Mercer County adjusts precincts ahead of May 14 primary
Mercer County officials announce precinct consolidations due to cost, accessibility, and state code with new Bluefield early voting site at the Recreation Center from April 29 to May 13. Emergency changes relocate several precincts for the May 14 special primary while voting machine tests occur April 15 at the courthouse.
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Mercer Elementary
Mercer County Commission On Aging
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Princeton Apostolic Church
Whitethorn
Trinity United Methodist Church
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Wade
Kate Coil
Keoil
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McDowell County man accused of false MSHA training statement
A McDowell County man, Raymond C. Dawson of Raysal, is named in a federal information alleging he knowingly and willfully made a false statement to a Mine Safety and Health Administration investigator. The 2008 conduct related to training miners at Brooks Run Mining Company's Cucumber Mine under Griffith Construction Co. supervision. The information, filed in U.S. District Court in Bluefield, notes Dawson claimed he always provided the required training, which prosecutors contend he did not. The government filed the information on April 4 and plans a plea hearing.
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Mine Safety and Health Administration
U.S. District Court
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Raysal
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Griffith Construction Co
Brooks Run Mining Company
Griffith Construction
Saeger
Dawson
MSHA
Fleeing during sentencing nets in an additional prison time
RUNDY Virginia local man Jimmy Douglas Collins 44 of Hurley Buchanan County fled during sentencing on drug charges Dec 20 2010. He received three years with 18 months suspended followed by five years probation, plus two years 10 months for escape. He now faces nearly three more years in prison.
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Hurley
Buchanan County
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Collins
Earrlier
Neo
Albert Childress
CSU forecasters predict above average Atlantic hurricane season
Colorado State University forecasters issued a slightly scaled back forecast predicting 16 named storms in the Atlantic this season, with nine becoming hurricanes and five reaching major status. Warmer tropical Atlantic waters and neutral Pacific temperatures are cited as drivers for an active period. Forecaster William Gray cautions the trend of no major U.S. landfalls may not continue.
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Colorado State University
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United States
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