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King Coal Beauty Pageant

STAFF PHOTOS/JOSHUA MURPHYThe King Coal Festival kicked off Friday with its annual beauty pageant at the Rose G. Smith Theater in Williamson HighSchool. The festival will continue today with its car show beginning with registration at 1 p.m. and the kids drive-in movieat sunset. All participants of the beauty pageant are listed in alphabetical order: Kristina Blevins, 17; Cassie Caudill, 11;Taylor Dillon, 2; Sarah Fields, 16; Bailey Hensley, 4; Shonta Holbrook 12; Kirsten Morris, 6; Makylie Morris, 4; Khira Parsley,2; Allona Scott, 2; Jaden Scott, 2; and Kendall Starr, 2.

King Coal BeautyPageant opens festival

By CHARLOTTE SANDERSSENIOR WRITER

Over 50 professional and service personnel job openingsin the county school system have been posted with Sept. 14the deadline for submitting applications for hiring.The professional job openings include 17 teacher slots in

the Regular Program, 12 mentor teachers, 22 coaching posi-tions and three tutors for a Gear-Up program.There are eight service personnel vacancies for Special

Education and Kindergarten aides, a cook, two custodians, asecretary and unspecified number of substitute bus opera-tors.Applicants for teaching, mentor and service positions are

required to complete a "Bid Sheet" and submit it to theHuman Resources office at Cinderella by the above dead-line. Applicants for extra-curricular/extra-duty positions arerequired to submit a letter of application and resume to theHuman Resources office by the deadline.– Professional personnel teaching vacancies in various

schools are as follows with required certification listed inparentheses:Burch Elementary – Grade 5 teacher (Elem. Ed. 1-6 or

Multi-Subjects K-8); Burch High – teacher of PhysicalEducation and Health, during a leave of absence (PE andHealth 7-12).Dingess Elementary – teacher of Preschool Handicapped

(Preschool Handicapped), and a Grade 1 teacher (Elem. Ed.1-6 or Multi-Subjects K-8).Lenore K-8 – Kindergarten teacher (Early Childhood or

Multi-Subjects K-4); teacher for Grades 2 and 3 (Elem. Ed.1-6 or Multi-Subjects K-4); and Music teacher (Music PK-12).Matewan High – Math teacher (Math 9-12); Matewan

High/Williamson High – Home Economics teacher (Family& Consumer Science); Matewan Middle – SpecialEducation teacher (MMI/SLD/BD), and a teacher of Title IMath (Math through Alg. I 5-8 or Math 5-8).Mingo County schools – substitute teachers (WV Teacher

certification); Special Education teacher (BD/AUTISM),itinerant position for Tug Valley area; and AlternativeEducation teacher (Alt. Education*, Behavioral Disordercertification; ability to deal with disruptive students, mentor-ing skills, experience and specialized training.)Riverside Elementary – Kindergarten teacher (Early

Childhood or Multi-Subjects K-4).Tug Valley High – Special Education teacher (Early

Childhood or Multi-Subjects K-4).Williamson Middle – Special Ed. teacher

(MMI/SLD/BD/AUT).(Note: posting (No. 10) for a school nurse for county

schools has been deleted.)– Mentor teachers for the following beginning educators

are needed with subject area listed in parentheses:Burch Elementary (mentor for beginning administrator,

school principal, Elem. Edu.); Burch High (Music); DingessElementary (Elem. Ed.); Gilbert High (Spanish); Lenore K-8 (two needed in area of Elem. Ed.); Matewan High (one each in Social Studies and English);

Matewan High/Matewan Middle (Health and PhysicalEducation); Matewan Middle (Music); Tug Valley High(one each in Social Studies and Science).Under the Extra-Curricular/Extra-Duty program, 22 of the

following vacancies are to be filled:

By CHARLOTTE SANDERSSENIOR WRITER

Three area residents andone from Florida enteredguilty pleas to drug or mali-cious assault charges duringappearances in MingoCounty Circuit Court Friday.– Christopher Savage, 27,

of Chattaroy, pleaded guiltyto Attempt(delivery of aSchedule IV controlled sub-stance (Alprazolam), ascharged in Information A10-F107.Savage waived a presen-

tence investigation and wassentenced to confinement ina state correctional facilityfor a definite term of not lessthan one year nor more thanthree years. The sentencewas suspended and Savagewas alternatively sentenced

to confinement in a regionaljail facility for a definiteterm of 12 months and fined$500.Savage was represented

by Attorney Jonathan"Duke" Jewell. Cpl. S.T.Harper of the West VirginiaState Police was the investi-gating officer.– Jacob Daniel Mouritsen,

27, of Florida, pleadedguilty to delivery of aSchedule II controlled sub-stance (Oxycodone) ascharged in Information A10-F106. He is exposed to con-finement in a state correc-tional facility for an indefi-nite term of not less than oneyear nor more than 15 years.Attorney Diana Carter

Wiedel representedMouritsen. WilliamsonPolice Lt. C.D. Rockel was

the investigating officer inthis case.– Jonathan Damon

Hatfield, 27, Delbarton,entered a plea of guilty toAttempt(delivery of aSchedule II controlled sub-stance (Oxycodone), ascharged in Information A10-F108. Hatfield is exposed toa sentence of confinement ina state correctional facilityfor an indefinite term of notless than one year nor morethan three years.Hatfield was represented

by Attorney Jerry M. Lyall.Williamson Police Lt. C.D.Rockel was the investigatingofficer.– Felicia Kay Pennington,

24, Pinsonfork, Ky., pleadedguilty to Attempt(Maliciousassault), as charged inInformation A10-F109. She

is exposed to a sentence ofconfinement in a state cor-rectional facility for anindefinite term of not lessthan one year nor more thanthree years.Attorney Jerry M. Lyall

represented Pennington. Sgt.Joe Smith of the MingoCounty Sheriff's Departmentwas the investigating officerin this case.Sentencings of Savage,

Mouritsen and Penningtonby Chief Judge MichaelThornsbury are to beimposed at 10:15 a.m. onOct. 18.The Mingo County

Prosecuting Attorney'soffice has achieved felonyconvictions in 505 casesduring C. Michael Sparks'tenure as prosecuting attor-ney.

Four enter guilty pleas to felony countsBOE posts over50 job openings

By JOSHUA MURPHYSTAFF WRITER

Nominations for Mr. KingCoal, the CommunityService Award, and theHumanitarian Award arestill being accepted. Thedeadline for nominationswill be Thursday, Sept. 16.The King Coal Award

previously had a require-ment of a minimum of 35years of employment in coalmining industry. Thatrequirement has recentlybeen lowered to a minimumof just 25 years.Applications can be sent

through the mail, by fax,email, or by dropping of thebelow information to theWilliamson Daily News.Send your applications

for nominations to:Williamson Daily NewsAttention: Joshua

MurphyP.O. Box 1660Williamson, WV 25661

Applications may also betransmitted by fax to theWilliamson Daily News at(304) 235-0730 or by emailto jmur-phy@heartlandpublications

.com. Please include the fol-lowing information:Name:Address:Telephone:Number of year worked:Where the applicant hasworked:Name of the person nomi-nating:Other information (hobbies,organizations, etc.):

The Humanitarian Awardhighlights a person who hasaffected the lives of othersin a positive way and servesas an example for others.The Community ServiceAward acknowledges a per-son who has served theircity with untiring and dedi-cated service, a person whois always available to lend ahand.In the nominations,

include the person's name,

age, location, which awardthe person is being nominat-ed for and why, contactinformation for both thenominee and the nominator,and a short resume of theperson's activities.Nominations can be sent

to AIM President, MaeStallard at 28 Oak St.,Williamson, WV 25661.They can also be mailed tothe Williamson Daily News,Attention: Joshua Murphy,P.O. Box 1660, Williamson,WV 25661. Nominationsmay also be faxed to theWilliamson Daily News at(304) 235-0730 or emailedto jmur-phy@heartlandpublications.com. Deadlines for submis-

sions of nominations will beThurday, Sept. 16. Awardswill be given out during theKing Coal festivities onSaturday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m.

Deadline for KingCoal nominationsThursday, Sept. 16

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLESTON (AP) — Gov. Joe Manchin hasordered all U.S. and state flags at West Virginia facilitieslowered to half staff on Saturday to honor the victims ofthe Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Manchin issued the proclamation on Friday.The governor's office says a ceremony commemorat-

ing the attacks' ninth anniversary will be held at noonSaturday at the Capitol Complex.

W.Va. gov ordersflags at half-staffon Sept. 11

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OngoingThe Action In Mingo

(AIIM) Group will meet eachTuesday until mid-Septemberin order to plan events for the39th King Coal Festival. Thegroup meets at 4:30 p.m. inthe council chambers atWilliamson City Hall. Thepublic is invited to attend.The Donald Taylor

Community and DisasterCenter of North Matewan arelooking for volunteers fortheir center. For more infor-mation, call (304) 426-8554. Liberty Tax of Matewan

will offer a free tax schoolbeginning Sept. 20 with class-es from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. everyMonday and Wednesday. Formore information, call 1-800-564-1284 or (304) 426-8761.Narcotics Anonymous

meetings will be held weeklyon Sundays at 3 p.m. at theHarry Joyce Center onLiberty St., off of Vinson St.in Williamson. For moreinformation, call (304) 235-2093.

The Williamson HighSchool Class of 1985 willhold its reunion Sept. 24-25in Williamson. For alumni ofthat class interested in attend-ing, contact Carmen RobertsJohnson at (304) 235-2568 orby email to Steve Childersschilders9@hotmail.com. The West Virginia Army

National Guard is takingapplications for membership.Must be 17 to 42 years oldand have completed at leastthe 9th grade. GED programavailable if needed. For moreinformation, contact StaffSgt. James Richards at (304)687-5705 or (304) 201-3196.Author Kyle Lovern is

compiling old photographsfor an upcoming book. Formore information or to sendphotos, contact him atklovern@suddenlink.net orcopies of the photos can bemailed to him at KyleLovern, 123 Yeager Drive,Williamson, WV, 25661.Jacob’s Well Mission in

Williamson is currently look-

ing for volunteers and dona-tions for their soup kitchen.For more information call(606) 625-7529.The Disabled Veterans of

America Chapter 141 willperform military rites atdeceased veterans” funerals.For more information, con-tact Fred Baldwin at (304)475-4760.The Belfry High School

class of 1956 are locatingclassmates for their 55 yearreunion in August 2011. Formore information, contactRuth (Hatfield) Estep at (606)427-7041 or Nancy BrinkleyScott at (330) 649-9550.

Sept. 11The town of Matewan will

hold their annual homecom-ing festival beginning at 8a.m. with events going onthroughout the day.The United Mine Workers

COMPAC will hold a MingoCounty area council meetingat the new UMWA buildingin downtown Matewan at11:30 a.m.

The King Coal Festivalbegins with the annualcar/bike show at 1 p.m. Pre-registration is optional.Registration fee is $15. Formore information, call (304)239-0250.The Tug Valley Shrine

Club will have a specialmeeting at the ThoroughbredSteakhouse at 7 p.m. to initi-ate new candidates for theShrine. Any Mason whowould like to join is invited toattend. Registration is at 6:30p.m.The Choir of the Mountains

will hold a patriotic service,'9/11 Remembrance - This IsMy Country' at 6 p.m. at theMemorial United MethodistChurch in West Williamson.The choir’s members arefrom several different church-es and denominations fromour Tug Valley Area. Areception will follow the serv-ice. The public is invited toattend.

Sept. 12-15The Victory Christian

Center will be holding arevival with Dr. MarkDuplantis beginning withSunday service at noon andMonday through Wednesdayservices at 7 p.m. Pastor TerryBlankenship invites the pub-lic to attend.Sept. 12-16The Sidney Missionary

Baptist Church will holdrevival services with ShawnBruce of Elkhorn City BaptistChurch preaching each nightat 7 p.m. There will be specialsinging nightly and a dinnerafter Sunday's service. PastorJamie Fugate invites the pub-lic to attend.

Sept. 12Naomi and the Segos from

Nashville, Tenn., will besinging at 3 p.m. at the SoulsHarvest Church on U.S. 119,Belfry Ky. Pastor Kay Fieldsinvites the public to attend.

Admission is free. For moreinformation call (304) 426-6130 or email soulshar-vest2003@yahoo.com.The Hardy Church of

Christ, Hardy, Ky., will holdits annual homecoming begin-ning with Sunday School serv-ices at 10 a.m. and morningworship services at 11 a.m.Dinner will be served after theservices. Pastor Ed Lockardinvites the public to attend.The Revelators Quartet fea-

turing C.J. Sammons will per-form at the Red JacketCommunity Church at 11 a.m.Pastor Jerry Rose invites thepublic to attend.

Sept. 13The STOP Coalition will

hold a drug and alcohol abusefamily support group calledHELP, Healing Each one withLove and Peace at 6:30 p.m. atthe Larry Joe HarlessCommunity Center in Gilbert.For more information, call(304) 664-3916.The King Coal Festival Pet

Show will be held at LeftyHamilton Field in WestWilliamson. Registration is5:30 p.m. and the show beginsat 6 p.m. The Tug Valley Choral

Society will begin rehearsalsfor their fall performance from7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the FirstPresbyterian Church inWilliamson. For more infor-mation, contact Cecil Varneyat (606) 237-9800.

Sept. 14The Matewan Utility Board

will hold its monthly meetingat Matewan Town Hall at 5:30p.m. The public is invited toattend.The Matewan Town

Council will hold its monthlymeeting at Matewan TownHall at 6 p.m. The public isinvited to attend.

The Tug Valley RecoveryShelter's Board of Directors willmeet at 6 p.m. at the FifthAvenue Church of Christ inWilliamson.The Williamson Housing

Authority will hold a specialmeeting in the conference roomat the main office, VictoriaCourt Complex, 1612 W. 6thAve., Williamson at 8 a.m.

Sept. 15The King Coal Festival baby

crawling contest will be held atthe First Baptist Church inWilliamson at 6 p.m.Registration for the the eventwill be at 5:30 p.m.

Sept. 16Stone Heritage Inc. will hold

its monthly meeting at 6:30p.m. the Historic Red RobinBuilding at Stone, Ky. The pub-lic is invited to attend.The King Coal Festival

Cruise Night will be held indowntown Williamson.

Sept. 18-19An ASEP coaching class will

be held Saturday from 10 a.m.to 7 p.m. and Sunday from 12p.m. to 5 p.m. at HuntingtonHigh School for those interest-ed in coaching a secondaryschool sport. Register atwww.wvssac.org

Sept. 18The King Coal Festival will

hold activities throughout theday including the awards cere-mony for Mr. King Coal at 1p.m. and the parade throughtown at 5 p.m.The annual Kiwanis fall festi-

val will be held in Pikeville CityPark from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thetheme is "Hillbilly Christmas inJuly". Half of the proceeds fromthe event will be donated tobuilding a handicap accessibleramp at Bob Amos Park.The King Coal Festival and

Lyrics Promotions presents anacoustic guitar revue calledAutumn Bend I with perform-ances by Wayne Graham,Waylon Nelson, and KevinHarmon at the Righteous BrewCoffee House, 182 EastSecond Ave., Williamson from7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission is$5.The Disabled American

Veterans Chapter #141, Belfry,Ky, and its auxiliary will haveits regular monthly meeting at2 p.m. at the BelfryCourthouse. All members, andall Honorably DischargeVeterans, and spouses are invit-ed to attend.

Sept. 19The Crossroads Recovery

Home of Gilbert will hold abenefit motorcycle ride at 2p.m. in Gilbert. Registrationbegins at 1 p.m. and is $20 perbike and $10 for an additionalrider. For more information,call (304) 664-3916.The King Coal Festival will

conclude with a free beans andcornbread dinner from 1 p.m.to 3 p.m. at the Southern WestVirginia Technical andCommunity College. The din-ner will also feature livegospel music.

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September11th willalways berememberedOn September 11, 2001,

this great country waschanged forever. Nearly3,000 people lost their livesas the nation and peopleacross the globe watched inhorror the terrorist attacksthat unfolded on Americansoil. Each of us has a vividmemory of that day thatwill forever be ingrained in

our mindsand ourhearts.We will

a l w a y srecall wherewe werewhen thenews brokethat a hi-jacked air-

plane had forever changedthe New York skyline. Andwe will always rememberthe shock and the terror aswe watched the live footageof our fellow Americansscrambling to safety, andthe strike of the secondplane.We also remember the

brave men and women whostood courageously in theface of danger, risking theirown lives to help save thoseof complete strangers, andthe flood of volunteers whorushed from all corners ofthe country to help in thedays that followed. Weremember the way that ourcitizens united and ralliedaround the families andloved ones of those thatwere lost. We rememberthat on that day we allbecame family; barrierswere shattered and we wereall equal, regardless of race,age or status. Though itwas a time of great despair,the strength and resilienceof America and her people

shined bright. Victims were from all

walks of life - fire fighters,police officers, volunteers,community leaders, moth-ers, fathers, brothers, sis-ters, children and friends.

Some of those involved hadclose ties to West Virginia.Nearly a decade has

passed since that terribleday but the scars willalways remain.

To the man who reachedout and gave me a taco…thank you!People in every city and

town, all over the world per-form random acts of kind-

ness everyday. Theseacts are ran-dom whichmeans theycan happen toanyone at anytime. Thek i n d n e s sbestowed israndom as

well.However, those that per-

form these acts are not ran-dom. You know the one ortwo people in your life whowould bake a pie and drop itoff at your house even whenit isn’t your birthday. Theywould totally get it when youare “in a mood” and dosomething that makes yousmile. These people performrandom acts of kindness on aregular basis; which wouldmake those acts… not ran-dom, I guess.They are not performing

the act of being kind. Theysimply are kind… all thetime.I was sitting in a Taco Bell

with my son today when aman approached our tableand said, “Excuse me…” Ilooked up. “I don’t mean tointerrupt but” and somehowhe got sidetracked (I suspectADD) and made a joke, “areyou gonna eat that?”He seemed so serious at

first that I looked down tosee what part of my meal Iwas going to have to giveup. Because if someone isdesperate enough to walk upto a total stranger and ask fortheir food, he needs it morethan I do. He immediatelysmiled, though, and said,“Just kidding. Would youlike this taco?” He held out apaper-wrapped taco with aquestioning look on his face.The look on my face

must’ve broadcast suspicionbecause he started babblingabout how there was nothingwrong with it… honest. “Ididn’t do anything to it,”which, of course, made methink he did do something toit. Who gives perfectly goodtacos to total strangers?

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Constitution Day wasSenator Byrd's Day

Having just finished drafting ourConstitution, Benjamin Franklin was stoppedin the street as he left Independence Hall inPhiladelphia where delegates from thirteenformer colonies had been meeting the summerof 1787. “Dr. Franklin, what form of govern-ment have you given us?” a concerned citizenasked.“A republic, Madam,” said Franklin; quick-

ly adding. “If you can keep it.”Throughout Robert C. Byrd’s life he was a

proud keeper and guardian of two sets of laws, one laid downin our Bible (the King James Version), the other rooted in ourfederal Constitution. Senator Byrd was a largely self-taught man. He cherished

learning, a process he continued throughout his life, and hemade sure that countless Americans would get an annual les-son, a civic reminder about our Constitution each September17th. Senator Byrd authored the law that now requires allinstitutions receiving federal funding to celebrate the venera-ble document in a meaningful and instructive way.Dr. Ray Smock, director of the Byrd Center, the repository

for Senator Byrd’s papers and a center for the study ofCongress in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, recently sharedsome insights with me in advance of our celebration of theConstitution this September 17th, which serve to remind usthat Senator Byrd’s values are as timeless as his work for WestVirginia was tireless.At the Byrd Center, among the collection of thousands of

pages of Senator Byrd’s work, rests the Bible he held when hewas sworn in as President Pro Tem of the Senate on Jan. 3rd,1989. That Bible, like others that were in his possession, washeavily underlined on almost every page. Sometimes hewould write in the margin: “Memorize This.” He wrote two

quotations on the inside front cover of this particular Bible:“Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have

set.” Proverbs 22:28And, “We speak much about what matters little; we speak

little about what matters much.” We are not sure of the sourceof this quotation, but the fact the Senator placed it here, showsus how important it was to him.When you think about it, even a little bit, both quotations

are relevant to Constitution Day. Certainly, to the Senator, oneof the great ancient landmarks had to have been the U. S.Constitution. No one defended it better or more eloquentlythan Senator Byrd. In the hard times we find ourselves right now, there are

some prognosticators who argue that the Constitution needs tobe overhauled. A recent article in Harper’s magazine evensuggested that the Senate is an anachronism and should beabolished. Senator Byrd spent a lifetime defending the wisdom of our

Founding Fathers and the government they created. He under-stood from his Bible and his Constitution that mankind wasnot perfect. And no government conceived by man is going tobe perfect either. But he believed in the genius of theConstitution, which has served us well for more than two cen-turies.He loved the Federalist Essays, and read them thoroughly

from cover to cover, memorizing key passages. These 85essays on the nature of the American government penned byJames Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton were col-lectively the single best source Senator Byrd used to form hisunderstanding of the intent of the Founders when they pennedthe Constitution. He quoted the Federalist papers frequently.Among his favorite passages was in Federalist 51, in which

James Madison wrote:“But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflec-

tions on human nature? If men were angels, no governmentwould be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neitherexternal nor internal controls on government would be neces-sary. In framing a government which is to be administered bymen over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must firstenable the government to control the governed; and in the nextplace oblige it to control itself.”The other quotation in the Senator’s Bible, “We speak much

about what matters little, we speak little about what mattersmuch” gets to the heart of a lot that is wrong with our publicdiscourse these days. The 24/7 news machine, the Internet,and talk radio, devote vast amounts of time speaking aboutwhat matters little, and not enough talking about the thingsthat matter most. We all feel that government could work bet-ter. The question is in how to make that happen. We must notsurrender to bumper-sticker politics that entice one to believethat solutions to great challenges are simple and quick.The legacy of Senator Byrd’s life suggests that we all need

to be more responsible in making government work. Citizensand those who are elected need to put aside the extremes ofpartisanship to effectively address the complex needs of thecountry.Senator Byrd was in awe of the Founders for their ability to

set aside their partisanship and work to build a nation. Headmired the Framers of the Constitution for their understand-ing of history and of human nature. While he could play par-tisan politics with the best of them and while he was loyal anddedicated to West Virginia, he never forgot that his role as aSenator was to look out for the whole nation, not just oneparty, or one place. It is certain that he would agree that ourConstitution does not need changing so much as our moralcompass needs adjusting.Let us “remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers

have set, “ and let us all follow Senator Byrd’s example ofkeeping our perspective on the things that matter much, andnot get lost wasting our time on those that matter little.Senator Byrd is gone now, but our job to work to keep thisRepublic is an ongoing duty, one that each generation musttake up so our Union can endure, and prosper.I will be visiting Boone County to celebrate our

Constitution and the invaluable lessons Senator Byrd left withus. Constitution Day was dear to Senator Byrd’s heartbecause it was a day of reflection on the very thing that doesmatter much to the future of this nation. To learn more about the Byrd Center, its collection and pro-

grams, please visit its website at: www.byrdcenter.org. RaySmock is Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center forLegislative Studies, Shepherd University in Shepherdstown,WV, and is a former Historian of the U.S. House ofRepresentatives.

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SportsWILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS � SATURDAY, MONTH 10, 2010 � PAGE 5A

By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSONSPORTS EDITOR

The offensive line of the BelfryPirates came up strong in the sec-ond half to defeat the class 4ALetcher County Central Cougars.With a much improved second-

ary and a strong OL, BHSimproved to 2-2 on the seasoncrushing LCC 42-20 at CamStadium Friday night.Offensively, the Cougars

depended too much on QB LoganJohnson, first cousin to UKWildcat football standout TimCouch and the Belfry D madesome key stops in the second halffor the victory.The Cougars won the toss and

returned the first punt of the gameto 54-yard line. LCC lined up inshotgun formation. On 2nd and 9,Johnson dropped back to pass andwith no one open ran the ball tothe 36-yard line for a first down.Johnson continued to move the

ball down the field and on 4th and8 on the Pirate 9-yard line and theQB scored the first points on akeeper. The 2-point conversionwas no good and with 6:11 in the

first, LCC led Belfry 6-0.Running the wishbone, the

Pirates marched into Panther terri-tory with QB Tyler Williams, RBJosh Robinson, RB Gary Runyonand SE Josh Dixon moving thechains. The first quarter endedwith Belfry trailing the Panthers 6-0 on 4th and goal.A false start moved the football

to the 6-yard line at the beginningof the second quarter. The Bucswere unable cross into the endzoneand turned the ball over on downs.However, LCC Drew Bentley

was tackled in the endzone byMorgan Bentley for a Pirate safety.The Bucs now trailed the Cougars6-2 with 11:47 in the second.Jeffree Pruitt returned the LCC

punt to the 48-yard line. Williamshanded off to Pruitt for s 7 yardgain. With 2nd and 3, Williamspass was incomplete to Bentleybut a sweep by Dixon took the ballto the 38-yard line for a first down.Williams handed the pigskin to

RB Trey Willis who took the ballto LCC’s 2-yard line breakingnumerous tackles along the way.Another handoff to Willis resultedin a Pirate TD. The PAT by Austin

Childers was good and Belfry tookthe lead 9-6 with 10:21 in the sec-ond quarter.For the next few possessions,

neither team was able to put any-more points on the board. Late inthe second quarter, BHS TrenityCarr took a LCC punt to the 34-yard line. Williams once againhanded off to Willis who movedthe ball to the 23 for a 1st down.A pitch to Pruitt resulted in no

gain. With 3rd and 7 on the 20-yardline, Williams passed to SE StevenGibbs who went up high overPanther defender Keaston Hall fora touchdown. The PAT was goodand the half ended with the Piratesup 16-6.The second half began with

Dixon taking the kickoff. He hadsome running room but steppedout of bounds at the 46-yard line.On a QB keeper, Williams movedthe ball to the 44. RB Gary Runyontook the handoff and was trippedup at the 39-yard line for 2nd and 5for the Pirates. Another QB keeperbrought up 3rd and 2. Williamsonce again gave the ball to Runyonfor a 36-yard TD. The PAT wasgood and with 9:47 in the third,

Belfry extended their lead 23-6.However, the Cougars were not

about to lay down for the Pirates.LCC Chris Tyree took the punt andafter some missed tackles by theBucs, took the football the lengthof the field into the endzone. The2-point conversion was no goodand the scoreboard read Pirates 23,Cougars 12.LCC gave the ball back to the

Pirates after moving the ball downthe field but was unable to converton 4th and 2. However, AWilliams handoff to Willis wasstripped by the Cougars who tookover at the 46.LCC lined up in the I formation

but Johnson was tackled in thebackfield for a loss. On the nextplay, Johnson pitched the ball toJesse Rose who ran the ball to the36-yard line for 2nd and 1.Johnson and Rose continued tomove the ball into Pirate territory.Johnson’s pass to Matt Boggs inthe endzone was complete andafter scoring the 2-point conver-

sion, the Cougars closed the gap23-20 with 1:55 left in the third.But those would be the last

points LCC would be able to scoreagainst the Pirates. Belfry’s OLand key defensive stops in thefourth quarter sealed the victoryfor the Pirates.Pruitt scored with 5:43 in the

game and with the PAT, Belfry led30-20. A fumble by LCC’s QBJohnson was recovered by PrestonYoung who ran it for yet anotherBHS TD with 4:40 left on theclock. And after QB Williamsfaked a couple of handoffs for aQB sneak and a Pirate TD, thegame was over with Belfry win-ning 42-20.Belfry ended the game with 356

total offensive yards; 336 of thoseon the ground. The Pirates’ D heldLetcher County Central to only192 yards on offense. LCCdropped to 1-3 on the season.Belfry will be at home again

next week when they host WhitleyCounty.

PHOTO/PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSONBelfry's Steven Gibbs had to leap high over a Letcher County Central defend-er to score a Pirate touchdown.

PHOTO/PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSONThe Belfry Pirates Defense scored a safety after capturing a Cougar in the endzone. The Bucs defeated Letcher CountyCentral 42-20 at Cam Stadium Friday night.

Pirates collar the Cougars

By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSONSPORTS EDITORThe Burch Bulldogs will host Eminence,

Ky. Warriors’ football team Saturday at 6p.m.Burch (1-1) is looking for their second win

against the Kentucky squad. Eminence is 0-2after taking poundings during their seasonopener against Bethlehem 55-18 and againagainst Kentucky County Day 48-0.The Warriors return senior QB Dre Bante

and have a strong TE in sophomore BradleyForee. Eminence lost 10 seniors from a 2009team that was 7-4.Bulldogs’ head Coach Butch Joplin plans

to remain in a 50 base D and said he will notchange what his team has been doing the last2 games. Burch has everyone healthy exceptsenior Brandon Estepp who is out with asprained ankle.Again, the kickoff has been changed to

Saturday at 6 p.m.

By PAMELA SCOTT JOHNSONSPORTS EDITOR

The Williamson Wolfpackimproved their record to 2-1 onthe season Friday night with a46-8 whipping of homestandingJenkins Cavaliers.The Pack struck first with

DE/HB Chris Hatcher darting37 yards for the touchdown on adive play. The extra pointattempt failed and with 9:51 inthe first quarter, WHS led 6-0.The remaining quarter was

turnovers and special teams’miscues. The quarter endedwith the score still Williamsonon top 6-0.However, the Pack wasted no

time in the second as Hatchersprinted for a beautiful, tacklebreaking, 38-yard touchdown.Again the extra point attempt

failed and Williamson wasahead 12-0.The Cavs turned the ball over

deep inside their own territoryon their next possession andWHS made them pay for themistake. QB Chuck White hithis favorite target WR NickLee for 12-yard TD hook-up.The 2-point conversion failedand with 4:48 left in the firsthalf, the score stood WHS 18,JHS 0. The Wolfpack D continued to

harass the Cavaliers’ offense asJHS QB Kevin Brown was hur-ried or sacked on each of theCavs’ next three plays.Once the Pack regained pos-

session of the football, FB MattWellman powered his way for a21-yard TD to round out thefirst half scoring as WHS tooka commanding 24-0 lead to the

locker room.JHS came out for the second

half fired up and the Wolfpackseemed out of sync. However, a23-yard fumble return for a TDand a successful 2-point con-version for the Cavs not onlycut into the WHS’ lead but italso seemed to wake up the list-less Wolfpack.The fourth quarter began

with Williamson leading 24-8but that didn’t last long asHatcher swept 18 yards aroundhis left end for his third TD ofthe night. The 2-point conver-sion was successful this timeand the Pack’s lead waspadded 32-8.The next play was the

night’s most exciting as WHSLB Israel Reynolds intercept-ed a hurried Cavalier pass andran it back for a 70-yard touch-

down. The 2-point conversionwas again good and with 9:25left in the game, the Wolfpackled the Cavaliers 40-8.The Packs’ final TD came on

a 5-yard run by reserve RBEthan Hager. The final scoreWilliamson Wolfpack 48,Jenkins Cavaliers 8.It was a solid performance

for WHS as linemen DrewKirk, Tyler Hager and MarcusThompson simply controlledboth sides of the line of scrim-mage. And Hatcher was toogood for the Cavs to handle.Not only did he run for 3 TDsand over 100 yards, Hatcheralso recorded 3 QB sacks and5 tackles on D for a lossbehind the line of scrimmage.Williamson will be at home

again next week against SouthFloyd, Ky.

Wolfpack spanks Cavaliers

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va.(AP) -- Geno Smith didn'twant to be known as the firstWest Virginia quarterback tolose to Marshall.Smith rallied No. 23 West

Virginia from 15 pointsdown in the fourth quarter to

force overtime and TylerBitancurt's 20-yard field goalin the first extra session liftedthe Mountaineers to a 24-21victory over Marshall onFriday night.Smith, a sophomore mak-

ing his second career start,turned in the Mountaineers'first 300-yard passing per-

formance since JarrettBrown did it against EastCarolina in the second gamea year ago.Since 2009, only three

players have more gameswith 100 rushing yards and arushing TD than NoelDevine. "I'm always extremely

confident in myself and thisis something that I've donenumerous times in highschool," Smith said. "But todo this on such a big stage insuch a meaningful game and[at] their home, I think that'sreally big for our team."It showed us that we just

have to keep fighting andkeep believing in one anoth-er, because at many points inthat game we could havegiven up. We just kept fight-ing and came up with a vic-tory."Brian Anderson threw

three touchdown passes forMarshall (1-1) and theThundering Herd appearedto have the outcome in handafter jumping ahead 21-6early in the fourth.West Virginia (2-0) twice

drove more than 90 yards fora touchdown down thestretch, including Smith's 5-yard TD toss to Will Johnson

with 12 seconds left. Smiththen threw to Jock Sanders inthe back of the end zone onthe 2-point conversion try tosend the game into overtimetied at 21-21.After Bitancurt's third field

goal of the game, Marshall'sTyler Warner missed a 39-yard attempt wide right toend it.West Virginia coach Bill

Stewart reminded his team athalftime that theMountaineers trailedMarshall 13-6 in Huntingtonafter two quarters in 2007.That team rallied for a 48-23win, won the Big East title

and went on to beatOklahoma in the FiestaBowl."What I talked to the team

tonight about was resolve,"said Stewart, who needed thelate heroics to avoid whatwould have been the mostdisappointing loss in histhree seasons. "It just showsyou how we grew as a team."West Virginia improved to

10-0 all-time againstMarshall. Except for theirfirst meeting in 1911, thisone was the closest in theseries between the state'sonly Bowl Subdivisionschools.

Bulldogs hostWarriors

Saturday at 6

No. 23 WVU rallies,escapes Marshallupset in overtime

Diana EplingDiana Lynn Epling, 55, of

Williamson, died on Wednesday,Sept. 8, 2010, at the AppalachianRegional Hospital SkilledNursing Facility in SouthWilliamson, Ky.Born Dec. 8, 1954, in

Williamson, she was the beloveddaughter of the Helen CleghonEpling of Williamson and the lateHal B. Epling, Jr.In addition to her father, she

was preceded in death by anuncle, Cecil Epling of Venice,Fla.Diana was a 1973 graduate of

Williamson High School. Shewas a also a graduate ofWest Virginia University.

After obtaining a degree in jour-nalism, she return to Williamsonand worked as the news directorat WBTH Radio in downtownWilliamson. Diana later movedto Lexington, Ky. and residedthere for 25 years. While living inLexington, she worked as a mer-chandiser with Macy’sDepartment Store.Diana was a member of the

First Baptist Church ofWilliamson.Diana is survived by her loving

mother, Helen; a brother, WilliamEpling of Portland, Ore.; and twoaunts, Mary Gregory ofColumbus, Ohio and EthelMamora of Cincinnati, Ohio.The family will receive friends

from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturdayevening, Sept. 11, 2010, atWeaver Mortuary in WestWilliamson.Funeral services will be con-

ducted at 1 p.m., Sunday, Sept.12, 2010, at the mortuary.Burial will follow at the

Mountain View MemoryGardens at Maher. Family andfriends will serve as pallbearers. Weaver Mortuary of West

Williamson is serving the Eplingfamily.

Eddie GillmanEddie Gillman, 84, of

Marrowbone, went to be with theLord, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010after a lingering illness. He was born March 19, 1926 at

Marrowbone to the late John andMurl Fitzpatrick Green Gillman.He was also preceded in death bydaughters, Judy Calloway, JackieGillman, Son, William “Butch”Gillman, and granddaughter,Samantha Calloway.He was a member of the

Parsley Bottom Freewill BaptistChurch. Heserved hiscountry wellduring WWIIin the USArmy.His survivors

include his lov-ing wife of 42years, Lillie B.G i l l m a n ;daughters: Tina

(Larry) Grace of Williamson,Kathy Gillman of Kermit; sons:Randy (Tammy) Gillman of Tolsaand Gary (Deidra) Adkins ofSheppardtown; sister, RevaMarcum of Marrowbone; hisstepchildren include; Wilma(Danny) Lucas of Lenore, (whowas a loving daughter and care-giver during his illness), Elsie(John) Collins of Holden, Dennis(Kathy) Adkins of Danville,Viola (Robert) Meade ofWhitman, Donald (Mary) Adkinsof Lexington, Ky., and Kenny(Tammy) Adkins ofChapmanville.Eddie was know as “Pa” to a

host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren who loved himdearly.The family wishes to express

gratitude to Dignity Hospice ofChapmanville and Food CityPharmacy of South Williamson,Ky. for their help and kindnessduring our loved ones illness.A memorial service will be

held Sunday Sept. 12, 2010 at 2

p.m. at the Parsley BottomFreewill Baptist Church ofLenore with Rev. Mike Smithofficiating. Music will be provid-ed by the Church choir.A private burial will follow in

the family cemetery.Online condolences may be

made atwww.chafinfuneralhome.comArrangements are under the

direction of Chafin FuneralHome of Delbarton.R.S. Jones & Son Funeral

Home HeaderJames HardinJames Travis Hardin, 20 of

Majestic, Ky., passed awayWednesday, Sept. 8, 2010 inWoodman, Ky.He was born Nov. 14, 1989 in

Mt. Airy, N.C., the son of Jamesand Glenette Lockhart Hardin ofMajestic, Ky.He was preceded in death by

his paternal grandparents Carland Beatrice Hardin.In addition to his parents, he is

survived by his half-sister:Monica Hardin; half-brother:Jamie Hardin; and maternalgrandparents: Marcus Lockhartof Vulcan and Travelene Bishopof Phelps, Ky.Funeral services will be held

Monday, Sept. 14, 2010 at theR.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home,Phelps, Ky., with Rev. OdisBlankenship officiating. Burialwill follow in the FreeburnCommunity Cemetery atFreeburn, Ky.Visitation will be held after 6

p.m. at the chapel.Arrangements are under the

direction of the R.S. Jones & SonFuneral Home of Phelps, Ky.

Lowell "Jake"MullinsOn September 9, 2010 L.R.

“Jake” Mullins went home to bewith his Lord and Savior JesusChrist. Jake, as he was known toall, was born in Williamson onMay 25, 1930 to Arbe and Mae(Evans) Mullins who precededhim in death. Jake had 3 older

siblings whodied beforehim, CharlesV i n c e n tM u l l i n s ,Richard ArbeMullins andFreda Crigger.Two of Jake’ssisters, WilmaJean Martin

and Geraldine Spencer, are stillliving and remained an importantpart of his life. Jake was, first and foremost, a

born again Christian. He was a 30year member of the SpriggIndependent Baptist Churchwhere he served as a deacon. Heloved his Savior, his Church andhis current and former ChurchFamily with all his heart. His lov-ing nature and priceless sense ofhumor brightened the lives of hisfamily and all those who couldn’thelp but love him. Jake was fortu-nate enough to visit with most ofhis Church Family prior to pass-ing away and each and every oneof them brought joy to him whilehe was in the hospital. Jake attended East End Grade

School, Williamson Junior Highand Williamson High Schoolwhere he graduated in 1950. Jakeplayed football at WHS andremained a loyal Wolfpack fanuntil his death. He met his futurewife and the love of his life, theformer Patricia Ooten, in highschool and they were married onDecember 13,1952. They hon-ored their wedding vows for whatwould have been fifty eight yearsin December. Jake and Patricialoved attending church, singinghymns, reading the Bible, andspending time with their familyand friends.After graduating in 1950, Jake

began working for the Norfolkand Western Railway. He enlistedin the United States Navy inJanuary 1951, during the KoreanWar, and served as a blimp air-ship aviation mechanic withsquadron 4 at NAF WeeksvilleElizabeth City, NC. He was hon-orably discharged in December1954. Jake then resumed his 37 ½year railroad career until he

retired as a yardmaster in 1987.Jake loved everything about therailroad. Even after retirement,Jake would monitor the rail yardfrom his home in East End. Ifsomething was amiss in the yard,Jake would simply call and letRobert Brown or one of the otherremaining yardmasters know.Jake was an “old school” rail-road man in every sense of theword. He was grateful to the rail-road for all they did for him andhis family. He treasured themany friends he made on therailroad and stayed in touch withthem up until his death. Theymeant everything to him andthey are too numerous to benamed. He passed the love of therailroad onto his son Russell andson-in-law Leonard Justice, bothlong time Norfolk Southernemployees. Although he woulddeny it, Jake served as a mentorto numerous railroad men overthe years. Jake leaves surviving children

and considered their spouses tobe his children as well. They areL. R.(Russ) Mullins II and hiswife Nora J. Swader Mullins ofWilliamson, Marjorie M.Mullins Justice and her husbandLeonard (Lenny) Justice ofWilliamson, Charles R.“Chuck”Mullins and his wife WendyRussell Mullins now residing inRidgeland, Mississippi. Jakeloved Mississippi so much thathe considered it as his adoptedhome state. Jake and Patriciahave one child already inHeaven, Cynthia Elizabeth whopassed away in1973. Jake wasfortunate enough to have 4grandchildren whom he com-pletely spoiled: April LynnMullins of Delaware, OH,Robert Lowell Justice and BryceWard Justice of Williamson, andGavin Cade Mullins ofRidgeland, Mississippi. Jakealso left behind numerousnieces, nephews and cousinswho simply called him “UncleJake”. Jake was a longtime youth

sports coach in Williamson hav-ing coached West End MidgetLeague Football, East EndMidget League Football, LittleLeague Baseball and SeniorLittle League Baseball.. Fromthe early 1960’s to the early1980’s, Jake was involved inyouth sports as a coach evenafter long days spent working onthe railroad. Jake truly enjoyedcoaching young people and keptall of the team photos neatlyorganized in photo albums alongwith newspaper clippings fromgames over the years. He lovedreading anything his long timefriend Jim Van Zant wrote. Jake loved Williamson and he

fulfilled his civic duty by servingon the Williamson Park Boardfor many years as well as servingon the Democratic committee.Jake relished the opportunity togive back to the communitywhich treated him so well for solong. The friendships he devel-oped in Williamson were nevermore evident than the outpour-ing of support he and his familyreceived during his final days.Although trivial in the scope

of things, it would be a shamenot to note that Jake enjoyednothing more than watching hisbeloved Cincinnati Reds andCleveland Browns with his sonsover the years. The familialbonds and memories that weredeveloped and passed downfrom Father to Son while watch-ing these games and/or listeningto “Marty and Joe” on the Radiowill last for years to come. Jake’sgrandson, Gavin Cade, is onlysix and is already a diehardBrowns fan simply because ofGranddad Jake. Jake had recently received his

50 year member pin from theMasonic Lodge in Williamson.He truly lived a wonderful lifeand left this Earth peacefully andwith few, if any, regrets.The family will receive

friends from 11 a.m. until noon,on Saturday, September 11,2010, at Weaver Mortuary inWest Williamson. Gravesideservices will then be conductedat 12:30 p.m., at the MountainView Memory Gardens at Maherwith Julius Cooper officiating.Family members and friends willserve as pallbearers.In lieu of flowers the family

suggests memorial contributionto the Sprigg IndependentBaptist Church, P. O. Box 761,Williamson, WV 25661.Weaver Mortuary of West

Williamson is serving theMullins family.

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If this was the elusive“random act of kindness” Ikeep hearing about, he wasreally bad at it. I took pityon him, though, thankedhim, and took the taco,mostly because I didn’twant him to fail at some-thing at which he wasobviously a rookie.My chalupa supreme had

already begun to fill theholes in my hunger, but Ithought I would take thetaco home to my husband.On the way home, I

made a promise to myself:If I ever decide to try a ran-dom act of kindness, I

would not start with ataco. But again, I supposethat deciding to do it wouldmake it no longer random.You simply have to do itwhen the urge hits you. Ifyou happen to be holding aspare taco at the time, well,I guess that’s about as ran-dom as it gets.I can only hope that

when the urge hits me, I’mnot holding a dead trout ormy son’s boxer shorts. Ofcourse, that would not beconsidered a kindness.Trying to pawn off a deadfish or sweaty undergar-ments on a stranger wouldbe considered an assault, Ithink, not a kindness.So… it wouldn’t count.Let’s recap. To perform

a random act of kindnesscorrectly, one cannot planit or decide to do it. If the urge strikes to give

a stranger something, youmust resist that urge if saidsomething is, in any way,repulsive. If the act benefits you in

any way, it doesn’t quali-fy. Like, if watchinganother episode ofDeadliest Catch promptsyou to give your husband’sbig-screen TV to a home-less man?... It doesn’t qual-ify.If, after the act is per-

formed, you feel warm andtingly inside and have asmile on your face all day,you can be pretty sureyou’ve done it correctly.

That is why it is importantthat we continue to honorthe victims and send ourthoughts and prayers tothose who are still healingfrom those tragic events. In tribute to the men and

women who were lost onSeptember 11th, I encour-age all West Virginians toobserve the National Day ofService and Remembrance.

By participating in amoment of silence and tak-ing this opportunity to givesomething back to our com-munities we can honor theirmemories and help ourcountry remain united, aswe were on that day. In addition, the anniver-

sary of 9/11 reminds us thatanything can happen on anygiven day, and we should beprepared for what to do inthe case of an emergency.September is NationalPreparedness Month and, as

we painfully learned in thismonth nine years ago, disas-ters – both natural and man-made – can occur. Whilewe cannot prevent them, wecan establish a plan to helpus overcome them.Tragedy is no stranger to

West Virginia, but wealways prevail, as doesAmerica. Today, andthroughout the weekend,please remember thosewho are still suffering fromthat momentous day in ourhistory.

Gillman

Mullins

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Appalachian Regional HospitalAdmissions� Betty Jo Blankenship, Turkey Creek, Ky.� G.C. Childers, McAndrews, Ky.� Mattie Frances Marcum, Delbarton� Victoria May, Turkey Creek, Ky.� Michael Varney, Delbarton

Discharges�Madaline Adams, Varney, Ky.� Stella Adkins, Ragland� Audrey Fleming, McCarr, Ky.� Bridgette McPeek, Shelbiana, Ky.� Melissa Ray, Varney� Shelia Taylor, McAndrews, Ky.� James Wallace Young, Hardy, Ky.

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Discharges� Patricia Anderson, Red Jacket� Jimmy Ball, Williamson� Virginia Grimmett, Delbarton� Neil Jackson, Ragland� Ladonna Lewis, Belfry, Ky.� Gwendolen Pack, Kermit� Shawn Prater, Ransom, Ky.� William Stanley, Hardy, Ky.

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Burch High – Newspapersponsor, track coach, Zero-Compensation (Z-C) assis-tant football coach, Z-Cassistant football coach forGrades 6-8, Z-C assistantcheer coach, and Z-C assis-tant Volleyball coach forGrades 6-8.Gilbert High – Z-C cheer

coach for Grades 6-8, assis-tant basketball coach andassistant baseball coach.Kermit K-8 – Boys bas-

ketball coach and a Z-Cassistant cheer coach.Lenore K-8 – Z-C assis-

tant football coach.Matewan High – three Z-

C assistant football coachesneeded.Tug Valley High – one

assistant baseball coach andone assistant softball coach.Williamson High – one Z-

C assistant volleyball coach,one Z-C assistant trackcoach, and one track coachneeded.Williamson Middle – one

Z-C assistant boys basket-ball coach and one Z-Cassistant girls basketballcoach needed.(Note: Delete from

Postings 5 and 7, the posi-tions of Z-C assistant foot-ball coach and for footballcoach at WilliamsonMiddle.)In the Gear-Up program,

three tutor vacancies arebeing advertised:A math tutor for Algebra I

(Math 9-12 certification) isneeded for Tug Valley High.The rate of pay is $25 perhour for 12 hours per weekover a 31-week period forthe 2010-2011 school year.Gilbert High has need of a

math tutor (Math 9-12) andan English tutor (English 9-12). The rate of pay is $25per hour for approximately90 hours during the currentschool year.Applicants for extra-cur-

ricular/extra-duty positionsare to submit a letter ofapplication and resume tothe Human Resources officeby the deadline.••• Under the Regular

program, the followingservice personnel vacancieshave been posted withapplicants required to sub-mit a "Bid Sheet" to theHuman Resources office bydeadline:Burch High – Custodian

III (11:50 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.).Dingess Elementary –

Special Education Aide).

Gilbert High – Cook II,during a leave of absence.Lenore K-8 – Custodian

III (3 p.m. to 11 p.m., duringa leave of absence).Matewan High –

Custodian III (3 p.m. to 11p.m.).Mingo County schools –

Secretary III (Attendanceand Instructional Services;and substitute bus operators.Riverside Elementary –

Special Education Aide, anda Kindergarten Aide (duringa leave of absence).(Note: The Special

Education aides, which arePersonal Care aides, andthe Kindergarten Aiderequirements include:Lifting/Specialized HealthCare procedures may beneeded; must be able to liftin excess of 50 pounds;may be required to ride abus as part of employment,and must be highly quali-fied.)Inquiries concerning

positions may be addressedto Nell Hatfield, Director ofHuman Resources, MingoCounty Schools, Route 2Box 310, Williamson, WV25661. Job descriptions areavailable for review in thecounty schools HumanResources office atCinderella.

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PINEVILLE (AP) —Wyoming County authoritiessay businesses are heedingthe prosecutor's call to stopselling a product that mimicsmarijuana's effects.Prosecutor Rick Staton

issued a warning earlier thisweek about the potential dan-gers of the product known asK2 — or "Spice," Genie" and"Zohai." He said at least twostudents who used the prod-uct were hospitalized, and hecalled on businesses to stopselling it.The product is commonly

sold in head shops as incense.Staton and Sheriff Randall

Aliff say several businessowners have voluntarilypulled the item from theirshelves. They say the busi-ness owners weren't aware ofthe product's harmful effectsif it was smoked.

WyomingCounty business-es stop synthetic

pot sales

By JAKE COYLEAP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

NEW YORK (AP) — Itwasn't long ago that themusic video was on life sup-port.MTV — which will hold

its 27th annual Video MusicAwards on Sunday —phased out videos in favor ofreality programming andother shows that attractedbetter ratings. At the sametime, the music industry wascollapsing and slashed budg-ets no longer had room forelaborate clips.But recently, the music

video has had a revival.Watching music videos hasbecome a central aspect ofInternet usage. Music blogsand social media havegreased the channels, facili-tating the quick, easy spread-ing of videos, especiallythose with arresting or con-troversial visuals. Peopleeven buy clips on iTunes.Lady Gaga and Beyonce

go on a scantily clad murder-ous rampage with the nearly10-minute "Telephone";MGMT wanders through thedesert with a digitally creat-ed creature in"Congratulations"; ErykahBadu strips while strollingthe path of President JohnKennedy's assassination in"Window Seat"; MIA depictsa war on terror against red-heads in "Born Free."All of these videos explod-

ed on the Internet andbecame water-coolermoments. Cee Lo's recentand unprintable hit (titled"Forget You" for radio) wentviral with a video of only itslyrics. And Beyonce's"Single Ladies (Put A RingOn It)" became so iconic itspawned countless imitatorsand even had then President-elect Barack Obama imitat-ing the hand choreography."We're entering another

golden era for music videos,"says Saul Austerlitz, theauthor of "Money forNothing: A History of theMusic Video from theBeatles to the WhiteStripes.""They've become part of

the cultural discourse againin a way that's reminiscent ofthe heyday of the musicvideo, from the early '80s tothe mid '90s."Today's audiences can be

enormous. Shakira, who lastyear debuted a music videoon Facebook, was "blownaway" when her video forthe official song of the WorldCup, "Waka Waka (ThisOne's for Africa)" — a color-ful mix of dancing and soc-

cer star cameos — was near-ing 100 million views onYouTube."It can take on a life of its

own online," says Shakira."And it inspires us artists tobe even more creative. Withaccess to so many videos, weneed to challenge ourselvesto surprise our fans."The video, which was dis-

tributed by the music videoand live music website Vevo,has gone on to be watched bymore than 173 million peo-ple, good enough for thefourth most-viewed videoever on YouTube.In fact, four of the five

most-viewed clips onYouTube are music videosreleased in the last year.(Justin Bieber and LadyGaga top the charts.) Thoughthat's partly because Vevo(which shares a small per-centage of advertising rev-enue with YouTube) tabu-lates view counts across plat-forms, it's still a strikingexample of the music video'sdramatic comeback. It's along way beyond the noveltyvideos of OK Go that fol-lowed YouTube's debut in2005."If it wasn't for YouTube,

the online video space wouldnot be where it is today,"says David Kohl, executivevice president of sales andcustomer operations at theSony and Universal co-owned Vevo.At the center of music

video's earlier, headier timeswas Hype Williams, who —often with his trademarkfisheye lens — created muchof the iconography of hip-hop. Several of his videos aretypically considered amongthe form's best, like MissyElliott's "The Rain (SupaDupa Fly)" and BustaRhymes "Put Your HandsWhere My Eyes Could See."But he grew disillusioned

with the commercializationof music videos and the recy-cling of imagery. Williamswas coaxed back into musicvideo by Kanye West andhas remained active, includ-ing recently directing theJay-Z's "Empire State ofMind," watched by nearly 60million and nominated forthree VMAs."It's a different time," says

Williams. "It's an opportuni-ty to find it all over again. Ididn't really think that waspossible until recently, see-ing things like this ArcadeFire clip. It shows you that itcan be more."Released last week, the

Arcade Fire video is titled

"The WildernessDowntown" and set to theband's song "We Used toWait." It's a new kind ofvideo, a kind particularlysuited to the medium of theWeb."It speaks volumes about

where music video is going,"says Williams, who's happyto pass the torch. "It's ayoung man's game."At the website dedicated

to the film(www.thewildernessdowntown.com), a viewer inputshis or her childhood homeaddress. The film startswith a hooded figure run-ning down golden subur-ban streets. Another brows-er window opens full offluttering birds. Others popopen, too, that use GoogleStreet View and GoogleMaps to show the oldneighborhood. At the endof the film, the viewer isurged to write a letter to hisor her young self.Within days, the site

received some 20 millionhits and 3 million uniqueviews.The video, made possible

by the Web programminglanguage HTML5, wasdirected by Chris Milk,who has previously donemore traditional videos forGnarls Barkley, West andothers. He has been think-ing about using the interac-tivity of the Web for musicvideos and earlier this yearreleased "The Johnny CashProject," a Web-only videothat gathers portraits ofCash submitted by fans andsets them to the song "Ain'tNo Grave.""Because we're in this

transitional moment, we'veall been making musicvideos as if we're makingthem for a televisionbroadcast," says Milk. "Butreally the Web is a totallydifferent canvas frombroadcast. It allows for awhole different set ofrules."Many of the new, Web-

oriented videos are madepossible financially

because of advancementsin technology, especiallyDSLR cameras, which arerelatively inexpensive andprovide excellent produc-tion value. The comedianTom Sharpling used such acamera to shoot the recentTed Leo and thePharmacists video for"Bottled in Cork," a parodyof jukebox musicals madefor less than $7,000.The video premiered not

on a music blog, but thecomedy site Funny Or Die.It's been watched by morethan 105,000, which Leonotes is several times morethose who have bought hislatest album, "The BrutalistBricks.""People are actually able

to present images that tothem relate to the musicthat they're making, asopposed to feeling likethey need to presentimages with quick cuts,flashy, hi-fi performanceshots and pose-y thingsthat for a while were dictat-ed by wanting to get playedon MTV," Leo says.Music videos haven't

completely vanished fromtelevision. They can still beseen on Fuse, VH1, MTVand Palladia, the high-defi-nition channel owned byMTV Networks. VanToffler, president of MTVNetworks Music and LogoGroup, says MTV net-works together play morevideos — about 600 hoursworth a week — than MTVdid in its video heyday.MTV puts its focus on

blending music video intoits programming, and hav-ing its online properties —which brought in more than53 million unique visitorsin August — work in tan-dem with its broadcast."The notion of infamy on

multiple screens has givenmusic videos a shot in thearm," says Toffler.Williams goes further: "I

don't know why anyonewould watch a music videoanywhere other than theInternet."

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She is too proud to begDear Dr. Brothers: I'm really worried about my sister. I think she's just one

or two paychecks away from losing her house. WheneverI offer her some help, she just smiles and says everythingis all right. She was always the kind of person who wouldpride herself on never asking anybody for anything. I don'twant to make her feel ashamed, but I also don't want her -- and her 7-year-old daughter -- out on the street! How canI make this right?

-- S.V.Dear S.V.: I am sure your sister appreciates your big heart, and she

is going to really appreciate whatever you can do for her.I don't know why she wouldn't accept your help, unless

she doesn't want to be a burden to you andhonestly feels that you can't afford to helpher without hurting yourself or your ownfamily, if you have one. Another possibili-ty is that she is working on a plan with herfinancial institution but doesn't want tobother you with all the details, and thingsreally will turn out all right. There aremany programs in place now for peoplewho are in trouble with their home pay-ments, and perhaps she is not as bad off as

you are imagining.That said, it probably would be worth it for you to make

one last attempt to help your sister out. First, make surethat you indeed can afford it, and that the lifeline you areplanning to throw her won't drag you down as well. If youcan afford to give her only a little help that she can neverrepay and that will not make a difference in the long run,she may just be trying to keep things simple. But if youcan painlessly help her save her home, tell her so. Theother option for you if your sister is too proud to takefinancial help is to offer to take her and your niece in ifworse does come to worst. She may take you up on thatone, as she will want the best for her daughter, and you arefamily. Then you can take it a step at a time.Dear Dr. Brothers: Last week I caught up with a friend I haven't seen in 20

years. While it was nice to catch up for a bit, I made themistake of giving him my e-mail address. Now he writesme every day and even has invited me over to his housefor dinner and to meet his family. We didn't even have thatmuch in common to begin with! How can I get him to justlay off a bit without hurting his feelings?

-- B.B.Dear B.B.: It is nice to catch up with old friends, and the Internet

has made reunions possible that never would have hap-pened just a generation ago. Everyone wants to find oldfriends, and in some cases, rekindle a romance or startanew with a relationship that went bad. It's very possiblethat your new "old friend" either wished he could havebeen closer to you back in high school but didn't have thesocial standing then, or was too shy. Or, he may havefound, after reconnecting, that you have a lot more in com-mon now than you used to -- or that he has changed, oryou have; in any case, he likes the idea of being yourfriend.What can you do in this situation? I would say just ride

it out. It could be that the novelty of having you as a linkto the past is what appeals to him. He may think that byintroducing you to his wife and family, he will give themsome insight into the guy he used to be. There is some-thing very compelling about being able to go back in time.Of course, it rarely works perfectly, because we don't staythe same person we were at 18. But you could representyouth and a simpler time, and as the novelty wears off, Ibelieve your new old friendship will simmer down a bit.But it wouldn't hurt to find some other classmates to hookhim up with. They might take some of the pressure off ofyou when it comes time to reminisce.

DR. JOYCEBROTHERS

Left for dead by MTV, music videos rebound on Web

By ANTHONY McCARTNEYAP ENTERTAINMENT WRITER

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears denied a body-guard's accusations that she sexually harassed him andabused her children, saying Thursday in a statement on herwebsite that authorities looked into his claims but found noreason to act.The statement said the pop singer and her attorney expect

Fernando Flores' sexual harassment and intentional inflic-tion of emotional distress lawsuit to be dismissed."This lawsuit is another unfortunate situation where

someone is trying to take advantage of the Spears familyand make a name for himself," the statement read. "TheDepartment of Children and Family Services conducted aproper investigation surrounding Mr. Flores' accusationsand have closed the case without further action."Spears did not say when the investigation was conducted

and the department doesn't release details of its inquiries.Flores claimed in his lawsuit that Spears repeatedly

exposed herself to him and made other unwanted sexualadvances. He also claimed she used his belt to discipline heryoung sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, and actedinappropriately in front of them.The bodyguard's employment with Spears appeared to be

brief — his court filings state he started working for her inFebruary, and by June he was no longer on her securitydetail.Flores also sued his former employer, Advanced Security

Concepts Corp. A woman who answered the company'sphone Wednesday declined to comment and refused to beidentified.Flores is seeking unspecified damages.Spears' ex-husband, Kevin Federline, has also denied

through his attorney that any abuse occurred and calledFlores' accusations "baseless."Attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan told The Associated Press

on Wednesday that if Federline believed the children werein danger, he would have stepped in already.

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W.Va. to get $136M from federal jobs law THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLESTON (AP) —West Virginia is expected toget $136 million from anemergency federal jobs billsigned into law last month.The package includes $81

million for the state'sMedicaid program and $55million for education. Thelegislation provides $10 bil-lion to school districts acrossthe nation to rehire laid-offteachers or to ensure thatmore teachers won't be let go,The Charleston Daily Mailreported Thursday.Gov. Joe Manchin signed a

federal application onWednesday for the state's

share of these one-time edu-cation dollars.West Virginia hasn't laid off

any teachers so the educationfunding is expected to beused for other things, such astutoring or summer school.West Virginia Federation of

Teachers President Judy HaleJudy Hale says the fundingmust be spent by spring 2012."It does not have to be used

for programs that are sustain-able, so you could put in asummer school for studentsand then, when the moneyruns out - and if you didn'thave the money to keep thatgoing - you wouldn't have to(have it again the next year),"Hale said. "But, in the mean-

time, you will have helpedsome children."David Haney, the executive

director of the West VirginiaEducation Association, saidhe hoped the money would beused for Advanced Placementcourses or things like upper-level math classes, as well astutoring and after-school pro-grams. He also would like tosee some of the money spenton training teachers.The money cannot be used

for pay raises. It can, howev-er, be used to contract withteachers to provide additionalservices, like teaching anafter-school program or sum-mer school or providing over-time mentoring.

By ISHTIAQ MAHSUDASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER

DERA ISMAIL KHAN,Pakistan (AP) —Two suspected U.S. missilestrikes hit militant targets innorthwestern Pakistan onWednesday, officials said,bringing to six the numberof such attacks in the regionin less than a week. At least10 suspected members of agroup attacking NATOforces in Afghanistan werekilled.The strikes happened

within hours of each otherin North Waziristan, a law-less region home to mili-tants battling foreign troopsjust across the border inAfghanistan, al-Qaida lead-ers plotting attacks in theWest and insurgents behindbombings in Pakistan.The militants have

stepped up their ownattacks in Pakistan in recentdays, just as the armyfocuses on helping millionsof victims from the worstfloods in the country's his-tory. Four big bombs havekilled at least 135 people inless than a week.The United States has

fired hundreds of missilesinto northwest Pakistanover the last 2½ years.American officials do notpublicly acknowledge suchstrikes, but have said pri-vately that they have killedseveral senior Taliban andal-Qaida militants andscores of foot soldiers.Critics say innocents are

also killed, fueling supportfor the insurgency.The first attack was on a

house in the village ofDande Darpa Khel nearMiran Shah, the main townin North Waziristan, twoPakistani intelligence offi-cials said on condition ofanonymity because theywere not authorized to talkto the media.The house was owned by

Maulvi Azizullah, a mem-ber of the Haqqani network,a militant group based inNorth Waziristan that U.S.military officials havecalled the most dangerousthreat to NATO troops inAfghanistan. Six militantswere killed, they said.The second missile hit a

car traveling a few miles(kilometers) from the bor-der, killing four people

associated with theHaqqani network, officialssaid. Zameedullah Wazir, aresident of Ambar Shaga,said he and others tried toget close to the vehicle, butwere told to leave byTaliban fighters whoarrived soon after in threevehicles.Pakistan's army has

launched several offensivesin the northwest over thelast two years, but has resis-ted moving into NorthWaziristan despite U.S.pressure. The Haqqani net-work has refrained fromlaunching attacks insidePakistan, and analystsbelieve the army viewsthem as an important tool tosecure its interests inAfghanistan once foreigntroops withdraw.Without a Pakistani mili-

tary offensive, the U.S. hashad to rely on drone strikesto battle the group.The Pakistani govern-

ment has publicly criticizedthe missiles strikes as viola-tions of its sovereignty, butis believed to help the CIAcarry out the attacks, espe-cially when they target mil-itants at war with Pakistan.

Suspected US missile attacks rock NW Pakistan

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHARLESTON (AP) —A state lawmaker attributesWest Virginia's high rate ofdisabled workers to smokingand other poor health habits.Sen. Dan Foster, D-

Kanawha, told theCharleston Daily Mail thatthe state's high smoking andobesity rates contribute toother health issues, includingdiabetes, chronic lung dis-ease, congestive heart failureand cancer.An August report by the

Social Security

Administration said morethan 5 percent of WestVirginia's population is con-sidered as disabled workers,the highest percentage in thenation."We have an unhealthy

population," Foster said."We have the highest per-centage of people withchronic disabilities, whetherthat's disabilities that areincurred in the workplace orrelated to chronic diseasesthat have occurred becauseof unhealthy habits of onesort or another."Foster said changing

behaviors isn't easy. Butthere are steps the state couldtake to improve residents'health, such as raising thecigarette tax and providingbetter education about nutri-tion and exercise.Another factor is the econ-

omy. A report released inJuly by the CongressionalBudget Office said thatwhen jobs are plentiful,some people who couldqualify for disability chooseto work. When jobs arescarce, some of those peopleturn to the disability pro-gram.

W.Va. disability rateattributed to bad habits

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