Mercer Lawmaker Warns of Gypsy Moth Infestation Spread
Porter urges Mercer County landowners to act as Gypsy Moths invade the region. He cites 9,000 acres damaged in Monroe County and 76,000 acres statewide, calling for August deadline applications and spraying help funded partly by the state. He and Harold Belcher toured Waitsville, Potts Mountain and Peters Mountain to assess damage and promote the May 2008 program.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Mike Porter
Mercer
Harold Belcher
Monroe County
Waitsville
Potts Mountain
Peters Mountain
Porter
Maine
Gus Douglas
Bridge work eyed near Aug 15 in Princeton West Virginia
John McBrayer District 10 Administrator of the West Virginia Division of Transportation said the bridge project in Princeton could be underway by August 15 with an approximate date. Traffic control may guide a detour affecting Route 19 Route 52 Route 112 and the Norfolk Southern railroad during construction.
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John McBrayer
District 10
West Virginia Division of Transportation
Princeton
McBrayer
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Construction detour plan outlined for I 73 74 Bluefield
McBrayer said traffic control will assist with a possible detour when construction begins and caution and construction signs will be used. Mike Mitchem of the King Coal Highway Authority says officials are ready for resumption of Bluefield I 73 74 work. He noted it should restart in the middle of August.
Daily Telegraph Staff Wins Third Place Award
Daily Telegraph Publisher Randy Deason accepted a third place honor for Best Single Issue in the West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. He congratulated the editorial staff for another year of outstanding achievements.
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Daily Telegraph
Randy Deason
West Virginia Press Association
Judges Debate Iconic Trials From Kennedy to Scopes
Judge Derek Swope recalls the Kennedy assassination and the Zapruder film while reflecting on a hypothetical trial of Oswald. Bluefield attorney John Feuchtenberger discusses the Scopes Monkey Trial, noting how Inherit the Wind shaped perceptions of Darrow and Bryan. Retired Judge David Knight calls the Scopes case historic and ongoing in debates over Intelligent Design.
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Derek Swope
Mercer County Circuit Court
Swope
Harvey Oswald
John Kennedy
Oswald
Zapruder
Kennedy
Jack Ruby
Dealy Plaza
Dallas
Texas
Scopes
John Feuchtenberger
Bluefield
Clarence Darrow
William Jennings Bryan
Feuchtenberger
John Scopes
Dayton
Tenn
Darrow
Bryan
David Knight
Prosecution Interest in O J Simpson Trial Highlighted
A trial lawyer notes the O J Simpson case would attract them as prosecutor describing it a landmark prolonged proceeding with countless issues. Retired Judge John R. Frazier recalls the 1950s Samuel Sheppard case as a defining early media trial shaping courtroom camera rules.
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Knight
Mercer County
O.J. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson
Ronald Goldman
Omar Aboulhosa
John R. Frazier
Samuel Sheppard
Sheppard
Marilyn
Cleveland
Ohio
Frazier
Columbus
Ohio State Penitentiary
King Coal Highway and Telsia Highways Progress Update
Mitchem stated progress on two new interstate bridges with lengths 1154 and 1058 feet and widths including two 12 foot lanes. The King Coal Highway will span 95 miles across Mingo Wayne Wyoming McDowell Mercer counties with a 55 mile Tolsia segment to Huntington Williamson to Welch interchanges near Indian Ridge and a new federal prison site. The project links with Coalfields Expressway and parallels Interstate 73/74 in West Virginia. Local meetings include New River Parkway Authority on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Southern Conservation District board meeting at Beckley on Thursday at 9:45 a.m.
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Mingo
Wayne
Wyoming
McDowell
Mercer
Tolsia
Williamson
Huntington
Welch
Indian Ridge
King Coal
Telsia
West Virginia
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