram.
Nov. 17 early a Willam
Russell Legg, 85, of Clay, see OBITUARY page
Nov. 17 early a Answer
to who first sang Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer... None other than Gene
Autry.
Nov. 17 early a For some fun
and good tunes, Harold and Terri Allen (2Blue) are performing Saturday
evening at the Bluegrass Kitchen in Charleston beginning at 7pm.
Nov. 17 early a Man, talk about bad
news, Clayberry is in mourning......
Nov. 17 early a Twinkies, Ho Hos, Hostess
cupcakes, they will soon disappear as the company busts the union employees
by heading into bankruptcy
Npv 17 early a Tears tears
and more tears!!
Nov. 16 a First an oooops. We must
have misread the email. The Health Bd did not meet last night. Their meeting
is in Dec
Nov. 16 a Wed morning the
County Commission voted to hold the Flood Plain ZONING LAW Hearing on Nov.
29th at 5pm.. With property owner rights on the cutting block, this is
an important time to make your voice heard. Mark your calendars.
Nov. 16 a Before setting the new date
and time. Commissioner Linky said they canceled the last hearing due to
Hurricane Sandy. Truth is, the hearing was canceled before the storm hit
and weathercasters will call for an inch or less of snow. Big Boys in Charleston
told Council Monday afternoon Oct 29th , it would be best to cancel
the hearing until things cooled down and after the election
Nov. 16 a For out of state clickers,
the state school superintendent was fired yesterday. Two Boardsters resigned
in support of the out going Jorea Marple. There is no doubt the firing
is 100% political. The School Board was packed with Joe Manchin supporters
while he served as Governor. Those Boardsters worked their magic yesterday
and will decide which political hack will replace Marple at the top spot.
Nov. 16 a Any guesses who win the contest?
Nov. 16 a According to a study released
on Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the
number of diagnosed cases of diabetes grew by 50 percent or more in 42
U.S. states, and by 100 percent or more in 18 states.
Type 2 diabetes can be prevented.Read
more.
Nov. 16 a The state of Washington just
legalized pot for the entire. That land will probably become a tourism
growth area for all us ole hippes from the 60/s and 70.s, Seattle's Police
Dept just published a how
to guide for smoking pot legally. Here's a question
and answer list for pot heads in that state.
Nov. 16 a For those that participated
in Wed's online trivia game, you all won. Answer, Officer and a Gentleman
Nov. 16 a Must have been too easy.
Nov. 16 a Lets try this one:
Who was the first to record Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer? Bing Crosby,
Gene Autry or Roy Rogers? Email your guess.
Nov. 15 a This evening the School
Board will convene a meeting at Lizemores Elem beginning at 6pm.
Nov. 15 a Health Boardsters will hold
a meeting this afternoon at 5pm. Their agenda includes discussion on the
county sanitarian (that's Jay Carper's old job) and the upcoming motion
to dismiss a civil suit brought by Carper and scheduled for public hearing
Monday morning in front of Judge Jack Alsop
Nov. 15 a Most of those indicted by
the winter Grand jury last week showed up for arraignment day yesterday
in front of Judge Ric Facemire. Hiram Luis was one of those that got rescheduled
to the end of the month.
Nov. 15 a It's normal for those indicted
to be pee tested. Each time, before the test, the judge asks, can you pass
it. Each time, the guy says, Oh sure Judge, No problem, Ain't no problem,
I'm clean as the driven snow.
Nov. 15 a Johnny Neff was one of those
that whizzed hot in the jar. He told the court that he had a drink the
night before. Must have been a big one clickers. Neff rated a .141 on the
alcohol chart and to the slammer he did go
Nov. 15 Tad Henson Legg was one claiming
to be clean too. Traces of meth and pot were in his system and very "diluted".
He told Facemire that it must have been because he was around someone doing
it.
Nov. 15 a If so, it's the first recorded
case of drugging by osmosis!
Nov. 15 a Judge's aren't too
happy to be fibbed to.
Nov. 15 a Facemire didn't buy the reason.
After Legg said he needed to get back to work instead of CRJ, Facemire:
I didn't cause this problem... I don't buy that!!!!!!
You can contact your lawyer from jail...... I'm not that stupid!
Nov. 15 a Bill Lester
is a long time defense attorney that adds a lot of fun to a day in Court.
Yesterday, his client, Thomas Lee Jr, was not where to be found. After
the courthouse search netted no Jr, Mr Lester, "An adventure has led him
elsewhere"
Nov. 15 a A warrant has been issued
for Thomas Lee Jr with a $100,000 cash bond mandate to get him out of the
can.
Nov. 15 a Nice morning in court.
Nov. 15 a We'll get to the Commission
meeting coverage later today
Nov. 14 a This Wed morning started
out with 21 chilly degrees. Brrrr....
Nov. 14 a Answers to yesterday's online
quiz. The number one selling tune around the world is Candle in the Wind.
In the US of A , White Christmas comes in tops.
Nov. 14 a In Japanese, Karaoke
literally means empty orchestra
Nov. 14 a For our trivia buffs, "Up
where we belong" was a big hit from a Richard Gere movie. Which movie,
Runaway Bride, Office and a Gentleman, or First Night?
Nov. 14 a Email correct answer now
Nov. 13 late p Irene Mae Boggs,
95, see OBITUARY page
Nov. 13 late p The Communicator
made it out the door this afternoon. Lead story provides the details on
the new class of Grand Jury indictments. Good info on CAEZ and the local
radio station moving out of downtown Clay plus everything else that makes
this county so special.
Nov. 13 late p County Commission meets
Wed morning at 10am. On the agenda is rescheduling the zoning law hearing
as was suggested by FEMA reps on Oct 29th
Nov. 13 late p
Nov. 13 early a Good morning
one and all
Nov. 13 early a Communicator
comes out this afternoon around 4pm
Nov. 13 early a Check the OBITUARY
page for updates
Nov. 13 early 1 Press the Valley Fork
College button on the home page for new learning opportunities Wed
Nov. 13 early a And our online question
for today is Which song is the best selling single of all time? Is it,
Bing Crosby's White Christmas, Elton John's Candle in the Wind? or,
Bill Haley's Rock around the clock.
Nov. 13 early a email your correct
answer
Nov. 13 early a While we're asking
questions, one more: What does Karaoke literally mean in Japanese?
Nov. 9 a Hey, we've made it to Friday
again. The big storm that hit the country mid week, didn't touch us. Great!
Nov. 9 a Kids get out of school early
today. Republicrats , those in the far white party, they're licking their
wounds and getting ready to watch four more years of growth and inclusion
Nov. 9 a Tonight is a big one for the
Clay High Panthers. We're heading to playoff action and taking on the super
tough Wayne team in away field action. Last year Wayne won the State Title.
This year they haven't lost a game.
Nov. 9 a Gulp!
Nov. 9 a How many days did you
go without Frontier internet service? If you didn't know, they're giving
discounts to those that call em up and ask for the discounts. May only
be a few dollars, but what the heck. give it a try
Nov. 8 p With bright sunshine coming
down and beautiful sky above, here's the Winter 2012 Grand Jury indictments...
Nov. 8 p Johnny Neff for wanton endangerment
with a firearm, dest of prop, and petit larceny, $15,000 bond
Nov. 8 p Reene Lynne Bloom driving
while revoked, DUIA 3rd offense $2500 bond
Nov. 8 p John Thomas Lee III poss with
intent to delivcr and conspiracy $40,000 bond
Jov 8 p John THomas Lee Jr poss with
intent to deliver, person prohibited from possessing a firearm $45,000
bond
Nov. 8 p Robert Earl Stutler poss with
intent to deliver controlled substance $25,000 bond
Nov. 8 p Tad Henson Legg operating
a lab and poss of meth or other controlled substance, no bond set
Nov. 8 p Jeremy Scott Wyant,
destruction of property x 2, conspiracy x 3, Bond $3,600
Nov. 8 p Johnathan Arden McGlothlin,
destruction of property x 2, conspiracy. Bond $3,600
Nov. 8 p Thomas King Jr receiving concealing
stolen property, Bond $5000
Nov. 8 p Here's one that's been quiet
for some time... Sandra Guy poss with intent to deliver pot. Bond: $20,000
Nov. 8 p Nothing too exciting in the
line up as justice rolls on.
Nov. 8 p Oh, forgot one
Nov. 8 p Hiram C Luis IV, malicious
wounding, domestic assault, wanton endangerment with a firearm. d $70,000
Nov. 8 p Two weeks ago Hiram told the
world he had stopped practicing law. That was a fib when he said it two
weeks ago but he may get his wish in another way.
Nov. 8 p Arriagnment day before Judge
Ric Facemire is next week on Nov. 14th. Action starts at 9am
Nov. 7 late p First a correction.
The radio station is trying to raise some $$$ so they can sportscast the
CHS Panthers play off game Friday night. One of the expenses is, they have
to pay a $125 royalty fee to the WVSSAC. This morning we post the need
at $150. Oppps
Nov. 7 The Winter Grand Jury spent
a full day behind closed doors today. The complete list will not be available
until Thursday morning. We'll post as soon as we get our grubby wittle
paws on the list
Nov. 7 Many eyes are on the Prosecutor
and whether he goes after fellow attorney, Hiram Luis the XXV. Luis was
arrested earlier this year after shooting a guy in his rental unit on Elkhurst
Rd at Procious.
Nov. 7 That's the same house that the
one time WV Attorney General candidate later turned into his LewisLaw office.
Nov. 7 We'll post the list ASAP
Nov. 7 By the way, we still have
people in this county, Dog Run for instance, that are without electric
service.
Nov. 7 a Republicrats learned a couple
things last night. Billions in corporate dollars don't make up for a questionable
candidate, and 2, Republicrats can never ever make it into the white house
until they include the black, latino, and female voters.
Nov. 7 a Without any local contests,
the Courthouse was quiet last night. Not counting workers, maybe 20 or
so stood around listening and laughing. The norm is for the various elected
officials to have their doors open and offer a place to congregate. Tuesday
evening the Sheriff's office had the doors locked and the lights were off.
Nov. 7 a In the hallway, soon to be
in office, Sheriff Miles Slack and his supporters, were there in full force
and included plenty of pizzas and cake. Just 53 days until law enforcement
and protection returns to Clayberry. And none too soon for many.
Nov. 7 a It's common for the County
Clerk's office to be filled with other elected officials and supporters
following election returns. Two of those regulars are Helen Morris and
Gene King. Neither were there last night.
Nov. 7 a Gene is still recovering from
sickness that landed him in CAMC and two nursing homes.
Nov. 7 a Sad last night not to see
either but we have good news. O Gene made it home from Laurel Nursing Tuesday
afternoon.
Nov. 7 a Last night 101.7 FM made it
back on the airwaves after being knocked off during the Frankenstorm eight
days ago.
Nov. 7 a Today is Grand Jury Day at
the Courthouse. Usually Prosecutor Samples prepares a dozen or so presentations
and the jurors work is done in one day. Well, sometimes it takes a day
and one half to complete the task
Nov. 7 a As soon as the true bills
are made public, we'll post
Nov. 7 a It's been years and
a couple coaches since the Clay High Panthers made it into play off action.
Nov. 7 a The Panthers take on Wayne
County this Friday night beginning at 7:30pm
Nov. 7 a With our local non profit
station back on the airwaves, they want to sportscast our team on the radio
and internet. The one problem (now anyway) is $$$$
Nov. 7 a For instance, the state regulators
require a $150 royalty fee. In addition to that, the volunteers need to
have some of their gasoline and and a meal covered.
Nov. 7 a If you can help em out and
get our athletes on the air, now's the time.
Nov. 6 8pm After spending
billions during Election '12, the hope is , the winner will be known tonight,
not drag on for days weeks and we can get on with important things.
Nov. 6 p There are no local contests
on the ballot this time around. All the Republicrats filed as Demorats
so the race was during the primary election last May
Nov. 6 p Got some great news. Around
noon today, Frontier internet returned to service. After a full seven days,
local businesses can once again order and resupply as needed. For the rest
of Clayberry, it's Oh Boy time as we reconnect to the world.
Nov. 6 p Got a change. Mountaineer
Liquidators at Two Run will NOT be hosting an auction this Saturday. Turns
out the place is loaded full of everything you can imagine. Manager Mike
Evans says they are taking a second look at their business model.
Nov. 6 p For those wondering, parts
of the county remain powerless.
Nov. 6 a After enduring a full year
of campaign ads and the last month , intense ads, mailers, and repeated
robo calls, today is our chance to have a say in the future of the country
and hopefully end all the air time.
Nov. 6 a Today is election day. For
those that haven't, make sure to take the time to exercise your right to
vote. Generators will be employed where electricity is
in short supply like at the Widen Community Center and in Harrison at Mr.
Johnson's polling place.
Nov. 6 a Don't forget to turn the thang
over and mark your choice on changing the W Va constitution. At issue is
whether to allow Sheriffs more time in office, to remove the restriction
that they can only be in office for two consecutive terms.
Nov. 6 With several West Virginia Sheriffs
in the slammer for unlawful activities , just think how nice it could be
to have our own Top Badge in office for another 8 years.
Nov. 6 a The norm for a Presidential
election is to have around 2500 Clayonians mark ballots.
Nov. 6 a Early voting brought out more
than 800 registered voters this time around in the Great Nation of Clay.
Statewide, 150,666 cast early ballots.
Nov. 6 a See, think you see election
fraud of some kind of another, call the Sec of State's fraud hotline: 1
866-767-8683
Nov. 6 a There is no doubt our low
information voters will make Mutt Romney the state's choice for Prez. For
the R's and D's that aren't sold on either top tier candidate, there are
a lot of other choices to pick from.
Nov. 6 a Many in this county are not
so satisfied with the only guy running for County Commission. Why no protest
the Linky poo choice by leaving the box blank?
Nov. 6 a The real contests in this
state are in the Supreme Court and Attorney General races. Both contests
may be tight, real tight.
Nov. 6 a Last night the CAEZ met. Their
Bd voted to move the office from the Main Street location out to the old
Valley Fork Grade School building which they own.
Nov. 6 a With real tight finances,
the idea is to cut down on overhead expenses like paying utilities at both
places.
Nov. 6 a The vote was split.
The final count was 6 to 3 in favor of making the move before year's end.
Commissioner Mike Pierson didn't cast a vote. He said he wanted more time
to think about it.
Nov. 6 a In the way of updates.....
Nov. 6 a One week ago today we woke
up to a foot of snow, no electric, and no communications for most in this
county. The snow was gone in 48 hours. The damage remains today.
Nov. 6 a Many in this county remain
without power. Nearly everyone on the Frontier DSL service have gone 7
full days without even crappy internet service. Yesterday, nearly the entire
phone system was down for much of the afternoon.
Nov. 6 a For those making plans, new
stuff has been added to the EVENTS page. Also, the new company in town
, Mountaineer Liquidators, is holding an auction this Saturday, Nov. 10th,
starting at a new time, 5pm sharp.
Nov. 6 a For those that read about
the dumb bunny that managed to lose his tailgate Sunday afternoon.... The
lardy found the home made thang half way to Clendenin, slung off to the
side of the road, in a pile of leaves.
Nov. 6 a Thanks for the emails and
those that looked for the thang
Nov. 5 1:30pm Everywhere you
go around the county, people are talking about the tough times last week
during the Frankenstorm. Others, many others, are telling us they still
don't have power, tele, or internet
Nov. 5 Right now, there is no
tele service in the entire county.
Nov. 5 That makes one full week
minus 7 hours without basic services
Nov. 5 In the modern world where
"plastic" rules, the lack of a working ATM machine makes it tough. For
those contractors coming in here to rebuild the place, when their cash
runs out, there's no way to get more.
Nov. 5 For businesses trying to order
supplies, parts, etc, ditto. Might as well close the doors for several
more days.
Nov. 5 Whether climate change
is real or not, the frequency and severity of storms seems to be increasing
and doing so quickly.
Nov. 5 Clayberry is untethered
from the rest of the world... again
Nov. 5 a Rug rats are back in school.
Most in the county have electric restored.
Nov. 5 a Tonight the School Board at
the Pentagon beginning at 6pm. Posted agenda items includes suspension
of a worker for violating the drug fee work policy and a secret hearing
on a CHS student
Nov. 5 a About everything
will close down Tuesday for election day. The first Tuesday of the month
is usually a busy one for public meetings like the CAEZ Bd meeting.
Nov. 5 a Although the web site
says the CAEZ will meet Tuesday evening, I think that's been changed 'til
tonight. 'Might want to call those folks before making the trip.
Nov. 5 a Opppppps... Turns out the
CHS Panthers are NOT out of the playoffs. The Panthers will be in round
one action this Friday night at 7:30pm
Nov. 4 a Last night Tug Valley downed
our Panthers 16 to 8. That's about it for this year.
Nov. 4 a But what a year. Clay High's
team broke even and then some. Instead of year after year defeat after
defeat, crowds and support came back. 2012 was the turn around year for
the Clay County Panthers and new Coach Steve Ware
Nov. 4 a A heck of a nice change
Nov. 3 10am Bottled wa
wa and military rations (food) are available again at the Clay Ambulance
Service
Nov. 3 Over 800 have already
early voted. With an expected total vote of 2000, that's nearly half and
maybe half by 5pm today. Get out and vote clickers, you never know when
the next snow storm may hit.
Nov. 3 mid day update....
Nov. 3 three phase power in the
Two Run area (Go Mart, Subway, GInos in particular) is nowhere to be had.
They ain't cooking until full service is returned.
Nov. 3 Electric in general remains
elusive. Residents in the outlying areas like WIden, Dille, Dog Run, forget
it for several more days.
Nov. 3 Many are going gonzo without
internet service, out link tot he world. Cell phones are back in service
Nov. 3 Meeting were held and plans
were made after the June 29th storm. The idea was for Clayberry to get
organized and ready for future severe weather . Everything sounded good
last summer. Stuff like organizing churches to serve as shelters and providing
service during hard times. Communications issues were supposedly worked
out
Nov. 3 For each of those, forget it.
Didn't happen.
Nov. 3 Time to start planning again
Nov. 2 late p First some
announcements
Nov. 2 late p Saturday's indoor
yard sale at CHS has been rescheduled. See EVENTS page
Nov. 2 late p Early voting continues
Saturday at the Courthouse. Your vote counts
Nov. 2 late p For those needing legal
drugs, Clay Foodland's Pharmacy will be open Saturday from 9 to 5pm
Nov. 2 late p Connie's Drive In at
Two Run has new winter hours. She's now open Monday thru Friday's 11 am
to 5pm. Her winter time meals are also returning
Nov. 2 late p The CHS Panthers will
be in a do or die contest Saturday when they travel to William
son to take on Tug Valley. 101.7 FM planned to broadcast the match up.
Nov. 2 late p The broadcast ain't going
to happen. For the sportscast, the station needs either a tele landline
or cell phone service. According to the school spokesman, they don't have
either.
Nov. 2 late p Go Panthers
Nov. 2 late p About that last day of
early voting tomorrow...
Nov. 2 late p With so many low information
voters in this land, there is no doubt that Mutt Romney is going to carry
this state. Why not think about voting for a third party candidate so they
can have or continue ballot access.
Nov. 2 late p Commissioner Linky poo
is the only candidate in that race. If you're not so happy about him giving
Big Coal a $12million tax break a couple years ago, adding nearly the same
amount to private property owner tax burdens, spending a bunch of local
funds on the new 911 center, and / or voting in favor of stepping up zoning
in this county, why not just leave that check box completely empty. Sort
of make a statement at the polls
Nov. 2 late p As of 4pm today, less
than 50% of AEP customers in Boone Clay Wyoming and Nicholas Counties are
without power. That's great unless you're sitting there in the dark. At
one point over 250,000 in this state were powerless.
Nov. 2 late p Mon Power at 4pm was
reporting 29,000+ remain in the dark
Nov. 2 late p Saw some of those big
utility trucks working in the Southern end of the county this afternoon
Nov. 2 late p Still no Frontier in
most of the county but electric service is slowly coming back including
the Maysel area.
Nov. 2 late p Finally a hot bubble
bath!
Nov. 2 early a It got exciting
last night around 9:45pm.
Nov. 3 Over the scanner from Greg Fitzwater:
The lights just came on in Clay
Nov. 3 a A second later came word that
Bickmore had juice
Nov. 3 a Then, what the ace cub
reporter had been longing to hear, a voice on the scanner: Power is on
in Maysel.
Nov. 3 a Hot diggity dog!!!!!!!!!!!!
After four nights of running a noisy generator and reduced activities,
life would return to normal.
Nov. 3 a The lardy guy raced outside
and saw a street light burning down the road. He zoomed out back and turned
off the generator, unplugged the thang, covered it up, busted his arss
on wet snow as he came back indoors to a dark house.
Nov. 3 a Forgetting to take a flashlight
with him, he fumbled his way to the fuse box and flipped on the big switch
at the top of the panel.
Nov. 3 a ...........................
Nov. 3 a Nothing
Nov. 3 Off and on went the switch.
The big wide smile turned into a frown followed by potty mouth galore as
the Mel Gibson look alike remained in the dark.
Nov. 3 a Over the scanner, sounded
like Dallas H: No electric in Upper Two Run
Nov. 3 a Turns out, the main lines
are re-energized for some locations but not all
Nov. 3 a The street light down the
road, turns out an over achiever neighbor had one hooked up to his portable
generator which was still operating!
Nov. 3 a The ice cream turned to doo
doo.
Nov. 3 a At 6:30am with the generator
once again clanging and coughing to life, many parts of the county including
Guy Mullins road, it's still dark.
Nov. 3 a The Communicator will make
it out the door today. Delayed but out by mid day. 24 pages too
Nov. 1 late p Friday night's
Panther game against Tug Valley has been rescheduled to Saturday evening
at the same time.
Nov. 1 late Unless power is restored
to downtown Clay and juice supplied up at the transmitter on Triplett Ridge,
101.7FM can NOT broadcast the game. Keep your fingers crossed
Nov. 1 late p There are several skids
of bottled water over at the Ambulance Service. According to Bev King,
pick up hours are 11am to 7pm while supplies last. Ms King also says
that area Fire Dept's do NOT have wa wa available at the firehouses.
Nov. 1 late p The ready to eat military
rations that came into the county, they're already gone
Nov. 1 late p The county's only shelter
is at the Courthouse and operated by the County Clerk's office.
Nov. 1 late p Those rumors that electric
would be restored to downtown Clay this afternoon... just rumors
Nov. 1 late p Talked with ambulance
driver Morgan Triplett this evening. Morgy had been our Triplett Ridge
and over to Dog Run . According to Triplett, based on the number of power
poles broke and lines still down, He thinks the damage is as bad as during
the June 29th storm.
Nov. 1 late p As for seeing any of
those big repair trucks out that way, none seen
Nov. 1 late p It's going to be a awhile
clickers. With three days under our belts, hunker down some more.
Nov. 1 p Clay County Schools will
be closed Friday Nov. 2nd. Nasty ole teachers have to go in on a 2 hour
delay schedule. Ha Ha Ha
Nov. 1 p No Apple Festival meeting
tonight according to Terri
Nov. 1 p From the email bag:
Due to weather conditions and power outage. The memorial service for Jackie
Ray Coleman has been changed from Saturday, November 3, 2012 to Saturday,
November 10, 2012 at Burke Memorial Church, Camp Creek WV at 2 p.m. with
military rights to be held at 3:30 p.m. at the Townsend Cemetery, Bomont,
WV per VFW Post 8516.
Nov. 1 p Will post as long as the generator
and satellite keep working
Nov. 1 p Early voting continues thru
Saturday at the Courthouse. In West Virginia over 100,000 have already
voted. The Sec of State is warning voters, don't be tricked by telephone
calls saying precincts will be closed or no election next Tuesday.
Ms Tenant advises: That's been a ploy used to suppress votes, she
said. Instead, counties will post notices at precincts and also inform
the media.
Nov. 1 p In Clayberry we were
averaging 100 voters per day until the storm hit.
Nov. 1 p Got up to 54 degrees
today in Clay County. Instead of snow, we are a giant ball of red clay
and mud.
Nov. 1 p Lovely
Nov. 1 p Clay PSD is reporting that
power has been restored to all of Ivydale which includes their booster
station pump. Sounds like potable water will be available there
Nov. 1 p Word spread this afternoon
that AEP woul have their Clay COunty lines and service in working
order this afternoon. That translates to, Elk Power will be back in business.
Nov. 1 p In Clayberry, as of 5:30pm,
no juice coming thru the lines.
Nov. 1 p Now the darn telephones are
completely down
Nov. 1 p Sandy was a real B*****!
Nov. 1 8 am Day Three,
FrankenStorm: At this time, Clayberry, most of it anyway, does not have
electric or telephone service. Internet and cell phone use is just a pipe
dream. We are cut off from the real world. To get a message out, you have
to drive to Elkview or beyond to use a cell phone.
Nov. 1 Rained all night and is continuing
now. Between snow melt and rain, flooding is most likely on the way.
Nov. 1 While CNN reports life in NY
city is getting back to normal, the nation of Clay is in a log jam.
Nov. 1 Clay Braxton Boone Nicholas
Fayette county school systems remain closed today. A bunch of Kanawha county
schools are also closed.
Nov. 1 Without the cellphone in hand
and head down texting endlessly, Clayonians are in withdrawal.
Nov. 1 We are hunkered down.
This survival test is getting old real quick.