Roof Collapse Traps Two Miners at Mud Lick Mine
In RED ASH Virginia two coal miners Gary Cook and Donnie Stiltner were trapped when a mine roof collapsed at Mud Lick Mining Corporation near Shortt Gap in Tazewell County around 9 45 a m. Cook was rescued and treated for minor injuries. Stiltner was rescued later and unharmed. Rescue teams from the Department of Mines and Energy and the Federal Mine Safety Administration assisted along with nine company employees.
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Red Ash
Mud Lick
Tazewell County
Mike Abbott
Abbott
Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
The
Mud Lick Mining Corporation
Shortt Gap
Gary Cook
Donnie Stiltner
Cook
Clinch Valley Medical Center
Richlands
Stiltner
Federal Mine Safety Administration
State versus Miss Butts theater courtroom drama at Ar High
Student Council and teacher Deborah Lane present The State versus Miss Butts with Jeanne Shrader in the title role. Cast includes Courtney Garansuay as judge, Nicole Farley as prosecutor, Christy Quillian as defense attorney, and others. The event features anti tobacco messages, sharing grim facts and personal stories, ending with Miss Butts discarded in a dumpster to symbolize tobacco trash.
Regional roundtable urges unity for Mercer and adjoining counties
Community leaders push regional growth and problem solving across Princeton Bluefield and surrounding counties. They stress cooperation over competition, highlight annexation hurdles, and note successful regional water projects. A feasibility panel forms to map shared opportunities and another meeting will follow.
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Roundtable
Princeton
Mercer ‘County
Mercer County
Santon
GBCC
PMCCC
Lanton
K. A. Ammar Jr
Bluefield
Marshall Miller
Miller
Tazewell
Mercer
Paul Cole
Tazewell County
Cole
Dewey Russell
West Virginia
Raleigh
Russell
Jimmy Jones
Jones
Joe Hunnicutt
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Daily Telegraph
American Cancer Society
Brandon Malory
Tobacco Company
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South Carolina
Ashley Mitchem
U.S. District Court
Kevin Davis
Sarah Rubincan
Itate
Elijah Carver
Farley
United States
Montcalm
Jim Strong
Strong
Miss Butt
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Kammer
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Alance
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Kammer’s
Bland Street
Democrat
Norris Antor
Senate
Theodore Werblin
Eve
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Stafford Drive
Lillys
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Mac
Jewelers
Cer Mall
Crossroads
Raleigh Mall
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