West Virginia county preserves history by digitizing old records

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Raleigh County records that date back to the founding of the county in 1850 are being newly preserved by county officials. Deputy Circuit Clerk Vickie Suttle said the "preservation of history" started about five years ago when former Raleigh County Circuit Clerk Paul Flanagan purchased a large document scanner that she affectionately calls "The Beast," because of its size. The machine resembles a large desk and has a conveyor-like belt at one end that feeds documents through a scanner.