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War on Drugs hits Home By Justin Waybright
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A Path Less Traveled
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MILTON -Within a two-mile radius of city hall, people walk alleys and side streets with two things on their minds: drugs and money. These criminals conduct business 24-hours-day, 365-days-ayear. For many dealers, their home is their office. Used needles, remnants of meth labs, pill residue and empty alcohol bottles litter their tables and floors. Their phones ring off the hook, and drug deals take place throughout the city. Pieces of brown plywood hang on windows and doors of three buildings, only yards apart from one another. The aftermath of meth labs contaminates the inside of the rooms. They are ruined. These three buildings stand to remind Milton Police officers that they are in the middle of something threatening to tarnish the city’s reputation: the never-ending war on drugs. It’s a business of give-and-take, and the consequences are life threatening. One wrong move or mere word can lead to prison, hospitalization and death. Recently, one man almost died after abusing a powerful painkiller. On Oct. 10, just seconds from Main St., James Lee Dailey suffered 3rd degree burns on more than 30 percent of his body after allegedly injecting Fentanyl. Three children were present at the time. One was six-years-old. EMS responders arrived at 1:20 p.m., at a residence on 38 Damon Ave., to find 35-year-old Dailey clinging to life. SEE DRUGS ON PAGE 10
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By Justin Waybright justin@thecabellstandard.com
BARBOURSVILLE - Through the cold, wintery air, along the wealthy avenues of this thriving village, a man stands alone. Behind businesses, through alleyways and on street corners, this meager man roams. The sidewalks of U.S. Route 60 are his home. Drivers pass by a scraggly bearded man, pushing an overworked bicycle and a rickety buggy full of clothes, food and basic necessities. A tired hat with an American Flag on it covers the man’s grey hair. More than 20 tattered Kroger bags, full of collected items, hang onto the handlebars of his aging transportation.
Dave Norton stands in front of his life. Everything he owns is behind him, piled into plastic bags, stuffed into a buggy and hanging from his bicycle. He has nothing, but on the inside, he feels rich. This Barboursville wanderer is out to prove that he can make it without materialistic necessities. Photo by Justin Waybright. His frost-nipped fingers reach into a withered shirt
pocket and pull out a tiny book that is wrinkled and faded by
time. He holds the worn New Testament to his heart tightly. “This is my treasure,” he says with tears flooding his eyes. Some men and women stop to give him money. Others pass by him. To most people, this way of life is incomprehensible, but to Dave Norton, it’s all he knows. The former Navy veteran and Kenova resident did not always live like this. In 2004, Norton suffered a heart attack that nearly took his life. His weight, vision and memory are still damaged from it. He was in and out of the hospital constantly. Unpaid medical bills still linger, but Norton remains positive. SEE PATH ON PAGE 4
Cabell Midland falls short of state championship, 38-14 By Bishop Nash For The Cabell Standard
WHEELING- Cabell Midland's first shot at a state title ended sullenly on Wheeling Island Saturday afternoon as the Knights fell to the now threetime Class-AAA state champion Martinsburg Bulldogs. Midland was backed into a deep hole early and struggled throughout the contest to gain a grip. “We didn't come out good early and we made some mistakes,” Cabell Midland head coach Luke Salmons said. “You can't do that against them. They're a great, great football team.” The Knights struggled to contained the potent Bulldogs on both sides of the ball. The
Knights Lowell Farley (32) has just completed a 68 yard run to set up the Knights 1st score of the game. David Gaydoez (2) goes in from the 1 yard line. Leading the way is Knights OT Josh Baisden. Molina kick, Gaydoez hold, score Midland 7, Martinsburg 21, 2nd quarter, 9:08. Photo by Jim Parsons defense gave up a season-high
425 yards while the offense
produced a season-low 247 total yards. The rushing tandem of David Gaydosz and Lowell Farley accounted for the vast majority of those yards, each racking up over 100 yards in the contest. “That's the best team we've played all year by far,” Gaydosz said. “They have so many athletes and they're wellcoached.” Martinsburg quarterback Cookie Clinton threw two touchdowns in the and rushed for another on his way to becoming Class-AAA championship MVP. Ohio Bobcat committee Cedric Brown caught both of Clinton's passes and finished with 74 receiving yards on four catches. SEE MIDLAND ON PAGE 16
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