Ginseng roots fuel family business and wild harvests
The article profiles Holmes and Smith tracing a ginseng and herb business from its 1930s origins in Richlands and Jewell Ridge to a modern salvage operation. It notes high prices, legal rules on transport, and Appalachian lore. West Virginia diggers like Teddy Vance share years of practice and caution about sustainability and preservation.
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Holmes
Smith
Vick
Vick Holmes
Richlands
Jewell Ridge
Alvin
Robert
UBC
China
America
Korea
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kentucky
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
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West Virginia
Wisconsin
Teddy Vance
Gerald
Vance
Wyoming County
Oceana
Banner Land and Coal Company
Danny Strouth
Strouth
Danny
Sangers
Businessmen discuss air strip use and sponsors
Senior Swope notes 2635 airplane landings on the air strip and twenty years of use. Sponsors listed include Fanning Funeral Homes and Fanning family, H C Lewis entities, Lewis family, Elkhorn Valley Distributing, Swope entities, Jones brothers, McDowell Bank, Handy, Hatfield, Turner, Swope Construction, McDowell Auto Parts, Dalton, Best Furniture, Watts, and Urps Metal.
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Swope
Fanning Funeral Homes
John Pat Fanning
Bob Fanning
Jim Sly
H.C. Lewis Oil Company
H.C. Lewis, Jr
H.C. Lewis, III
Leonard Lewis
Elkhorn Valley Distributing
W.B. Swope
Earl Jones
Mark Jones
McDowell
County National Bank
Grady Handy
Randall Hatfield
Donnie Turner
Bill Turner
Swope Construction Services
Chandler Swope
McDowell Auto Parts
Ron Dalton
Chris Dalton
Best Furniture Co
Harry Watts
Urps Metal Co
Carl Urps
Ramseys to Meet Police in First Session in Two Years
In Atlanta John and Patsy Ramsey will meet investigators Monday for separate interviews on JonBenet Ramsey’s 1996 murder. The sessions, led by Boulder police Chief Mark Beckner, will be video taped and may last about two days. The Ramseys, still under suspicion, will end interviews if they are attacked or unfairly treated.
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Ramseys
Atlanta
John
Patsy Ramsey
JonBenet
Boulder
Colp
Mark Beckner
L. Lin Wood
Wood
Patsy
Students ready or not for new school year
Readable quotes from students across grades on returning to school. Kaitlyn Mack and Christie Shortridge look forward to friends and teachers, while Stacie Mack and Matthew Gallimore express hesitation. Adam Lilly, Shaun Hodges, and Josh Gravely discuss readiness and boredom as the new year begins.
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Herndon
Kaitlyn Mack
Stacie Mack
Pike View High School
Adam Lilly
Memorial Elementary
Christie Shortridge
Princeton Middle School
Shaun Hodges
Kelly Hodges
Mercer Elementary
Athens
Josh Gravely
Glenwood
Matthew Gallimore
Gallimore
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