Editor, I want to first say that I completely support and have the greatest respect for our first responders. But when you want to start taxing, (don’t call it funding, call it what it is, it’s a tax) the residents of Tucker County you are going to have some backlash....
Meet Amber! The search is over, I have found a puppy! She is an English Shepherd and looks a little like Lassie. Her name is Amber and she is settling in well with the other pets at home. Momma Said, “After 11 years of not having a puppy, I...
This is a photo of the (Slab Camp) Pheasant Run School taken in 1960. Thanks to the contributor of the picture. I am not sure when this school was closed. This is what I found in Fansler's History of Tucker County: Pleasant Run was also known as Kalars Ford, Pheasant...
I do not like bugs and that is a fact. We didn’t have a very harsh winter and now springtime has brought a boatload of bugs. We have those little gnats that fly in your eyes and ears and ticks, ticks, ticks. My brother had his dog out in the...
Job Davis died April 10, 1943 about 2 years after this article appeared in 1941. He was the son of Jesse Davis and Elizabeth (Bland) Davis. He was the husband of Virginia Teter. They were married May 11, 1871. He was the father of William Kee Davis, Cardelia D (Davis)...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Last week, I had what could quite possibly be the best fishing day ever. The recent rains have kept the rivers running full and off color. My fishing days have been limited so far but I made up for it one evening last week. I don’t fish...
Memorial Day is here again and I am sure another of our old traditions is going to the wayside. Visiting the graves of family and friends and placing flowers in remembrance. That was always a family outing with Mom, Gran and all the kids. We would clean the grave markers...
Submitted by Pastor Dave Snyder Parsons Church of God I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Psalms 122:1 Eagerly, the nine-year old turned the church door knob. Pushed the door open and bounded into the small sanctuary. Sunday afternoon sunlight...
This is a photo of the Bob and Mattie Cross Channell Family. Identified from left to right: George (married Virginia Nine), Fred (married Rosa DeMoss), Dick (married Fannie Brickwith), Hayward (married Marie Bailey), Sarah (married Grant Everly), Orlando (Never Married), Harper (married Wilda McKinsley), Mattie Cross (married Bob Channell), Ed...
I hope everyone had a great day with your moms over Mother’s Day. I wish I still had mine so I could give her a big hug. I visited the cemetery and placed flowers on Mom and Gran. It is a sobering feeling every time I go to see their...
Dear Editor, Our Congressman from the first district sends out a weekly newsletter reporting on issues that particularly pertain to his constituents. The May 6 edition celebrates the congressional passing of a bill and does not report on how he cast his vote. It was in fact difficult to find...
I have an older friend who is going through something right now that is affecting hundreds of people all over the world. She joined a dating club and is being swindled by some piece of dirt. He has her eating right out of his hand and she can’t see what...
It was another fun morning in the springtime woods the last weekend in April. The weather was perfect and you couldn’t pick a better morning to be out chasing turkeys around. I could already here the turkeys gobbling as I made my way out to my morning listening spot. There...
This is a picture of David "Dave" Vanscoy in front of the Old Log Slab Run School-Pheasant Run School around 1908 or 1909. Thanks to the reader who brought in this great picture. Ideas or comments contact Tim Turner (304) 478-3389.
This is a photo of the Slab Camp School on Pheasant Run from around 1908 or 1909. The school is a log constructed school. Thanks for the reader who brought it in. The students are identified as follows: FRONT ROW; left to right-Howard Fansler, Alpheus "Dock" Kalar, Wilbur Poling, Clarice...
We had a sad situation in our community this week. We had a family visiting the area and a man with Alzheimer’s went missing. Unfortunately, there was not a happy ending. Mr. Raymond Epling’s body was spotted by a West Virginia National Guard helicopter about 1.5 miles from a home he...
Dear Editor,I am writing as a concerned pastor in Tucker County. As a person and as a Catholic priest, one of my greatest passions is respect for human life. I have always believed that every human person has an intrinsic value and deserves respect and that includes protection and preservation. This...
Over the next few weeks, West Virginia college graduates will walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. While post grads have a lot to think about as they plan their next step, they often overlook one important factor: health insurance.Recent grads who were on a student health plan through...
Our April showers should bring plenty of May flowers. All the dogwood trees were beautiful for Easter Sunday. Everything else is blooming and looks so pretty. I just hope we don’t get a late frost and ruin everything. If all goes well, we will have a bumper crop of apples...
Spring is in full gear now with the days getting longer and the nights getting shorter. The redbud and dogwoods are blooming and the warmer temperatures are here to stay. The birds are not only chirping but they’re gobbling as well as the first week of the 2017 spring gobbler...
