Freeing of Eaves after plea in 2007 conspiracy to murder case
Mercer County Circuit Court freed Kenneth Dwayne Eaves 20 of Bluefield after time served for pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit murder in the 2007 shooting death of William Jerome Flack 28 at Packer's Nightclub Green Valley. Judge Sadler noted questions on culpability. Eaves received six months and one day with credit for time served. Goodson 18 remains jailed as prosecutors pursue grand jury presentation in the Osber session.
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Name of drowning victim released
Patrick Sutherland 63 of Princeton drowned after jumping from a sternwheeler near Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River. Police said it was an accidental drowning. a sheriff’s dive team recovered the body after witnesses saw him disappear.
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Community notices in Bluefield and nearby towns
BLUEFIELD The Pet Haven Rescue Center hosts an adoption event at Kmart from 3 to 7 p m Friday with cats and dogs available. Adoption fees are 15 for cats and 35 for dogs. Red Cross Blood Mobile at the Youth Center Thursday noon to 6 p m. Open Arms Ministries offers free medical and health checks Saturday from 8 30 a m. to last patient. Virginia Black Lung Association meets Friday at Claypool Hill Mall Community Room. Elswick family reunion Sunday at Breaks Interstate Park Lake Shelter at 9 a m. Call or email for details.
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Bland County Fair Opens With Chocolate Contest
The Bland County Fair in Bland Va starts with a 6:30 p.m. chocolate baking contest, the first activity of the fair. Bill Crabtree notes the fair will ramp up Wednesday with carnival opening at the Bland County Fairgrounds and exhibits daily through Saturday. Pinnacle Amusement of Charlotte supplies the carnival. Wednesday features a free gate. Thursday is teen night with Chris Shelton Midnight Zero and Anne Cline. Friday includes a draft horse pulling contest and gospel bluegrass by the Cornerstone Boys and McPeak Brothers. Saturday hosts children’s and chili contests, a greatest grandparents contest, a full horse show, and a Hollybrook Band performance.
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Bluefield State College Fall Registration Dates Set
Fall registration for Bluefield State College will be held August 14 and 15 at the Bluefield campus and August 18 at the Welch location on Mount View High School premises. For details call (304) 327-4065. A faculty member since 1998 taught organizational behavior HR management and leadership in multiple Virginia towns. UVa-Wise named nationally for best practices in PTO health, disability, and life insurance.
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BC Professor Shares Emergency Planning Expertise
Bluefield College professor Dr Betsy Summerfield lectured for URMIA at its Western Regional Conference in Montana on Emergency Planning with Local Entities. Her session urged multi agency coordination to manage large scale disasters and prevent overload of any one group. UVa Wise named a Great College to Work For in the July 18 edition.
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Mercer County man nabbed on sexual assault charge
Carl Tracy Thompson a 21 year old of Falls Mills Virginia was wanted in Mercer County for sexual assault involving a 13 year old girl and for failing to register as a sex offender He fled authorities and was tracked to Bluefield where he ran from a back exit before being caught by a foot pursuit Thompson is held at the Southern Regional Jail awaiting sentencing and officials say tips from local media helped locate him
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Carl Tracy Thompson
Greg Arnold
Mercer County Probation Department
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Virginia State Police
North Carolina
Falls Mills
Arnold
Beckley
Attorneys Seek Telephone Survey in Pinnacle Rock Homicide Case
In Princeton, attorneys for suspect Benny Ray Roberts Sr seek a Mercer County telephone survey to gauge juror sentiment amid media coverage. Roberts, 53, faces first degree murder in the Sept 2007 Pinnacle Rock death of Losey Lee Bennett, 55. A mental evaluation request is also on the table prior to a Sept 4 pretrial date and Oct 7 trial.
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