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In June 2020, Wanda Palmer was found at her home with "massive amounts of head trauma, consistent with some sort of machete or hatchet-type injury."

West Virginia authorities Daniel Palmer has been arrested and charged with 2020 attempted murder his sister, Wanda Palmer, after she awoke from a two-year coma.

At the April 19 Jackson County Board of Education meeting, Ripley High School sophomore Grant Parsons was credited with averting possible danger in school bus gun incident.

“The $199,000 recovered was the largest amount in the history of Jackson County,” said Sheriff Ross Mellinger regarding money from a drug asset forfeiture case.

On April 6, a student on a Jackson County school bus brandished a weapon. Due to the calm actions of those surrounding the student, steps unfolded to prevent a potentially tragic situation.

The Jackson County Commission approved a budget for 2022-23, which is about $265,000 higher than the current fiscal year. The budget includes pay raises for full-time county employees.

In the March 9 Jackson County Commission meeting, Sheriff Ross Mellinger and 911 Director Montana Boggess asked for clarification of the process for finalizing and voting on the 2022-2023 budget.

Four suspects were arrested on felony charges of receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle. Sheriff Mellinger says he expects there to be more charges as the investigation continues.

With the lowest salary of all surrounding counties, Sheriff Mellinger said it is becoming more difficult to convince his deputies to stay in Jackson County.

Justin Cutright, 32, was arrested on Jan. 11 on charges of first degree sexual assault of a pre-adolescent female.