Feb 4 late p The CHS Lady Panthers
beat Sissonville 49 to 29 tonight
Feb 4 late p The CHS wrestlers took
the LKC Championship
Feb 4 late p Delegate Dave Walker's
Legislative Update column is now posted over on the ADVISORY page
Feb 4 late p From the email bag:
The man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it. The officer
thinks that he has a nutcase on his hands but plays along with it. 'Tell
me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?' The biker replies, 'It's
a long story, so stay with me.' I was born Fred Johnson. I studied hard
and got good grades. When I got older, I realized that I wanted to be a
doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency,
and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Johnson, MD. After a while I got
bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was
my dream! Got all the way through school, got my degree, so then I was
Fred Johnson, MD, DDS. Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling
around with my assistant and she gave me VD, so now I was Fred Johnson,
MD, DDS, with VD. Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away
my DDS. Then I was Fred Johnson, MD, with VD. Then the AMA found out about
the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving
me as Fred Johnson with VD. Then the VD took away my Johnson, so now I
am just Fred.'
Feb. 3 a It's a big night for the CHS
Panthers when they take on Roane County in home court action. There are
advantages for the winner in the upcoming tournament play. Go Panthers.
Feb. 3 a WYAP will broadcast the 7:30
pm game. Pregame with TG and Jerry begins around 7:20.
Feb. 3 a Good munchies, dancing and
great home grown music, that's all at the Big Otter Community Center tonight,
7pm
Feb. 3 p Clay Middle School wrestlers
will be competing in WVSSAC action SAturday morning, 10 am over at the
High School.
Feb. 3 p Lady Panthers return home
Saturday night for B Ball action beginning at 7pm. No JV game for those
attending.
Feb. 3 a As for the ace cub reporter,
with bright sunshine predicted and temps around 60, it's time to screw
off!!!!! Horaaaaay!
Feb. 2 later p Oppppps In reference
to post below, that panel discussion with Amanda Moore on WYAP-LP is next
Thursday night not tonight. Our bad. Tonight is a general discussion
beginning at 6pm on 101.7 FM
Feb. 2 late p BOLO: Red and white
"Roxy" went missing Feb. 27th across from Legg's Welding Co. $500 reward
offered. Dog has colar and tags. Cal Scotty 304 587 7521 or Sib 304
587 4562
Feb. 2 late p Congrates to Alex Butcher
for making the University of Charleston Dean's List!
Feb. 2 late p Happy 13th Birthday
wishes for Reece Nichols
Feb. 2 p The lovable huggable
Business Development Authority convenes this afternoon at 5:30 at the Courthouse
in the Commission room. Public meeting and nice soft seats.
Feb. 2 p Each Thursday evening Fred
Sampson hosts a live roundtable discussion program on the local radio station.
Tonight at 6pm Sampson will be talking with our Economic Development Coordinator,
Amanda Moore. On the FM dial, 101.7FM or you can listen online by going
to their web site wyap.com
Feb. 2 p Congrats Jack Asbury for making
the New River Community College Dean's list. Salute!
Feb. 2 p Among the many emails
we receive, how this question: Just wondering if the adults fighting at
the ball game are going to get the same treatment a student would?
Kicked out
and banned from school property
and functions?
Feb. 2 a The EVENTS page is now loaded
with stuff to do. Get out of that stuffy ole house and have some fun
Feb. 2 a You know it's just about Spring
when Little League Sign Ups are coming Saturday. How about a grant writing
work shop? See ADVISORY page
Feb. 2 a Although our County Commission
maintains that no one reads this web portal... In response to an email
on the enthusiastic fans after a recent Braxton County B Ball game, a follow
up email : About the e-mail you received regarding the adults
acting like children. Their solution was to not play that team anymore.
What an idiot. The teams have no control over the fans and
what they do. I was there, I saw nothing major , no bloodshed, no punches.
Verbal actions are allowed. I love fans that get passionate with the game.
Let the kids play, let the adults scream, let the gym roar. after the football
years we need to be able to release our school spirit.
Feb. 2 a In response to the Excessive
School Levy passing on Saturday, another email: Wouldn't it be a hoot if
you publicly asked high school students to figure the percentage margin
by which the levy passed without using a calculator? lol
Feb. 1 a 52 year old Fabion Brown made
the news last August and Oct. He's back here again.
Feb. 1 a In Aug the guy was pulled
over (Teaberry Turn) for no tail light and such. According to Fabion, the
pull over resulted in a ticket for public intox and Black Shirt Robert
Belt taking all his beer. Yelp, that's a ticket for public intox
and they let him drive on home
Feb. 1 a Not liking someone swipe his
beer and feeling the local black Shirt was hassling him, Brown asked for
a trial on the charge
Feb. 1 a On Oct 14th the scanner was
a buzz with a drunk driver banging into the Pisgah bridge followed by the
arrest once again of Fabion
Feb. 1 a After that bust, Belt took
the cuffs off Brown in the holding cell long enough for a butt kicking
attitude adjustment class. Before Belt could get the needed blows in, old
fat Fabion managed to do some damage to Belt as well.
That added a 6th charge of battery to a Badge.
Feb. 1 a As for the first five charges,
Fab said those were trumped up. Stuff like, how can you be charged for
drunk driving when Law didn't show up for an hour, he wasn't in a truck
when arrested, and really wasn't drinking until well after getting out
of the truck. Plus, when they said he had drugs on him, those pills turned
out to be sugar pills for diabetes.
Feb. 1 a Once again, according to Fabion
Brown, harassment was the reason for the arrest.
Feb. 1 a You might remember that Oct
arrest. That's the one where our Top Badge mandated to a temporary Magistrate
that a $10,000 cash only bond be set and told those in the old Courthouse,
There ain't a Brown that can come up with $10,000 cash!
Feb. 1 a Within about 12 hours, before
noon on n a Saturday to boot, they did.
Feb. 1 Harassment and out of control
Badge activities in small town America? Could it be? Could it be?
Feb. 1 a Fabion thinks so and based
on the cash bond requirement, the Badge taking off the cuffs for a holding
cell butt kicking session, and such, you decide.
Feb. 1 In addition to demanding a trial
for that August arrest, Brown did likewise for the Oct incident.
Yesterday afternoon he got his day in Magistrate Court.
Feb. 1 a With some good legal
representation by John Mitchell Sr and our own Waynester King, Fabion Brown
walked out of the Courthouse with all but the Battery to a Badge charge
dropped.
Feb. 1 a Punishment for the one guilty
plea amounted to a 30 day "stayed" sentence in CRJ, 6 months unsupervised
probation (no pee testing) and $185.50 in court costs.
Feb. 1 a Often, plea deals are worked
when the Government doesn't want their dirty laundry aired out during a
full blown trial. At other times a plea is done when the case against the
bad guy is wishy washy, trumped up and without merit. All three might be
the case this time around.
Feb. 1 a Black Shirt Robert Belt
was on hand for hearing. During and after negotiations, the guy didn't
look too happy.
Feb. 1 a Once again, top down leadership
is lacking in the Sheriff's Dept is.
Feb. 1 a Fortunately, just 11 months
left before that changes.
Feb. 1 a Good but not soon enough.
Jan 31 a From the email bag: lost dog
in the Bickmore area since yesterday . More specific by Leggs Welding.
She is a Shiba Ina (looks like a red fox) about 25lbs with dog tabs with
phone numbers. Cash reward is being offered also. She wen missing
from Sibert & Arbutus Osborne's house. If anybody has seen her please
call: 587-4562 or 587-7521
Jan 31 a Suppose to be in the mid 60's
today with bright sunshine galore. Now that's a great winter day.
Jan 31 a Happy birthday wishes for
Christa Ramsey, Debbie Procious, and Tina Adkins.
Jan 31 a Last night's Panther win over
Herbert Hoover in overtime was a nail biter right down to the end. Final
68 to 66. Even the adults in the crowd did well!
Jan 31 a As for last week's rumble
after a b ball game, from the email bag: It is appalling to read about
the misbehavior of the adults at the ballgame the other night. Scholastic
sports are suppose to build character, and not the inappropriate behavior
displayed at the event. I am very surprised at the
poor example displayed by the coaches and the ADs. They are
setting such poor behavior for their students to immolate
The WV SAC should prohibit the two schools from playing each other in the
future.
Jan 31 a Tonight the Lady Panthers
play in home court action beginning at 7:30pm Go Lady Panthers!
Jan 31 a Delegate Dave Walker's latest
Legislative Update column is now posted over on the ADVISORY page.
Jan 30 p With one election behind
us, this is opening day for the Primary Election 2012.
Jan 30 p The final day for filing for
office was Saturday at midnight. Here in Clayberry, we didn't have one
Republicrat sign up for a run.
Jan 30 p Incumbents and incumbents
alone signed up for the Magistrate run.
Jan 30 p In the Assessor race, Peter
Triplett and incumbent Teresa Lane will battle
Jan 30 p When Jerry Slinkinoooger retired
from the Pentagon he needed another trough to feed at. He won a perch
on the County Commission. This time around Mitch DeBoard will try and unseat
the guy.
Jan 30 p For Sheriff, with the wittle
round guy unable to run a third term, Deputy Miles Slack and one time Florida
Badge Sam Morris will try for the position. PLUS PLUS PLUS....
Jan 30 p Although not a first for Clayberry,
we have a females candidate seeking the Sheriff's spot. Julie Derby
Triplett. Remember her? That's one of Dave Derby's daughters, the one that
served her country in the military, and the one that lives
beside H E WHite Elem school in Bomont.
Jan 300 p That third candidate should
make for a real interesting race if all three get out and campaign for
office
Jan 30 p Here's an interesting
race. Delegate Dave Walker serves all but two precincts in County Clay.
This time around, Dave will have a challenger in the form of Dan Sizemore.
Jan 30 p Sadly we report, in a county
where good paying jobs are in short supply, that's it for the list of challengers.
Jan 30 a During each of the past (3)
Excess School Levy elections, around 1000 or so came out to vote on average.
With 350 or so directly employed by the Pentagon and each of those married
to a voter plus close family members, it's easy to see, it's almost impossible
for such a fleecing to fail.
Jan 30 a Of the 1045 that cast a mark
this time around, 408 did so with a NO vote. That quite a change from years
past when No votes were few and far between.
Jan 30 a It was interesting to watch
the votes come in Saturday night. First to do so was Maysel precinct where
there were more No's than Yes's. When announced on the Courthouse PA, mouths
fell open, there was quiet. The only other precinct that counted more No's
than Yes's was Ivydale that's still smarting from loosing their community
school a couple years back.
Jan 30 a With WIden being the last
to come in, all votes were counted by 9pm. In the County Clerk's office,
Pentagon officials grinned broadly. Superintendent Kenneth Tanner handed
out ball caps and carry bags. He was smiling ear to ear.
Jan 30 a By pulling out every stop
and twisting every arm, the local leaders were able to suck up more tax
dollars for pet perks instead of the three R's. It's done for another five
years.
Jan 30 a Last Tuesday evening was the
big win by the Lady Panthers over Braxton County. Most noteworthy was Jaycee
Markle scoring her 1000th point. That should have been enough to make history.
but there was more.
Jan 30 a About as soon as the
game ended Braxton County Officials hostilities erupted. Had the belly
butted and head locked parties not been separated there's a strong likelihood
that a few fledged fight would have broke out.
Jan 30 a It takes a few days for the
cell phone movies, pictures and descriptions to make their way around the
county. After collecting those all together, here's what we think happened.
Jan 30 a Boardster Dave Mullins
gave the Braxton Coach a bunch of grief during the game about standing
out on the court. After one of those "Get off the Court Coach" statements,
it got under the Coach's skin who turned and yelled back, "SHUT YOUR MOUTH"
Jan 30 a Just like picking a scab,
Dave worked on the Coach thru out the game.
Jan 30 a Near Mullins was a go with
a brand new video camera . At some other point, the Coach yelled at that
guy with " I stuff that thing up your.."
Jan 30 a Behind the Braxton Coach,
up on the CCHS stage were Mike Mullins and Ron Sirk. When Sirk (Yes the
world's oldest Athletic Director can still see a little bit) saw a on court
screw up, he let out his feelings.
Jan 30 a Reacting to that, the thin
skinned Braxton Coach turned and gave back a whole volley of out
of control replies.
Jan 30 a Across the Court from
Sirk was the Braxton County AD. After the exchanges against Sirk, he started
pointing to the Braxton County AD indicating there was a problem with their
Coach.
Jan 30 a The stage was set. The Braxton
Coach had let locals get under his skin.
Jan 30 a With the final buzzer sounded,
the Braxton Coach came at Dave Mullins with his finger pointing and belly
butted our local Boardster. With fist pulled back, Dave and the Coach were
separated by Brian Holcomb (it looked like).
Jan 30 a Across the way the Braxton
AD came across the court for Sirk. Somewhere in there, Magistrate Jeff
Boggs came into play. After providing a head lock and then receiving
a headlock, that entanglement was separated.
Jan 30 a Normally Badges are on hand
for sporting events. That was the case last Tuesday but those guys skiddaddled
just before game's end to answer a domestic violence call.
Jan 30 a Up on the stage was a tall
skinny old Braxton County lady who started yelling at the CHS VP. Something
about the students being out of control. Seeing that the kids were only
ones behaving themselves, and not getting a sucked up reply from the VP,
the out of control parent started yelling that she would be contacting
the oversight committee, the WVSSAC.
Jan 30 a Down on the floor, another
fan yelled out, "I'm contacting your School Board!!!
Jan 30 a In reply, "You just did! You
just belly butted one of em over there!
Jan 30 a A little farther Away another
yelled out, "I'M TAKING THIS TO COURT!"
Jan 30 a A response came to that
as well , which was, "HELL YOU'VE GOT THE MAGISTRATE IN A HEAD LOCK RIGHT
NOW !!!!!!!!!!"
Jan 30 a Rivalries are always
fun. There even better when the crowd gets under the skin of one 'em. Yelling
at Refs and Coaches , well that's just part of the fun. For once, our side
did NOTHING out of line. Nothing! It was Braxton County officials that
went way over the line.
Jan 30 a Next match up between Clay
and Braxton comes Feb. 14th. Should be a great game for taking pictures.
Jan 30 a Note: For all cell phone picture
takers, hold steady and be sure to use the highest settings on your hand
held device.
Jan 30 a Election 2012 coming
in the next post late tonight.
Jan 28 late p All votes were in before
9pm . Unofficial School Excessive Levy: For 637; Against 408.
Jan 28 late p Run down coming Sunday
am.
Jan 28 a Even after lots of advertising
and newsprint coverage, there are people in Clayberry that will say, Gosh
, I didn't know there was an election. Those are the same folks that couldn't
tell ya who three Commissioners are.
Jan 28 a Today's the day to pick up
your neighbor and go vote. As for polling places, call the County Clerk's
office if you have confusion. 304 587 4259
Jan 28 a Very few basketball
players score 1000 points in their high school career.
Jan 28 a Last night during the win
over Wirt County, Jaycee Markle reached that goal. Congrats!