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Hur herald In my darkest days of being an alcoholic, his quiet voice spoke to me to hang on, believe and do good. HISTORIC ANNAMORIAH - Early Photos Of Community, Recollection Of Big Cats And Bear (10/08/2024) Folk lore says Annamoriah was named after an Indian woman named Pocahontas Anna Mariah Dye, allegedly of Native American descent, once living in Marietta, Ohio. - Bob Weaver. Cawthon and Ruth Frashure Cawthon. As I look back on my childhood up until I was six years old, I think I was one of the happiest and most contented kids in the world. , went to be with the Lord Saturday, Sept. Hur is on the back road from Mt. Zion, three AROUND THE BEND - "You Had To Learn Your Place" On Grannies Creek (10/08/2024) Remote Grannies Creek slowly moved into 20th Century. Zion: 12-29-2015: Ruth Lancaster, 86 - Grantsville Special to the Hur Herald. H. Our COTTRELL TOWN WAS AT THE "END OF THE HOLLER" - Once A Thriving Farm Community (06/22/2024) By Bob Weaver Most of Cottrell Town's residents now reside at Cottrell Cemetery Cottrell Town was at end of hollow More WILD AND WOOLY POLYTICKS - Noise, Confusion, Conflict And Chaos (11/07/2024) THE EPISTLES By Bob Weaver 2010 Former West Virginia Attorney General Chauncey H. (read tales of bear fork on hur herald). By Juanita Morris Hawkins, A West Virginia Native. 2022 - We returned to visit Nottingham IF WALLS COULD TALK (Part 2) - Hidden Tunnels, Works Of Art (01/09/2025) Since the demolition of the old town hall and fire house, more cut stone walls built during the Great Depression are exposed CALHOUN HOMES FILES TRESPASSING COMPLAINT AGAINST HUR HERALD - Herald Reporting On Meth Problems, Relocation Of Residents: 11-02-2018: MAN REPORTEDLY BEATEN WITH BAT BY MAN WEARING SKI MASK - Police/Responders Going To Leafbank Road: 11-02-2018: BOIL WATER ADVISORY INFORMATION: 11-02-2018: RITCHIE REBELS SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - Faces Of Poverty, Maggots To Copperheads (09/21/2024) By Bob Weaver. By Dave Peyton 2001. No electric and no water, and barely a road. Ruby Husk Craddock got her longtime wish to have "those double zeros" last June, meaning to live to be 100. 29, 2001, at his home with family present. TERRIBLE 1985 FLOOD YEARS AGO - "Watching Houses Float Over High Girder Bridge" (07/22/2024) By Bob Weaver. Given in July of 1997, and is reprinted in the Hur Herald with her permission. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2018: Carolyn J. He was born March 9, 1934 near Letter Gap, Gilmer County WV, the son of Elmer R. WHYSTELL - Sand Ridge: 12-29-2001 A few weeks ago, in national statistics, Calhoun WV had the 3rd highest number of outbreak cases in the nation, while the Hur Herald could not confirm the cause of the outbreak or get a statement verifying it. Browning Jr. By Bob Weaver See HUR HERALD stories about Booger Hole. It marks the beginning of perhaps the largest capital campaign in the school's history. John Rogers. A RETURN TO NOTTINGHAM MOUNTAIN - Family Came To Strange Creek 1823, "We've Lived A Blessed Life" (04/08/2024) By Bob Weaver. Its post office has closed. CALHOUN'S POOR FARM - There Was No Place To Go (08/30/2024) Front section of Poor Farm House still exists along Bull River Road . People who had the same love of their land. Still standing, a last "soldier" is the White Pine school. Former Calhoun Sheriff Jeff Starcher is now the Chief of Police of Spencer, (shown above) being sworn in by Mayor Terry Williams. The Pine Creek casing WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Man Arrested For Dueling Death (05/01/2007) SHOOTING NEIGHBORS - A fight between neighbors has resulted in murder in Logan County. Holland Herald inspires readers to travel the world in a more conscious way and to support WILLARD, WOOLLY WORMS OR THE FARMER'S ALMANAC - Whose On First For Winter Weather? CAWTHON'S CATHARSIS - I've Never in My Life Visited a Barista! A PUZZLING Kutz came to Calhoun in the 1970s to photograph their endeavors, and while here took photographs in the Grantsville area, which he has released for publication on the Hur Herald. Olive Methodist Church which was established in 1879. Zion, A. I ponder these questions as I read of all the people who struggled to live and die there in Calhoun County in the Hur Herald's archives. T. "It's domain by the mighty, coupled with unfettered deregulation. They moved from near Hur WVA to a big farm near Marietta, Ohio. 'ORIGINAL' PEOPLE OFFER ETERNAL HOPE - Dave Peyton (01/03/2024) EMMA METZ HAS DIED RESTING IN BEAR FORK WILDERNESS. SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - They Clamored To Hur's Bus Stop, Travails Of School Bus Ridin' 01-27-2025: 1950'S LIFE ALONG ARNOLDSBURG'S MAIN DRAG - 'Memories, Daydreams Of A Better Time' From The Hur Herald Archives, Give Us Bigger Frogs: 01-22-2025: 2023: CALHOUN'S "HOG KNOB BOY" DR. Cawthon, 86, of Morgantown, passed away on December 2, 2020, at Sundale Nursing Home. By Eva Margaret Carnes West Virginia Review January 1944 Welcome to Calhoun County Park! Grantsville, WV Upcoming Events July 2022 August 2022 Concert at the Park!August 5th, 2022 Get your Ronnie McDowell Tickets Now with PayPal! Ticket Prices: $10 General Admission Ticket Pre Jack D. He liked it here around Hur, strongly connected to place and the fruits of his labor. When did I sleep? The answer? MYSTERIOUS GREEN ORB FRIGHTENS HUR SPOTTERS - Sightings 30 Years Apart : 01-26-2025: REMEMBERING: HISTORIC MT. Date Published: Article: 06-01-2016: OBITUARY PUBLICATION DISCONTINUED WITH STOPPING DAILY HUR HERALD PUBLISHING Oil and gas businessman Alvin Engleke, told The Hur Herald many of the new leases being signed in Calhoun and the area do not have free gas rights. John Rogers Stormed Through Life (01/07/2025) H. Frozen, like most Calhoun communities, has faded into memory. THE HUR-PINE CREEK NEWS 1930- A Fight At Hur Over Hay (11/07/2024) Extracted from old county newspapers, circa 1930-40's: Several folks from Hur attended the baptizing at Bell's Run, Sunday. County businesses advertising in the Centennial program, L. Charleston Columnist L. COTTRELL TOWN WAS AT THE "END OF THE HOLLER" - Once A Thriving Farm Community (06/22/2024) By Bob Weaver . The mystery of a place name in Calhoun - Lowther - has been solved after many years. 2022: THE LONG ROAD HOME AFTER 50 YEARS -Alice Falls Returns To Humble Beginnings (01/07/2025) Alice returns to the Roane County backwoods, about as far as you can stick a butcher knife "I know most American's thought the ruling would help out WalMart, but we can use it right here in Hur," he told the Herald. "We also learn that Bob's labor of love is running the Hur Herald," he wrote. Population never exceeded 40. Most of Cottrell Town's residents now reside at Cottrell Cemetery HELP HELP HELP: DONATIONS NEEDED TO HELP KEEP HERALD ON-LINE FOR 29TH YEAR (09/10/2024) Bob Weaver Sept. The elder Totten said he was delighted to have a visit from The Hur Herald. Date Published: Article: 12-30-2015: Inez V. sunday on herald: dozens of stories about ole calhoun high: 07-06-2019: sign-up for calhoun youth football today: 07-06-2019: local broadband feasibility plan awaits approval : 07-06-2019: roane men charged for driving dui revoked : 07-06-2019: hur herald sunday - stories about ole houner high: 07-06-2019: flash flood watch for calhoun through LOOKING BACK 2001 - A Few Highlights From The Hur Herald: 12-29-2024: HUR HERALD NEWS 2002 - A Few Interesting Highlights From The Year That Was: 12-29-2024: MYSTERY OF THE UPSIDE DOWN ICICLES REVEALED: 12-29-2024: LOOKING BACK TOP STORIES - Hur Herald 1999-2002: 12-29-2024: GOVERNOR BOREMAN SLEPT HERE - His Mammoth Bed There are 478 matches for the year 2015:. "Charlotte just got her a computer to get the news," he said. It has now been 38 years since the devastating flood of 1985 impacted West Virginia. " Which year would you like to see obituary archives from: 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 UPDATE: WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Parkersburg Physician Arrested For Wife's Shooting (04/11/2011) Wood county authorities have arrested Dr. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2005: Wilbur Duane Haught, 64 - Big Springs: 12-31-2005 FORMER CALHOUN SHERIFF SPENCER'S NEW POLICE CHIEF (01/12/2022) Former Calhoun Sheriff being sworn in as Spencer's new Police Chief. Nov. I'm not sure why my heart still yearns for that soil of my youth, longing for a time machine to take John Kelley, Amos Ash, James Hickman and B. ZION DRIVE-IN SCREEN WENT DARK IN 2015 From The Hur Herald Archives, Give Us Bigger Frogs: 01-22-2025: 2023: CALHOUN'S "HOG KNOB BOY" DR. District Judge Irene Berger Thursday to 10 months in federal 2024: CALHOUN ONE OF SIX WV COUNTIES EXTREME DROUGHT (08/17/2024) The current U. Once in awhile, I find something that reminds me of why I continue to live here. The church was moved about four feet off its foundation. of Charleston has died at the age of 75. Powered by BLOX Content Management System from BLOX Digital. Ruby on her last trip into the deep, remote hollow near Hur where she was born and grew up. John Ralsten, 74, a well-known retired Wood County physician, for allegedly shooting and killing his wife, Carol Ralsten, 70. We don't hold that against them. S. Extreme drought conditions A CHILD'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH (08/29/2018) A CHILD'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH By Juanita Morris Hawkins, A West Virginia Native As I look back on my childhood up until I was six years old, I think I was COTTRELL TOWN WAS AT THE "END OF THE HOLLER" - Once A Thriving Farm Community (06/22/2024) By Bob Weaver . Pamela Taylor was sentenced by U. Compiled by Norma Knotts Shaffer, Editor of the Herald's "Photo of the Day" and "Moments in Time" After four long years the nation was finally at peace and World War II was over. The church fathers and sisters just jacked it up and replaced the foundation at its newer location. "Royalty holders need to proceed with extreme caution before signing with The Clay Communicator and the Hur Herald first published the story, with the Herald getting a record number of visitors, 500,000. It is a lovely place around the church. Then, Grandad and Grandmother moved on a large farm owned by a doctor who lived in Cleveland, Ohio. By Bob Weaver 2004 . hur herald's tales of bear fork: remembering: music icon "papa fiddle" lester mccumbers - "he was real, loved music" 01-30-2025: 2015: calhoun music icon lester mccumbers passes at 93 - "i've lived a simple life, close to the earth, an honest record" 01-30-2025: calhoun's mountain music icon lester mccumbers teaching at wv string band fest: 01 On her 86th birthday, Ruby Kyer Burkhimer returned from Ohio to her Bear Fork wilderness home, telling the Hur Herald, "They were always telling tales about Jesse James killing people in Bear Fork, but there were lots of other treacherous stories about people getting murdered, many which which were true. Twenty years ago, the Hur Herald started as a joke among he and his friends who live What Makes THC Gummies Stand Strong Against Shifting Consumer Trends? The Herald-Dispatch. Holbert's of Big Bend, Alfred's Grocery of Orma, Weaver's Store of Arnoldsburg, Miller and Metz Store of Orma, and Holly Nester's Store of Millstone. Outbuilding has deer heads, snapping turtle shells and catfish heads CALIFORNIA WIRT COUNTY OIL GHOST TOWN ON STAUNTON-PARKERSBURG TURNPIKE - California Hotel-Tavern Had 25 Rooms Before 1850 (11/01/2024) FEW MARKERS LEFT TO RECALL A BUSY SPOT 175 YEARS AGO 81 years ago: white pine swept away - "dearest little town in the world," floods took toll in 1930s (10/11/2024) high water rushed out of tributaries of white pine on june 11, 2021, a small taste of tragic floods that struck community 81 years ago MACFARLAN'S HISTORY EXCEEDS BAWDY REPUTATION - A Photographic Look Back (07/01/2024) Workers pile on steam engine of "Calico Road" train, likely headed for Cairo 17 miles CALHOUN'S COURTHOUSE WARS - A Bitter Dispute (12/16/2023) ILL FEELINGS LINGER AFTER 150 YEARS. Carr, 86 - Mt. John Rogers By Bob Weaver H. With few residents residing in uptown Joker, Gary found Basil Carl "Bub" Brown, LARRY McCALLISTER DRAWINGS - Calhoun Places Remembered (05/30/2024) For several years, the Calhoun artist, Larry McCallister, rendered pen and ink drawings of country scenes and local landmarks, some of which were done from historic photographs. But it wasn't practical. CALHOUN BOYS STUCK IN MUD - "Somebody Do Something About Them Roads" (01/25/2025) Young Calhoun boys stuck in mud in 1920-30s with their favorite The twenty-one-year-old Hur boy stayed nearly ten years, timbering the mighty virgin trees in camps at Cass, Widell, Stony Bottom, Durbin and even spent some time at Rainelle in Greenbrier County, according to his son Denver Roberts. We would often visit dad's sister, Aunt Ruby and Uncle Howard Craddock who lived in a log house which was very comfortable. It has been over 60 years since the government's War on Poverty was launched in West Virginia. SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - Flamboyant, Irascible H. R. A. There are 292 matches for the year 2005:. Kyle III displays rattlesnake hide. ZION DRIVE-IN SCREEN WENT DARK IN 2015 - Did Not Open For 63rd Season, A Victim Of It is the home of a widely read Internet newspaper, the Hur Herald, established in 1996 by Bob Weaver. SUNNY CAL JOURNAL: ODE TO L. HUR NEWS - New Mayor A Visionary, Stimulus Cash Will Build Hur's Liposuction And Soap Factory (07/26/2024) By Bob Weaver. During the 1800s and early 1900s, an early Calhoun map denotes several family or community hand dug coal mines, the coal was used for the heating of homes. " HISTORIC 600-ACRE FAIRFAX FARM RETURNS TO WILDERNESS - Wirt-Calhoun Backwoods Has Many Tales (10/16/2024) The late Charles McCoy of Elizabeth looks over the expansive Fairfax HUR HERALD'S TALES OF BEAR FORK: BEAR FORK TALES: Thieves Blew Safe Plum To The Creek (05/18/2022) Thieves blew safe out the back of Knotts and Lauson Store on Frozen, across the bottom, into the creek (Hur Herald Photo 2006) By Bob Weaver 2006. Patrcia and Sue Siers greeting hay wagon in 1949, with help from cows MYSTERY SOLVED: LOCATION LOWTHER, CALHOUN COUNTY - Site Of Fling Family Dying From Gas-Oil Explosion (07/28/2024) By Bob Weaver. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2019: Ethel Mae Boggs, 79, of Spencer: 12-30-2019 During my childhood days of church going, he was the man who came to Hur to marry and bury, preach the Sunday sermons, baptize, eat Sunday dinner and come in times of trouble. HUR HERALD'S FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS: 12-07-2009: YOUTH ADVANTAGE SENDS CHRISTMAS CARDS TO IRAQ: 12-07-2009: UPDATE:CONTRACTOR'S RESTRAINING ORDER BEFORE COURT - Caswell Claims Bid Interference, Calhoun's $5. CALHOUN ONCE HAD WORLD'S LARGEST CARBON BLACK FACTORY (11/27/2024) Cabot's carbon black plant, once the world's largest, running full throttle in early 1900s. By Bob Weaver. JAMES BEALL MADE MARK IN BIG WORLD - Science To Poetry: Hur is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. The Herald has a lengthy archives, going back to 2000, including thousands of stories Weaver runs the Hur Herald, a website catering to Calhoun County and the 7,000 or so people that live there. Ruby, born in the deep backwoods near Hur, celebrated her 100th birthday in June. Drought Monitor indicates portions of West Virginia are experiencing extreme conditions. ANDERSON - Extraordinary West Virginia Writer (12/11/2024) REMEMBERING A TALENT. We take time to remember the Village of Hur, the corporate headquarters of the Hur Herald, as it has stopped its 25 years of reporting news and continues to present people and history tales. While Columbia Energy, drillers of most of the Roane County wells, has said they are not JOE ALLEN CRADDOCK - Spencer (09/30/2001) Joe Allen Craddock, 67, of Spencer, W. In the first edition of the Hur Herald we reminisced, "Urban people, so it seems, are forced to think more about themselves, living in faceless cities, geared to rapid transit lives. Zion, Siers Brothers of Chloe, Harley McCoy of Hur, Donald Gunn of Mt. " . J. Most of Cottrell Town's residents now reside at Cottrell Cemetery CALHOUN'S POOR FARM - There Was No Place To Go (08/30/2024) Front section of Poor Farm House still exists along Bull River Road . Renee Boyd, significant other of now imprisoned Then starting the Hur Herald in 1996, rising from bed to cover fires, accidents and murders, never missing a beat for 25 years, while also being a county commissioner for 18 years. visual storytelling through breathtaking photography, innovative content and highquality design. HUR NEWS - Man Invents Solar Powered ATV, Calhoun's Economy "Most Improved" 01-29-2025 CAWTHON'S CATHARSIS - It Ain't Gambling; It's About Establishing Friendships Hur Herald is a newspaper that covers news, history, and culture of Calhoun County, West Virginia. HISTORY OF MY COMMUNITY - Arnoldsburg By Mattie Starcher Carper (08/02/2024) This is a brief history of Arnoldsburg written by the late Mattie Starcher Carper, a Calhoun school teacher. Friend, 84, of Georgia, formerly of Parkersburg WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB - Charleston Meth Murder, Killer Road Rage (04/24/2021) METH MURDER - Police say a man killed in a Thursday evening shooting on Charleston's West Side was sparked by an argument over methamphetamine. Ike and Sue Morris' generosity stunned a small audience at their Glenville home Saturday evening, as their $5-million pledge to Glenville State College was announced. 2 Mil Water Project: 12-07-2009: WV KNIFE AND GUN CLUB: 12-07-2009 There are 404 matches for the year 2019:. Va. WV MUSICIAN "MIKE MORNINGSTAR: HERES TO THE WORKING MAN" FILM - Free Special Showing GSC Fine Arts Friday (08/02/2018) "Mike Morningstar: Here's to the Working Man. Hur Herald is a newspaper that covers the history and events of Calhoun County, West Virginia. Justice of Millstone, Kelley's Store of Mt. The old church was almost destroyed many years ago by a West Fork flood, being washed from its foundation. Poor farm has pauper cemetery with little flat land, no personal monuments HISTORIC ANNAMORIAH - Early Photos Of Community, Recollection Of Big Cats And Bear (10/08/2024) Folk lore says Annamoriah was named after an Indian woman named Pocahontas Anna Mariah Dye, allegedly of Native American descent, once living in Marietta, Ohio. Date Published: Article: 12-31-2001: VELDA M. Calhoun's servicemen were returning home to resume their lives, shortages were beginning to ease and the nation was converting to peace-time economy. REMEMBERING: HISTORIC MT. MOUNTAIN MID-WIFE DELIVERED OVER 3,000 BABIES. People who were of the same heart and mind as my grandparents. There are 340 matches for the year 2001:. Shortly thereafter, Adam Heckert and his family settled at Troy, but it was in 1816 that Major William Stalnaker, who was in the War of 1812, chose a a steep hillside above Barnes Run, a short distance from Hur By Bob Weaver. HUR HERALD E-MAIL NOW WORKING - Main Site Returning To Normal: 02-04-2021: BRUTAL, VIOLENT BRAXTON MURDER OF 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD REPORTED - Stepfather Charged: 02-04-2021: WEDNESDAY WV COVID-19 REPORT - 27 Deaths, 535 New Cases, 177,000 WV Citizens Register For Vaccine, Not Enough To Go Around : 02-04-2021: AROUND THE BEND - Magnificent Crucifixion Statue, Faded Santa Clara German-Swiss Community (03/31/2024) Magnificent statue of crucifixion is just around the bend There are 517 matches for the year 2018:. A crank'em up single wire phone company that served a large area that operated into the 1960s and the Mt. Ash (Hur Herald Photo 2005) Early 1900 photo of Oscar Ash house on White Pine, a village that once had 350 residents. A CHILD'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH (08/29/2018) A CHILD'S FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH DEATH. "Royalty holders need to proceed with extreme caution before signing with these companies," he said. WILSON DOUGLAS, OLD-TIME CLAY APPALACHIAN MUSICIAN AND STORY TELLER - Fiddler Wilson Douglas was born in 1922 on a farm in rural Clay County in an area known as Rush Fork (Booger Hole). Browse the archive of articles from 2024 and previous years, featuring stories about coal Come visit the Herald, read a spell and reflect on life in the mountains of West Virginia. 1, 2024. Logan County Sheriff Eddie Hunter says 52-year-old Robbie Oil and gas businessman Alvin Engleke, told The Hur Herald many of the new leases being signed in Calhoun and the area do not have free gas rights. " The village once had three stores and two grist mills. There are 202 matches for the year 2016:. Gary wrote about his visit with the Hur Herald, learning how Joker got its name. Poor farm has pauper cemetery with little flat land, no personal monuments This article was submitted by Lola B. " "Today, I'm announcing a new economic development program to bring jobs to Hur and Calhoun County, and I'm seeking the support of every member of the Council for Social Improvement and SUNNY CAL JOURNAL - Flamboyant, Irascible H. FLASHBACK 2004: A RETURN TO CLAY'S MURDER MOUNTAIN - "All Hell Broke Loose," Dangerous Times (11/22/2024) IT'S NOW QUIET ON MURDER MOUNTAIN. Cawthon, 86, Morgantown WV (12/03/2020) Jack D. JAMES BEALL MADE MARK IN BIG WORLD - Science To Poetry: hur herald ceases news after 25th anniversary: 'ya got it all wrong' - herald foibles, perseverance and rewards (09/03/2024) while the herald ceased doing news after 25 years, we're now attempting our 29th year with people and history stories, in CALHOUN SIERS FAMILY: FARM LIFE WAS WORK, WORK, WORK, THEN MORE WORK (12/04/2024) The Siers Homestead in the edge of Bear Fork Wilderness. He always wanted to go back to his ancestral Coon ridge and build a house, right close to where his granddaddy, Harrison Coon, built a log cabin last century. " "People in rural communities hold their way of life close to their bosoms, like some people cling to diamonds and pearls. That outbreak was centered on individuals attending the girl's state basketball tournament. Browse the latest articles on topics such as obituaries, wildlife, sports, politics, and more. She died Thursday at Minnie Hamilton Health System in Grantsville. Anderson, twice a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize, died at age 83 in 2004, his millions of words falling silently into history. Although her roots are in Widen and Dille, she now resides in Frametown, Braxton County, West Virginia where she writes for the Braxton News. John Rogers, originally from Reader WV, was an acquaintance for at least 35 years. Facing numerous challenges over the years, the Hur Herald kicks off its 29th year, starting in 1996 with hard copies and then going to the Internet, discontinuing news coverage in 2021, but still continuing to do people and history stories, plus the Herald lost one the photo of the two women. "I know most American's thought the ruling would help out WalMart, but we can use it right here in Hur," he told the Herald. We would visit them on the weekends. [2] Named after novel "Ben Hur. hplueyovyzgexpuxrccdojlcuatqqxdnpnmsjruxccgiuipaxq