Kanawha and Putnam counties
Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between Feb. 27 and March 5: James Edward Carpenter, 83, of Poca, and Phyllis Jean Robinson, 76, of St. Albans. Woodrow Jay Conklin, 25, and Jaime Lynn Turner, 20, both of Charleston. Stevie Franciois Aristotle Campbell, 23, and Akia Nanette Kennedy- McLeod, 30, both of Charlston. David Lewis Miller, 29, of Cross Lanes, and Johna Eugena Jordan, 31, of Nitro. Cedric Dion Daniel, 38, and Cynthia Sims, 37, both of Charleston. Donald Russell Falls, 31, and Amy Ladawn Nichols, 20, both of Elkview. Lawrence Edward Washington, 63, of Carbon, and Colleen Marie Grooms, 56, of Charleston. Terry Wayne Martin, 21, and April Dawn Barker, 28, both of Dunbar. Harvey Alan Siler, 62, and Linda Grac...
...Leona Mae McCoy, Naoma, Chapter 7, Assets: $36,500, Liab...
Among the best were the Black Eyed Peas, who sang "I Gotta Feeling" with a stage filled with what looked like dancing tomatoes and robots. Lady Gaga was predictably over the top, singing "Poker Face" and getting tossed into a bucket of fire before emerging singed and combining forces with an equally dirtied and bemused Elton John.
Memorable pairings included the white-haired, white-bearded and white-hatted Leon Russell joining the Zac Brown Band; Maxwell and Roberta Flack singing a silky-smooth "Where is the Love"; and Stevie Nicks, looking like a protective mom, joining Swift on her "You Belong With Me" and Fleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon.
An arresting performance of "Forever" and "Drop the World" with rappers Lil' Wayne, Drake and Eminem was rendered virtually incomprehensible by craters o...
... Jackson proved overrated, with Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Smokey Robinson and Carri...