Saturday, July 4, 2009 One Section -- 12 Pages • 50 cents • Volume 97 – No. 159 (USPS 684-800) • Williamson, W.Va. • www.williamsondailynews.com OBITUARIES • Ernestine Varney • Charles Varney • L.C. Blankenship 2By CHAjRLOaTTE SANiDERlS edthird individiualnis sought iPn con - iDepkartmente, Sgt. G.P.rDotson and bmornibng befeore Crhief y Mingo Senior Writer nection with the same burglary Patrolman Jimmy Smith, County Magistrate Eugene Crum See page 6A and robbery of the Family Dollar announced the arrests of John and remanded to Southwestern WILLIAMSON — Two Mingo Store at Sidney, Ky. William Fields, 44, of Williamson Regional Jail near Holden in lieu County men are behind bars on Lt. C.D. Rockel, who worked Towers in East Williamson, and of $3,000 bond each. charges of receiving and trans - on the case throughout Thursday Arvil Martin, 49, of Dan's Branch Meanwhile, Kentucky State porting stolen property from night along with two other officers near Chattaroy. South Kentucky to West Virginia, and a of the Williamson Police The pair was arraigned Friday See DOLLAR page 6 Korea: Revitalizing Vinson North FIRE WORKS! July 4 fires Pikeville — around dark Gilbert - around missle dark SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea fired seven ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defi - ance to the United States on Debarton its Independence Day. The launches, which came two days after North Korea changes fired four short-range cruise missiles, will likely further escalate tensions in the venue for region as the U.S. tries to muster support for tough (Staff Photo/CHARLOTTE enforcement of the latest SANDERS) 38 public housing July 4 U.N. Security Council reso - Trees shade the See MISSLE page 6 sidewalks that units to reopen surround the five activities buildings of Daily News Staff Report Williamson Terrace on By CHARLOTTE SANDERS Fourth of July events are as tradition - Vinson Street. cost $1.5 million, said Lusk. Senior Writer "Initial funding in the amount of al to residents of Delbarton as baseball showing the and apple pie. However, sometimes tra - New beauty of the 38- $442,572 has been secured through unit housing After closure of the Williamsoin a stimulus grant from HUD (U.S. ditions change and this small hamlet is voting complex which Terrace in 2002, the Housing Department of Housing and Urban no exception as the location for this is undergoing a Authority of the City of Williamson Development). The remainder of year’s activities is being switched. $1.5 million is reopening the city's landmark the funding will be secured through This year residents of Delbarton will program makeover with public housing facility, Housing HUD Capital Funds," Lusk report - gather in the downtown area for their housing authori - Director Vicki Lusk announced yes - ed. Independence Day celebration. In past ty plans calling terday. The 38-unit, single-family hous - years, according to Jeana Curry, city ready for for a reopening activities director, the functions have by the spring of The reopening calls for remodel - ing and renoavations in a project to been held at Millstone Park. 2010. See HOUSING page 6 She said all the day’s events will review begin at 6 p.m. the annual picnic featur - SPECIAL TO ing a menu of hot dogs, hamburgers, THE DAILY NEWS Gilbert’s council takes oath CHARLESTON — The See DELBARTON page 6 proposed rules for the Vote By Mail Pilot Program are available for public com - ment on the Secretary of State’s Web site. Deputy The program is divided into two phases. accused of The legislation to allow municipalities to partici - sending nude pate in the Vote By Mail Pilot Program passed dur - photos to teen ing the 2009 Legislative FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — A Session. Marion County sheriff's deputy has The proposed rule for been charged with sending photos of Phase One says each Class himself posing naked to a 17-year-old IV municipality (fewer girl's cell phone. than 2,000 people) wishing A criminal complaint filed in Marion to conduct early voting by (Photos submitted) County Magistrate Court charged Cpl. mail instead of in person Mingo Circuit Judge Mike Thornsbury (black robe) Joseph B. McKinney with felony distri - must adopt an ordinance swore in June 23 newly elected members of the bution and display of obscene matter to expressing that intent. The Gilbert Town Council — Mayor Vivian Livingood, a minor. McKinney, a Worthington resi - municipality must then also to the left, and Councilwoman Penny Sammons dent, posted $5,000 bond Thursday after notify the Secretary of (seated); Councilman Todd Westfall, State Police arrested him. State’s office no later than Councilwoman Sharon Murphy, Judge Thornsbury, Marion County Sheriff Joe Carpenter January 31 of the year of Councilman Chris Turner, Councilman Randy says the 43-year-old McKinney has Livingood and Recorder Michael Fox (in back). been placed on administrative leave. See REVIEW page 6 THANK Cecil Hunt of Pinsonfork, KY WEATHER View the YOU … for subscribing to the Daily News Tonight: Partial cloudiness early, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 82F. Winds light INSIDE and variable. Chance of rain 50 per - cent. online Classifieds . 9 Entertainment . 7 Tomorrow: Variable clouds with scat - Comics . 10 Obituaries . 6 tered thunderstorms. Low 64F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60 www.williamsondailynews.com Editorial . 4 Sports . 5 percent. Williamson Daily News 2 – – Saturday, July 4, 2009 “O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel before the Lord our maker.” - Psalms 95:6 WEEKLY DEVOTION I am free at last — I think My granddaughter, April, seems to have given of themselves for us to bask in it. We get to stay on top as the most powerful every person in existence. That means that captured the drama of freedom every time she I will, however, take a moment to remind all nation in the world. The truth is that when when Martin Luther King spoke of that pre - escapes from her nemesis, the crib. She runs of us that our Constitution and our Declaration God created everything, he said it was good cious freedom, it was intended for everyone. through the room saying, “I’m free, I’m free,” of Independence are being represented proud - and at the If this is true, then we need to under - at least until the next time she has to take a nap ly by those brave soldiers. It seems a shame conclusion of stand about real independence for all or go to bed. that we have such a problem giving credit that creation people everywhere. At any rate, it reminds me as she frolics where it is really due. he said it was This kind of independence can through her freedom of how we sometimes God gives us resources and abilities that very good. come only through obedience to think we’re free just because we escape that help us make right choices. God gives us Maybe we God’s will. Jesus either died for all one single event that temporarily gives us a minds to develop everything we have and sus - should give mankind or he didn’t. If he did, and I moment to breathe in this old world of trials tains those choices with strength to build what some thought think the scripture is pretty explicit, and tribulations. The freedom that we so enjoy is needed to produce and defend this great about this then our independence is a direct as a society is evident because many men and nation. Unfortunately, we seem to think that thing called result of his sacrifice before anything women have worked hard in sacrifice to make America is the only place God loves. indepen - else. it happen. God created the Heavens and the Earth - dence from Jesus, in his proverbial way, shout - Even today, we are still trying to fight for THE EARTH. He loves it all and wants the God’s per - ED LOCKARD ed from the cross, “Free at last, free at our freedom. I would need much more time same thing for other countries as he does ours. spective. last, thank God Almighty you are free and more than one newspaper article to We seem to forget that just because people in Don’t get Hardy Church of Christ at last!” I do appreciate the freedom express how much we appreciate that freedom other places have made terrible choices that me wrong. I truly love America, I just happen mankind has given, but without God, we have and somehow render thanks to those who have we have to judge them accordingly. to believe the Bible when it says Jesus died for no real freedom! Join Us For Services... CHURCH NOTES America United Baptist Church of announces services: Sunday school 10:30 a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m.; Delbarton, W.Va., holds on Kermit United Baptist Church con - at 10:30 a.m., morning worship at 11 first Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.; and Wednesdays Bible Study at 7 p.m., ducts the following services: Sunday a.m. and evening worship at 6 p.m.; fourth Sunday at 6:30 p.m and singing practice at 8 p.m. school at 10 a.m. and morning ser - Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 Sunday services include Sunday vice at 11 a.m.; and Wednesday p.m.; and young peoples at 7 p.m. Open Bible Free Will Baptist FREDDIEʼS school at 10 a.m. and church ser - Prayer service at 7 p.m. on Fridays. Church, Slaters Branch, Ky., Service vice at 11 a.m.