Bluefield VA sewer project moves toward phase one
The Public Service Authority schedules a August 15 public meeting at Springville Elementary to sign up customers for the first $5.3 million phase of the Bluefield Divides Sewer Project along Route 460 in Tazewell County. It could serve 360 households in Lakeview, Cloverdale Estates, Gun Club Road and nearby areas, with possible extension toward Hawks Heights. The project, aided by $1 million in federal funds, aims to spur regional economic development and attract industry with sewer, water, roads and broadband infrastructure. Construction could begin next summer if funding is approved.
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Golf ball damage worries Bluefield homeowners near course
Bluefield residents report repeated golf ball damage from a nearby course owned by the Bluefield Elks Lodge. Rick Riggs recalls dents to his car and a broken window since moving in 1995. officials say the club bears no responsibility for errant shots and locals must seek homeowner coverage.
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Canipe pleads guilty to wire fraud and gun charges
Norma Faye Canipe a Rock Hill South Carolina woman pleaded guilty to wire fraud and possession of 17 handguns after forging a federal judge's signature as part of transferring assets from an FDIC freeze. She faced up to five years on the fraud count and ten years on the weapons count with potential restitution near 1.697 million. Sentencing was set for November 18 in Charleston.
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Rock Hill
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Lora Pritt
Haden
U.S
Susan M. Arnold
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Francis Chester
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Ronnie Smith
JLT
Keystone
Church
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Smith
Virginia
Arnold
FDIC
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Barcher
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Bland County murder victim identity remains unknown
In Bland County a woman in her early 20s was found dead along Route 52. Officials say she had no ID, was unclothed except for socks, and the cause of death is under investigation. Authorities ruled out any connection to a missing person case in McDowell County.
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Roanoke
Four plead guilty in Mercer County hydromorphone ring case
A Bluefield court sentenced Margaret Adkins and Thomas Hamlet to 11 years 3 months and 9 years 0 months respectively, with 3 years supervised release. Shane Lowry received 6 years 6 months and Teresa Sizemore 4 years 9 months. Adkins allegedly sold up to 22,000 dilaid pills at up to 30 dollars each. The four faced a Jan indictment stemming from a June 2000 to Jan 2001 drug probe.
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Mercer County
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Meg” Adkins
Bramwell
Adkins
Ward Morgan
Thomas Anthony
U.S
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Lowry
Faber
Weis
Teresa Ann Sizemore
Princeton
Sizemore
Debra Kilgore
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force
Tractor-trailer fire delays I-77 traffic in Bland County
A tractor-trailer fire in Bland County Virginia delayed southbound I-77 traffic Monday evening near mile marker 55. There were no injuries and the vehicle carried no hazardous materials as Bland County Sheriff’s Office and firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze.
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