Hur herald wv - FLASHBACK 1999: SHEDDING LIGHT ON SUNNY CAL - Charleston Newspaper Features Hur Herald (09/06/2023) Shedding light on "Sunny Cal" Publisher/Politician Has A Mission In Calhoun County Wednesday September 15, 1999. By Greg Stone ... "West Virginia has a torturous history of nonreporting of major events. … It creates a real repressive kind of ...

 
The best account of Booger Hole is recorded in a small book written by Clay County resident Mary Lucinda Curry - "Booger Hole, Mysteries, Ghost Tales And Strange Occurrences." Curry first published her "Booger Hole" book. in 1990 and it is still available after all these years: Cindy. Curry, 3320 Ossia Road, Duck WV 25063, Send $5 plus $2 .... Fall mushrooms illinois

HUR HERALD NEEDS HELP TO KEEP ARCHIVES/HISTORY ON-LINE (09/07/2023) ... Since the Herald is no longer using a business license, send checks to Bob Weaver, 7697 Pine Creek Road, Mount Zion WV 26151. (OR) PayPal to [email protected]. Contact phone 304-354-6183. ...Just such a route, eight rugged miles long, connects the tiny towns of Chloe and Elmira in the hills of central West Virginia. There 60-year-old J.B. Vaughan, astride his pinto horse, Pat, delivers mail six days a week to about 200 hill folk. Burt, as he likes to be called, is not a regular postal employee.HUR HERALD E-MAIL NOW WORKING - Main Site Returning To Normal: 02-04-2021: BRUTAL, VIOLENT BRAXTON MURDER OF 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD REPORTED - Stepfather Charged: 02-04-2021: WEDNESDAY WV COVID-19 REPORT - 27 Deaths, 535 New Cases, 177,000 WV Citizens Register For Vaccine, Not Enough To Go Around : 02-04-2021: WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB : 02-04-2021 ...A cellar dug into the side of a hill, lined with perfectly fit stones. Filled to overflowing with the staples of our lives. Smells and sights to tantalize the nose and eyes. Barrels, bins and jars filled with the fruit of the family's labor. The days that came in late fall were the days apple butter was made.We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us.John Kelley, Amos Ash, James Hickman and B.J. Ash (Hur Herald Photo 2005) Early 1900 photo of Oscar Ash house on White Pine, a village that once had 350 residents. Still standing, a last "soldier" is the White Pine school. The church was moved about four feet off its foundation. It is a lovely place around the church.The best account of Booger Hole is recorded in a small book written by Clay County resident Mary Lucinda Curry - "Booger Hole, Mysteries, Ghost Tales And Strange Occurrences." Curry first published her "Booger Hole" book. in 1990 and it is still available after all these years: Cindy. Curry, 3320 Ossia Road, Duck WV 25063, Send $5 plus $2 ...Famous fiddler and gentleman Wine died at 93 in 2003, fiddling for 84 years. The Braxton County native has long been acknowledged for his powerful live performances and his willingness to teach and share his music, including Calhoun fiddler Jake Krack. He was the recipient of West Virginia's first Vandalia Award in 1981.The Hur Herald outhouse was the topic of discussion on National Public Radio and featured in several newspapers and on regional TV. In more recent years, writers, reporters, photographers and TV crews have come to Hur and the county to experience the rural life. Many of them want to meet the local characters, but must of them have moved into ...Brian and Jan Hastewell have dutifully reported really cold temperatures from their narrow Frozen hollow. Hastewell gave the official winter temperature on Jan. 21, 2019 at 4 degrees above zero. The wind chill was likely 15 below at times. Hastewell, an Australian native married Frozen resident Jan Schartiger, have lived in the remote hollow ...Al "Fuzzy" St. John (1893-1963). who started in silent movies, was the comical sidekick to cowboy movie heroes from 1930 to 1951. St. John, who adapted to scruffy character parts to make a living, was a slender, sandy-haired, handsome man, and a remarkable acrobat. St. John played "Fuzzy Q. Jones" in the Billy the Kid series starring Bob Steele ...THE HUR-PINE CREEK NEWS - A Fight At Hur Over Hay: 11-04-2022: BEAUTIFUL RED TAIL HAWK SPOTTED AT NOBE: 11-04-2022: BOY GOT HIS STRIDE IN SMALL TOWN SPENCER, WEST VIRGINIA - Panoz Launched Multi-Million Dollar Career, One Of America's Outstanding Entrepreneurs : 11-04-2022: DANIELS RUN NEWS 1922 - New Stony Point Church To Be Erected, George ...We can thank the undertaking of three primary individuals for the research of the Elk & Little Kanawha Railroad. Bob Weaver--historian and webmaster for the Hur Herald web page dedicated to north central West Virginia--- and the the late Harlan Stump and Ron Miller, respectively, for archival images and historical research. These efforts began during the 1980s and continued until circa 2001.Julius Worth Pell was born at Kingwood, Preston County, on August 29, 1850. His father removed to Roane County in 1852 where the family remained until the outbreak of the civil war. After the war Mr. Pell lived with his parents at Elizabeth and Burning Springs, coming to Grantsville on June 1, 1875, nearly thirty-five years ago.As alumni from Normantown High School, a like-sized, also-defunct school in Gilmer County at the other end of the state from War, gather for the Class of 1966's 50th reunion on Saturday, some will likely remember hearing their parents talk about the school's David versus Goliath championship season of 1945. The one when their 150-person student ...Dr. Toepfer responded to the first school bus accident in the county in 1936, according to the Calhoun Chronicle. The small bus was driven by Johnny Snider, and carried 19 high school and grade school pupils. It upset on Town Hill in Grantsville. Dr.There are 517 matches for the year 2018:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2018: Carolyn J. Friend, 84, of Georgia, formerly of ParkersburgWelcome to Calhoun County Park! Grantsville, WV. 66°F. few clouds. Wed. 79°F. 55°F. Thu. 84°F. 55°F. Fri. 82°F. 63°F. Sat. 77°F. 61°F. Sun. 73°F. 61°F. Mon. 73°F. 55°F. …For each act of public swearing a person shall be fined one dollar. According to the state constitution, it is unlawful for anyone to own a red or a black flag (Repealed 2010) If you wear a hat inside a theater, you may be fined (Repealed 2010) City Laws in West Virginia. Alderson: One may not walk a lion, tiger or leopard, even on a leash.WV IS MOST SHRINKING STATE IN USA (08/16/2021) By Bob Weaver. West Virginiaâ s population fell 3.2% over the past decade, the largest population loser in the USA. Calhoun and 46 other WV counties have seen a decline with the 2020 census, the official county number not yet available.Hundreds of patients in West Virginia's mental hospitals underwent involuntary lobotomies during the 1950s. Mark Bold of the Christian Law Institute in Lynchburg, Virginia is advocating striking the law and compensating those were sterilized in the past. Related Hur Herald Articles: SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - Uncle Harrison's Lobotomy hur herald slow down : 09-17-2020: if the wv color-coded map makes your head hurt, you are not alone: 09-17-2020: wednesday wv covid-19 report - 10 new deaths, 220 new cases: 09-16-2020: tuesday wv covid-19 report - 156 new cases tuesday, five deaths: 09-16-2020: woman rolls vehicle over steep daniels run hillside: 09-16-2020 We passed a pretty teenage girl somewhere in remote West Virginia-she was wearing a breezy old-fashioned plaid dress and walking downvalley along the railroad tracks with her head down in maddening self-containment. We talked about her for weeks (EXPLANATION-These boys have been away from home, too long), and knew full well that she was the ...Charolette Mae Hathaway Taylor, 52, of Davisville, WV, died May 5, 2019 at her home in Davisville WV. She was born April 9, 1967, in Calhoun County, WV, the daughter of Ethel Powell Hathaway of Elizabeth, WV and the late Raymond Wesley "Wes" Hathaway. Charolette worked for Home Health Care.The Clay Communicator and the Hur Herald first published the story, the Herald getting a record number of visitors, 500,000. ... 2016 flood in Clay County, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of West Virginia.Harris often speaks of a time that Calhoun High School students were rising to the top and performing well. He was presented in 2004 with a collection of quotes accumulated throughout the year by one of his students, Susan Sullivan. His class of nine has earned college credit hours for English 101, English 102, and English 201.We have a couple hundred of his photos, most without names, donated by retired mailman Oda Carpenter of Mt. Zion. Farris was the son of Floyd (1857-1919) and Frances (1859-1937) Barr who are buried in the Barr Cemetery on Sycamore. Farris, who was born in 1888, was married to Willa Deems in 1922. He had at least two sisters, Cora and Una, and a ...(Hur Herald - 6/27/2002) Thirty years have passed since one of West Virginia's first experimental wells was drilled at Mount Zion, Calhoun County. Local residents remember the secrecy when Exxon and Consolidated Gas Supply erected the giant rig between Route 16 and Pine Creek.UPDATE: CALHOUN WOMAN DIES IN CALHOUN ATV CRASH - Second Person Injured. (09/07/2021) Brittany Cunningham, 29, of Calhoun, died Saturday night about 8 p.m. when an ATV wrecked over a hillside, with details sketchy. She was the mother of three children. Her body was taken to an Elizabeth funeral home and transported to WV Medical …Tiffany Huffman, 36 of Grantsville WV, departed this earthly life in the early morning hours of Thursday, October 14, 2021 at the Genesis Health Care, Glenville Center following an extended illness. She was born November 18, 1984 in Parkersburg WV, daughter of Ronald Huffman and the late Anna Starkey Huffman. Tiffany was a homemaker who enjoyed ...Carson Erie Yeager, 72, of Buckhannon, WV. (03/23/2018) Carson Erie Yeager, 72, of Buckhannon, WV; formerly of Gilmer County, WV, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 14, 2018. He was born October 4, 1945 at Index, WV, a son of the late Clay O. and Eula Bliss Bush Yeager. Carson is survived by four brothers, Clay O. Yeager, Jr. and wife ...Mamie was the daughter of Charlie and Ida Morris Cadle of Stinson, having her first child at the age of 16. She married Oscar Donald Cross in 1924, who was a mail and newspaper carrier at Stinson, having one of the first vehicles in the area. They divorced in the 1940s. It appears they had five children, Mamie remarried, but still continued to ...AMERICAN PICKERS COMING TO WV IN APRIL - Contacted The Hur Herald To Help Spread The Word (03/10/2021) The History Channel's famous show 'American Pickers' is coming back to West Virginia, in April of this year ... the show is looking for leads throughout the state, specifically interesting characters with interesting items and lots of them!1999: FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF SUNNY CAL - Views From The Outside. (04/03/2024) By Bob Weaver 1999. I learned a long time ago that it was all right for me to be critical of things around here, but let some "outsider" come in an do likewise, I get huffy. And they have - from the Wall Street Journal, the Saturday Evening Post to George Magazine ...HUR HERALD'S TALES OF BEAR FORK: THE MCCUMBERS COMETH - Pioneer Spirit Brought Hard Work And Mountain Music To Calhoun (Part Two) ... He was 16 years old when he joined the Union at Spencer, VA (now West Virginia) on November 5, 1861. He was a private of Company B, 9th Regiment for three years. He reenlisted as a Corporal and transferred to ...By Bob Weaver March 2022. In the 21st Century "home" is a place people are moving toward, with feeble connections to their place of origin. In West Virginia the outward migration picked up speed after World War II, and has continued through 2020 with the state having the largest population loss in the USA.WV 1,466 NEW CASES REPORTED WEDNESDAY. Calhoun has 61 new COVID-19 cases during the past four days, with some reports indicating few are wearing masks in public and the county has a low vaccination rate. WVDHHR is confirming that most new cases, seven day average, are among children, with 29.8 percent age 5-11 and 12.9% age 12-15. ...By Bob Weaver. Calhoun's Sycamores hold a history of a Civil War battle, an oil and gas boom and a once prosperous village. There is main Sycamore Creek, with access from Rt. 16 at the County Park (Road Run), extending up the narrow valley back to Rt. 16 at the top of Millstone Hill, and the left fork of Sycamore with access at Russett ...Historians say the first school building was built in Calhoun in the general area about 1824. The river trail, still visible today, was traveled by early explorers and settlers before the region was open to commercial riverboat ventures in the late 1800s. Mary Ann Barrows, long-time editor of the Calhoun Chronicle, wrote in 1975, that "No doubt ... 04-11-2021. WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Charleston Woman Murdered, 3-Year-Old Child Shot. 04-11-2021. SATURDAY WV COVID-19 REPORT - RISING CASES 455 - Calhoun Appears To Have 13 New Cases This Week, Low Vaccination Rate. Are you a resident of Omaha, Nebraska, or someone who wants to stay updated on the latest news and events in the city? If so, then an Omaha World-Herald subscription is the perfect...Just such a route, eight rugged miles long, connects the tiny towns of Chloe and Elmira in the hills of central West Virginia. There 60-year-old J.B. Vaughan, astride his pinto horse, Pat, delivers mail six days a week to about 200 hill folk. Contractors Operate "Star" Routes. Burt, as he likes to be called, is not a regular postal employee.By Bob Weaver 2022. Calhoun native Timothy W. Hall, 83, has died in Lakeland, Florida. Born at Sand Ridge, he was the son of Calhoun teachers Kenneth and Martha Hall, he graduated from Calhoun County High School in 1957. Tim was the first music aficionado I met, collected jazz records in the 1950s, jazz being certainly beyond my pale.1905- Creston was once a booming town, shown here is a section. facing the Little Kanawha River, with stores, mills, livery. stables, hotels, physician's office, all the old structures. gone with the more recent arson of the Creston General Store; Creston's up-river neighbors Richardson and Arnoldsburg, likely had a greater population than ...DONATONS NEEDED TO KEEP HUR HERALD ONLINE (09/06/2023) ... Since the Herald is no longer using a business license, send checks to Bob Weaver, 7697 Pine Creek Road, Mount Zion WV 26151. (OR) PayPal to [email protected]. Contact phone 304-354-6183. ...By Bob Weaver 2022. Calhoun native Timothy W. Hall, 83, has died in Lakeland, Florida. Born at Sand Ridge, he was the son of Calhoun teachers Kenneth and Martha Hall, he graduated from Calhoun County High School in 1957. Tim was the first music aficionado I met, collected jazz records in the 1950s, jazz being certainly beyond my pale.2020: GRANTSVILLE SKY-VIEW FROM THE AIR - Part Three. (08/28/2023) The Hur Herald has been recording the life and times of Calhoun for 25 years, including thousands of photographs across the 280 square miles. Thanks to Dan Kemper, a historian with roots in the county, and his high-tech drone, he has already photographed the Bethlehem Church and ...MORGAN BIBLE BOX COULD BE CALHOUN'S OLDEST ARTIFACT. (07/06/2023) Jim Morgan, who lives on a high mountaintop off Barnes Run, displays a family heirloom, a wooden box that once contained an ancient bible, handed down from his great-grandfather, saying it once contained a bible belonging to WV's first settler Morgan Morgan, a note about the box ...In 2020, here were 9,300 fewer students in West Virginia this school year than last and the decrease could cost the public education system nearly $43 million in state funding. Calhoun, now with a low student population of 862 (2020), a near record loss of 101 students. Calhoun has continued to struggle to provide basic services with School ...Morgan's family has been involved in county and community service, and are descendants of West Virginia's first settler Morgan Morgan. ... (See earlier story Hur Herald) He will assume the position on August 1st. Commissioner Rick Sampson (left) Kenadee Taylor and new WVU Extension Agent Lew Holloway (right)Grantsville Police Chief Craig Gherke said the body has been taken to the WV Medical Examiners office. Sources told the Hur Herald that the body was partially decomposed. Chief Gherke said, "It is too early to tell if the remains could be missing Grantsville resident Jerry "JD" Hess." Hess went missing in Grantsville in November, 2018.UPDATE: IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR HUR HERALD READERS. 10-28-2022. SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - Dark Times, Alcoholic Blackout Embalming. 10-23-2022. SUNNY CAL JOURNAL: POWER OF CULTS, DE-PROGRAMMING AND POWERFUL FRIENDSHIPS. 10-18-2022. ORMA VETERAN KENNETH KEATON RETURNS TO SOD - Homestead "Wonderful Place To Live". 10-18-2022.WEST VIRGINIA OPEN TO MANY BUSINESSES - Gov. Manchin's Dilemma With Chesapeake: 03-13-2007: ... CALHOUN'S CODY CLARK RISES TO TOP - 60th WV Wrestling Tournament: 02-26-2007: HUR HERALD DISRUPTIONS: 02-24-2007: FREE INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE - Locations Announced For Calhoun & Roane Counties: 02-24-2007:Hur Herald - Local News Calhoun County West Virginia. Calhoun County Park is a pristine jewel in the center of the county, a project that has been developed …In 2005, a Hur Herald story reported that a Calhoun man had invented a solar powered ATV. In an exclusive interview, Bevus Fellhinder told the Herald he uses his solar-powered ATV to ride to his job at WalMart, West Virginia's largest employer, but admitted there was a problem. It would travel only 25 miles an hour.My cell phone number is 304-210-3331. I was born and raised in Calhoun County, attended White Pine Elementary School and graduated from Calhoun County High School. I am currently employed at Hardmans Home Center in Grantsville and also am a substitute bus driver for Calhoun County Schools.Carson Erie Yeager, 72, of Buckhannon, WV. (03/23/2018) Carson Erie Yeager, 72, of Buckhannon, WV; formerly of Gilmer County, WV, passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 14, 2018. He was born October 4, 1945 at Index, WV, a son of the late Clay O. and Eula Bliss Bush Yeager. Carson is survived by four brothers, Clay O. Yeager, Jr. and wife ...In past years The Hur Herald has published the faces of Calhoun folks who lived on the lower West Fork of the Little Kanawha and its tributaries. Their names are mostly unknown. The photos are from a collection taken in the early 1900's by Daniels Run resident Ferris Barr. Interestedly, a few have been identified and the captions have been added.KNEE HIGH MUD AT CEDAR GROVE ONE ROOM SCHOOL. (03/02/2024) David Cunningham standing in muddy road in front of the Cedar Grove one-room school below Cremo, a short distance below the juncture. of Rowels Run and the West Fork of the Little Kanawha River circa 1960s. (Ronzil Lynch Photo) CEDAR GROVE SCHOOL - L to R/1st Row: Kenny Mowery, Steve ...HUR HERALD NEWS 2002 - A Few Interesting Highlights From The Year That Was (12/27/2023) ... West Virginia joins 27 others states in which the disease has been detected. $650,000 GRANTS EXPANDING SERVICES AT MINNIE HAMILTON - Dental Care Will Be Provided (07/26/2002) Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center has received a $447,000 grant from the U.S ...Halifax Herald Obituaries are a valuable resource for individuals looking to honor and remember their loved ones who have passed away. In the digital age, accessing obituaries onli...GREETINGS FROM HUR - Official Proof From 1914 (10/24/2023) For those of you who may think there never was a real place called Hur, here's your proof. An official postcard from the Village of Hur circa 1914. The card was addressed to Mrs. George Gainer, Mt. Zion. The village post office was named in the late 1800s by a local resident who was ...The small pastoral homeplace of the late Lucy Marks. The impressive Reip Homestead. The 125 year old Lemuel D. Stalnaker house, last. occupied by "Major" Stalnaker in 20th Century. The Ebenezer Church and cemetery. Most of the old landmark homesteads are gone, but some are still hanging on. We've previously done stories on them.Chloe merchant John Rose takes a break swingin' with his. dog on the porch of the country store emporium along Rt. 16. The owner and operator of one of Calhoun's last "country" stores, John Herman Rose, 76, has passed. He was owner and operator of Chloe Auto and Hardware since 2001. John enjoyed helping people and was the ideal storekeeper.Hur Herald Photos. The Legacy Market, a coffee shop, on the 200 block of Church Street in Spencer, caught fire about 7 a.m this morning, across the street from the Roane Courthouse. Damage appears to have spread from the back of business building to other buildings stretching to the Wendy's parking lot. Multiple regional fire departments ...Henry and W. H. Fling were buried in Hunt Cemetery in 1905 near Big Root, likely connected to the original family. SIX BURNED TO DEATH IN 1904 FIRE AT LOWTHER, WHOLE FAMILY WIPED OUT BY BURNING OF THE HOUSE. Calhoun County, W. Va., (Associated Press) H. S. Fling, his wife and four children were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their ...Morningstar, an original native of Parkersburg, has played all over West Virginia but especially the Ohio Valley for over fifty years. He now lives on a farm in Gilmer County with his wife, Donna, where most of the film was shot. Many of Mike's songs are in celebration of the working man. Mike considers himself to be one with them saying simply ...Chloe merchant John Rose takes a break swingin' with his. dog on the porch of the country store emporium along Rt. 16. The owner and operator of one of Calhoun's last "country" stores, John Herman Rose, 76, has passed. He was owner and operator of Chloe Auto and Hardware since 2001. John enjoyed helping people and was the ideal storekeeper.1905- Creston was once a booming town, shown here is a section. facing the Little Kanawha River, with stores, mills, livery. stables, hotels, physician's office, all the old structures. gone with the more recent arson of the Creston General Store; Creston's up-river neighbors Richardson and Arnoldsburg, likely had a greater population than ...Von Yoak, schoolmate from Calhoun High School in the early 1940s, spoke about Stump to his wife JoAnn, his son Mike and daughter Ann, all of Daytona, Florida. He met and married JoAnn Campbell in Grantsville. Ivy Von Yoak, who has sung at over 3,000 funerals, rendered "How Great Thou Art," and the ladies of the First Baptist Church prepared a ...A JUST AND HONORABLE CAUSE - Washington's World War II Memorial Recognizes Calhounians (01/28/2021) CALHOUN NUMBERS STAND HIGH . The dedicated World War II War Memorial, Washington, DCthe Nitz homestead and Ferris Barr, mail carrier and. photographer,many of his photos are published on Hur Herald. A typical house built in the early part of the 1900s. An abandoned sawmill on the left fork. The late Deward and Byrnadeen Offutt farm house, Offutt was a lifelong farmer and community servant. At the very head of the left fork is ...For more information about the West Virginia Veterans Legacy Project, email Baber at [email protected] or phone (304)462-6382.By Bob Weaver 2022. Calhoun native Timothy W. Hall, 83, has died in Lakeland, Florida. Born at Sand Ridge, he was the son of Calhoun teachers Kenneth and Martha Hall, he graduated from Calhoun County High School in 1957. Tim was the first music aficionado I met, collected jazz records in the 1950s, jazz being certainly beyond my pale.Teddy Darrell Adkins, 90, of Spencer WV, died Sunday October 10, 2021 at Agape Care, Summerville SC. Graveside funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday October 17, 2021 at Morrison Cemetery, Winslow WV, with Rev. Randall Whited officiating. Teddy was born November 8, 1930 in Winslow WV a son of the late Frank and Cassie Lester Adkins ...WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Charleston Wildfire. (03/08/2014) CHARLESTON GUNFIRE - Charleston police are looking for three men that opened fire on a passing car on the West Side Friday afternoon. Police say the driver took off during the shooting and hasn't been found by officers. It was not clear if anyone in the car was injured. Police say there ...Welcome to Calhoun County Park! Grantsville, WV. 66°F. few clouds. Wed. 79°F. 55°F. Thu. 84°F. 55°F. Fri. 82°F. 63°F. Sat. 77°F. 61°F. Sun. 73°F. 61°F. Mon. 73°F. 55°F. …MORGAN BIBLE BOX COULD BE CALHOUN'S OLDEST ARTIFACT. (07/06/2023) Jim Morgan, who lives on a high mountaintop off Barnes Run, displays a family heirloom, a wooden box that once contained an ancient bible, handed down from his great-grandfather, saying it once contained a bible belonging to WV's first settler Morgan Morgan, a note about the box ...JOE CAIN CELEBRATING 91 YEARS. (11/16/2020) DR. JOE CAIN TURNING 91. 2019 BIRTHDAY STORY - Dr. Joe Cain, a well-recognized name in the community has provided veterinary help to farmers and pet lovers for over 60 years, is turning ninety. He was born in the Big Bend, WV, son to Eva and Everett Cain. He recalls asking his father about a man ...Hur Herald Photos. The Legacy Market, a coffee shop, on the 200 block of Church Street in Spencer, caught fire about 7 a.m this morning, across the street from the Roane Courthouse. Damage appears to have spread from the back of business building to other buildings stretching to the Wendy's parking lot. Multiple regional fire departments ...2022: DAVIS GRUBB'S WV FILM "NIGHT OF THE HUNTER" REMAINS TOP 100 MOTION PICTURES OF ALL TIMES. Novelist Davis Grubb. By Bob Weaver 2017. WV novelist Davis Grubb said his 1969 novel that was made into the film "Fools' Parade" staring Jimmy Stewart, was partly based on the life of murderer William Holly Griffith, a resident of Creston, Wirt County.The fruits of their work appeared in separate articles published on the Hur Herald in 2000-2001. My eager task with the support of Bob Weaver is to preserve their efforts on …Von Yoak, schoolmate from Calhoun High School in the early 1940s, spoke about Stump to his wife JoAnn, his son Mike and daughter Ann, all of Daytona, Florida. He met and married JoAnn Campbell in Grantsville. Ivy Von Yoak, who has sung at over 3,000 funerals, rendered "How Great Thou Art," and the ladies of the First Baptist Church prepared a ...Introduction: Historian Bob Bonar has long been fascinated with early road building in Calhoun County, often commenting how the labor intensive roads were built without mechanized equipment. Bonar has an eye for earthworks, quarries, road fills and drainage. Many of the early roads actually were in creek beds, even into the late 20th century.04-21-2024. HUMAN HEADS, HANDS AND MUMMIES - Philippi Mummies A $1 "Tourist Trap", Free Viewing On The Herald. 04-21-2024. 2003: ONE-ROOM SCHOOL REUNIONS - Old-Timers Like To Reminisce, Snake Root And Russett To Union And Trace. 04-21-2024. PEREGRINE'S GHOST - His Presence Lingers Over Calhoun Since 1840. 04-21-2024.There are 517 matches for the year 2018:. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2018: Carolyn J. Friend, 84, of Georgia, formerly of ParkersburgBoggs was the granddaughter of famous West Virginia explorer Adam O'Brien, who moved to the West Fork section of Calhoun shortly after 1800. O'Brien, who lived to be over 100, was married at least four times and had many children. Two Cottrell's, father and son, were charged with the old woman's murder. The men told a Clay County squire the ... KKK CROSS BURNING CAUSED CRESTON STIR IN 2003. (12/02/2023) By Bob Weaver 2003. A large burning cross with about fifteen to twenty hooded figures slowed traffic on Route 5 near Creston, Wirt County Saturday night. "I couldn't believe what I saw," said Charlie Brown, who was returning to Calhoun County from Parkersburg with his wife. Joyce Ann Wright Byrd, of Parkersburg, WV, passed away Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Marietta Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. She was born in Calhoun County, WV, to Lida and Guy Wright. Joyce attended Parkersburg Beauty College and later retired from Nashua Photo as a quality inspector. She enjoyed playing bingo, cooking ...Calhoun County's Hur Herald Online Newspaper Archived at Glenville State. Jason Gum. GLENVILLE, WV - For 25 years, Bob Weaver of Calhoun County has been publishing The Hur Herald. The publication is named after the village of Hur, which is located near Mt. Zion, WV and has a population of around 25 people. While the newspaper has been online in ...WV in this 1952 image. B&O Ten-Wheeler #2026 leads a coach and mixed manifest bound for the Roane County seat. Photos courtesy of www.wvncrails.org. By Bob Weaver. ... As a young person, in the Village of Hur, I could hear its Spencer train whistle if the air was just right, contributing to the fascination of steam engines that stretched across ...

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In a study of the safest U.S. states during COVID-19, updated on Wednesday, May 26, West Virginia ranked dead last. A few weeks ago, in national statistics, Calhoun WV had the 3rd highest number of outbreak cases in the nation, while the Hur Herald could not confirm the cause of the outbreak or get a statement verifying it.The 1931 Lynching Of Tom Jackson & George Banks. According to WV records and media accounts. On the night of December 10, 1931, about 50 armed and masked men drove to Lewisburg to avenge 2 murders. To protect their identity, they traveled in cars from which the license plates had been removed.2023: GRANTSVILLE HAS A NEW GREEN FIELD - Removal Rainbow Hotel. (02/26/2024) 2023: Grantsville has another soon to be green field, with.My cell phone number is 304-210-3331. I was born and raised in Calhoun County, attended White Pine Elementary School and graduated from Calhoun County High School. I am currently employed at Hardmans Home Center in Grantsville and also am a substitute bus driver for Calhoun County Schools.We have a couple hundred of his photos, most without names, donated by retired mailman Oda Carpenter of Mt. Zion. Farris was the son of Floyd (1857-1919) and Frances (1859-1937) Barr who are buried in the Barr Cemetery on Sycamore. Farris, who was born in 1888, was married to Willa Deems in 1922. He had at least two sisters, Cora and Una, and a ...west virginia has five workers for every job opening - globalization not counted for job losses: 12-28-2011: wv knife and gun club : ... hur herald site will be down for a few hours after 10 p.m. 05-25-2011: cms girls volleyball and basketball camps announced: 05-25-2011: circuit court arraigns six:Joker, West Virginia, Basil Carl "Bub" Brown, church musician and ... Gary wrote about his visit with the Hur Herald, learning how Joker got its name. "We also learn that Bob's labor of love is running the Hur Herald," he wrote. With few residents residing in uptown Joker, Gary found Basil Carl "Bub" Brown, church musician and his dad, Basil ...CALHOUN'S DEEP WELL DREAMS - Resting In The Stars. (04/05/2024) By Bob Weaver 2008. Fifty years have passed since one of West Virginia's first experimental wells was drilled at Mount Zion, Calhoun County. Local residents remember the secrecy when Exxon and Consolidated Gas erected the giant rig between Route 16 and Pine Creek.Weirton, West Virginia is a city that is home to a vibrant community of strong and empowered women. From entrepreneurs to community leaders, the women of Weirton have made signific...HUR HERALD CEASES NEWS AFTER 25TH ANNIVERSARY: 'YA GOT IT ALL WRONG' - Herald Foibles, Perseverance And Rewards (02/16/2023) THE VILLAGE OF HUR HAS FADED EVEN MORE AFTER 25 YEARS "Under WV's Freedom of Information Laws, passed years ago, citizens are entitled to information, not just news outlets. Since that …Dorl Copen of Elizabeth WV. (09/17/2020) Dorl Copen of Elizabeth WV, passed away September 16, 2020. He was born to the late Arthur D. and Evelyn Hall Copen in Barberton, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers Ronald Shane Copen and Delmas Copen and his sister Brenda Copen. Dorl attended Wirt County High …Land agent and designer of the West Virginia State Seal, Joseph Diss Debar (1820-1905), a well-educated native of France, migrated to Boston in 1842. In 1846 Diss Debar was hired by John Peter Duman to developed his holdings in Doddridge County, near the Gilmer-Ritchie line and DeBar moved to West Union. Diss Debar was educated in the classics ...The Little Kanawha River winds through a six counties in West Virginia, connected to an early history of settlements and commercial development when river travel prevailed. The oil and gas industry owes much of its development in West Virginia to the Little Kanawha River. "The river ranges through some of the most rural countryside in West ...2003. It is hopeful that Matthew Bonar and Tia Satterfield will return to Calhoun County Park 50 years hence on June 1, 2053 to participate in the opening of the Time Capsule buried yesterday. The 17-year-old seniors, members of the Student Council at CHS, would be 67-years-old. Bonar and Satterfield joined a number of other Calhoun citizens in ...HUR HERALD'S BEAR FORK TALES - The Dark And Scary Woods, Hidden Gold (05/16/2022) THE DARK AND SCARY WOODS, TALES AND SECRETS. By Bob Weaver 2000. There are several thousand acres in the back woods of Calhoun, Gilmer and Braxton County, a section of forest mysteriously recalled with tales told, now essentially uninhabited..

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