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Teacher turned Author Launches New Book at Cox Landing Elementary
Former Miss W.Va. wins big on Wheel of Fortune By Justin Waybright justin@thecabellstandard.com
Robin Ramey, a Cabell County Schools Instructional Coach who previously taught at Barboursville Middle School, has authored a new children’s book and celebrated with students and colleagues at Cox Landing Elementary on Thursday, October 18, 2012. Ramey’s book, Butternut Moon, is a story of adventure involving a girl, a, dog, and a ghost. It is based on the real-life childhood experiences of her mother in Appalachia in the early 1940’s. Butternut Moon is the true story of a family's search to find itself and hold onto love amid wrenching change from a comSEE BOOK ON PAGE 9
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ONA – Family and friends sat eagerly by the television at 7p.m., Monday, Oct. 22 to watch a childhood dream become reality for their own Jessi Pierson. Excitement filled the living room as Wheel of Fortune began its airing. “Here it is!” Pierson’s fiancé Ben Jurevicius said. Host Pat Sajak and modelVanna White appeared on the family’s TV set. Sajak introduced the nervous, but happy Salt Rock Elementary School Teacher, Pierson to the nation on the show’s “Teachers Week” episode. Her family’s eyes were glued to the television set as
Jessi Pierson’s family gathers around their TV to watch her perform on Wheel of Fortune Monday, Oct. 22. The first-grade teacher at Salt Elementary won $14,500 and a trip to Antigua. Photo by Justin Waybright. she spoke about them, her students and fiancé on national television.
During the 30-minute show, the first-grade teacher gradually began solving puzzles, and her
prize winnings grew. By the end of the show, she had won $14,500 and a trip to Antigua. “We’re excited because the money we won can be used for our wedding,” Pierson said. “We will have our honeymoon with the trip to Antigua that we won.” The former Miss WV recalled the weeks leading up to herWheel of Fortune performance. She said it began with an audition in Charleston. “It was intense,” she said. “The judges kept making cuts, cuts and cuts.” After the rigorous 6-audition set, Pierson was told, that if she was chosen to come on the show, she would receive a letter in the SEE WHEEL ON PAGE 11
Human Skeletal Remains found in Ona By Justin Waybright justin@thecabellstandard.com
ONA - The scene last week was something out of a horror movie, as local authorities investigated skeletal remains found in the woods. A resident called the Cabell County Sheriff ’s Department Sunday afternoon, October 21st, when he stumbled upon a skull resting on a tree-covered hillside near the 3500 block of Wire Branch Road. Deputies, FBI agents and members of the local coroner’s office rushed to the scene. Cabell County Sheriff ’s Lt. S.W. Minor said deputies were not sure how long the remains had been there. He said the remains were about 90 percent decomposed when law
Cabell County Sheriff Deputies search the land where human remains were found on Sunday, October 21. The investigation to the cause of death and identity of the deceased continues. Photo by Justin Waybright. enforcement found them. “It was not buried, and did not appear to have been posi-
tioned by anyone,” the Lt. from Ona’s field office said. “We have talked to people in
the neighborhood. But nobody has come forward with info to what has transpired.” It’s a waiting game as deputies continue to expand their search area for clues to explain the cause of death and the identity of the deceased. Crews have increased their search area to more than 40 acres of leaf-covered land. “The terrain and environment is tough,” Minor said. “The leaves make it a challenge.” Following the initial discovery, law enforcement officials used leaf blowers to aid in uncovering clues at the scene. Deputies did find evidence, but were reluctant to comment this early in their investigation. The question of foul play reSEE SKELETON ON PAGE 9
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