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Marty Webb of McNeil Fence Company uses a pipe cutter while installing a fence at the dog park on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at Ritter Park in Huntington.
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Workers from Bush and Burchett Inc., install rebar as construction continues on the new 5th Avenue/Guyandotte bridge on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Huntington.
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Jesse Blevins, 25, of Huntington, left leans in to say good-bye to his girlfriend, Jessica Gillispie, before being escorted from the Cabell County Courthouse on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012, in Huntington. A jury convicted Blevins on charges of voluntary manslaughter and concealing a deceased human body.
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Talented and Gifted second grade students from Cabell County Schools participate in a LEGO event on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012, at the Nick J. Rahall, II Appalachian Transportation Institute in Huntington.
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Several people gather to express their views of for and against same-sex marriage rights on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, at the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Workers from Capitol Valley Contracting level the foundation for the west parking lot as construction continues on the new Huntington East Middle School on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, in Huntington.
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Fifth grade students learn about cannons during a history of civil war day on Monday, Feb. 27, 2012, at Buffalo Elementary School in Wayne County.
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At left Judge Dan O'Hanlon presents the Distinguished West Virginian Award to YMCA board member Philip E. Cline on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 at the YMCA in Huntington.
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Family and friends and other supporters attend the funeral service of Lance Cpl. Jonathan Long of Barboursville on Monday, March 5, 2012, at Henson Mortuary in Barboursville.
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Randy Ellis, left, is sworn in as the new chief of the Huntington Fire Department by city clerk Barbara Nelson on Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Huntington City Hall.
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Several people gather for Kidical Mass on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at McClelland Park in Huntington. The event is a bicycle ride that follows the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health from McClelland Park, around the Highlawn neighborhood and back.
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High school students from West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky participate in a run around campus during a fitness test as part of SCORES on Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Marshall University in Huntington.
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Jim Hale of Huntington, left, is congratulated by family and friends after hearing the verdict of ÒfreedomÓ for Hale's enslaved ancestors on Friday, April 6, 2012, at the Wayne County Courthouse.
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Huntington firefighters respond to a structure fire in the 600 block of 13th Street on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Huntington.
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Several people gather for the 9th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser on Friday, April 27, 2012, at First Presbyterian Church in Huntington.
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From left Russell Mayor William Hopkins, Ketucky Transportation Secretary Michael Hancock, Kentucky Governor Steven Beshear, Ohio Governor John Kasich, Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray, and Ironton Mayor Rich Blankenship participate in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ironton-Russell Bridge on Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Ironton.
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Runners compete in the annual Cabell County Special Olympics on Friday, May 4, 2012, at Huntington High School.
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Huntington firefighters respond to a house fire in the 700 block of 4th Street on Monday, May 21, 2012, in Huntington.
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Workers from Paris Signs install the newly restored sign at the Keith Albee Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in Huntington.
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The first phase of the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health is expected to begin in the next few months. Sen. Bob Plymale, left, and Charles Holley, director of development and planning, look over land on Monday, May 21, 2012, where a trail will be constructed at Harveytown Park.
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Clinton Douglas Skeens is handcuffed after being convicted for first-degree murder on Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Wayne. A jury convicted Clinton Douglas Skeens of first-degree murder in the Dec. 31, 2010, killing of retired Wayne High School football coach and guidance counselor Jess ÒScottÓ Jarrell.
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Dogs and their owners enter the gates after the grand opening of Huntington's Petsafe Dog Park on Saturday, June 16, 2012, at Ritter Park in Huntington.
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Demolition continues on the Veterans Memorial Field House on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Huntington.
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Bethany Furrow of Barboursville pets a bearded dragon as Petland representatives visit the Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind's summer camp on Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Huntington.
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Keith Cassidy of Portco works on the curbing of the parking lot of the new Wayne County Emergency Operations Center on Monday, June 25, 2012, in Wayne.
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Children jump in the air to music as Steve Weeks performs on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, at the Barboursville Public Library.
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Several children cool off at the A.D. Lewis Community Center Pool on Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Huntington.
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Bicycle lanes are clearly marked along Fourth Avenue in downtown Huntington.
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McKenna Brown, left, and Marlee Spurlock, both from Lavalette Playmates, splash in the water together as they and their classmates spend the afternoon at Dreamland Pool on Monday, July 16th, 2012, in Kenova.
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A ceremony was held to formally dedicate the new Fifth Avenue bridge in Guyandotte as the Lt. Ronnie D. Ferrell Memorial Bridge on Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Huntington.
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A sign noting the name Lt. Ronnie D. Ferrell Memorial Bridge was unveiled during a ceremony held to formally dedicate the new Fifth Avenue bridge in Guyandotte on Thursday, July 19, 2012, in Huntington. In the photo from left to right are Beth Ingels, daughter of Ronnie Ferrell, Bryson Ingels, grandson of Ronnie Ferrell, Bob Adkins of Steelworker Organization of Active Retirees, Hershel "Woody" Williams, Medal of Honor recipient, Ronnie Ferrell Jr., son of Ronnie Ferrell, Cathy Ferrell, wife of Ronnie Ferrell, and Charlotte Blake, sister of Ronnie Ferrell.
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Liam McClure, 4, of Proctorville, plays on an iPad while participating in Exploring S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics) on Monday, July 30, 2012, at Marshall University.
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John David Caldwell reflects on his battles with alcoholism on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, at the Western Regional Jail in Barboursville.
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Carleigh King, 5, of Huntington, competes in a sack race as part of an end-of-summer celebration on Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at Children's Place in Guyandotte.
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Construction workers from Brayman Construction Corp., continue building piers on the Kentucky side of the new Ironton-Russell Bridge on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. South 2nd Street between Monroe and Adams Streets will closed starting Monday as part of the new Ironton-Russell Bridge project. The street will be closed for about a month while crews work on a storm sewer installation project.
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Construction continues on the Hal Greer Boulevard widening project on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Huntington.
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From left April Barbabi and Christine Borders, both of Bulldog Creative Services, put the finishing touches on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, to the new mural on the 8th Street underpass in Huntington. The mural was a project by the Huntington Young Professionals Committee, the Rahall Transportation Institute and Bulldog Creative Services.
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Freshmen gather for a class photo as part of Week of Welcome on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, at Marshall University in Huntington.
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Students eat a lunch comprised of food that was all produced locally on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, at Leon Elementary School in Mason County.
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From left Teighlor Clark and Tim Blake, along with other Proctorville Wendy's employees, volunteer to work on a Habitat for Humanity House on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in Huntington.
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Bobby Smith of the West Virginia Division of Highways operates a track excavator to tear down the dilapidated houses at the corner of 12th Avenue and 18th Street on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, in Huntington. Members of the West Virginia National Guard brought in a convoy of heavy equipment to begin a month-long process of tearing down dozens of dilapidated homes in the city.
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Students learn about solid, liquid, and gas as representatives of COSI visit Southside Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Huntington.
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Orchestra students celebrate the arrival of their new musical instruments on Friday, Sept. 21, 2012, at Barboursville Middle School. Students received the instruments from the VH1 Save The Music Foundation program.
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Alcon engineering technician Mona Bledsoe supervises while second grade student Brogan Taylor performs a vision test on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, at Cox Landing Elementary School.
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John Hedrick along with Eddie Shrader of Paris Signs replace the old banners with new signs at Huntington City Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, in Huntington.
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Audy Perry takes visitors for a wagon ride on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, during the Heritage Farm Museum & Village Way Back Weekend Fall Harvest Festival in Huntington.
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Arthur Weisberg and his wife Joan attend a grounbreaking ceremony for the Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at Marshall University.
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A grounbreaking ceremony was held for the Arthur Weisberg Family Applied Engineering Complex on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at Marshall University.
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Huntington Mayor candidate Steve Williams speaks during a mayoral debate on Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, at Huntington High School.
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Snow blankets the hills of Chesapeake on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012.
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Eric Pardue shows the new wood fired pottery kiln to students from Kellogg Elementary School on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, at Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington.
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Voters head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the Chesapeake Community Center.
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A ground breaking ceremony was held for the Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex on Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at Marshall University.
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A groundbreaking ceremony was held for a section of the Paul Ambrose Trail for Health (PATH) on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, at at Harveytown Park.
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Dennis Tinnon and other members of the Marshall University basketball team volunteer to serve Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at the Huntington City Mission.
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Approximately 1200 people participated in the Sixth Annual 5K Turkey Trot on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at Ritter Park in Huntington.
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Members of the Cabell Midland High School football team perform a dance skit during a pep assembly on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012, at Cabell Midland High School. The assembly was held to see off the school's football team for Saturday's state championship game in Wheeling.
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Jeff Bryson's dog, Bandit, is the first to sit on Santa's lap for a photo during a celebration of Phase I and the beginning of Phase II construction of Huntington's PetSafe Dog Park on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Huntington. Bandit was the first dog to enter the park during the grand opening last June.
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Members of Marshall UniversityÕs American Medical School Association hosted the seventh annual Jingle Bell 5K Run & Walk on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Huntington.
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Wayne High School cheerleaders perform during a celebration for the football team on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at Wayne High School. The team won in Wheeling for Friday's Class AA state championship game.
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Rob Tassen of R. B. Tassen Construction Inc., operates an excavator to tear down the former All-In-One store located in HuntingtonÕs Fairfield neighborhood on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Huntington.
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Students from Cabell County schools line up for gifts while attending the Huntington Fraternal Order of Police Christmas Party on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, in Huntington.
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