Southwest Virginia Bluegrass and Country Music Festival planned
The seventh annual festival runs Labor Day weekend Sept 24 at Claude Hart farm on Route 19 between Lebanon and Tazewell. Acts include T.G. Sheppard Jerry Lee Lewis Ricky Skaggs Ralph Stanley and more with gate tickets, free parking camping, and 24 hour security offered. For details write Southwest Festivals Inc Lebanon Va or call 703 889 1337.
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Southwest Virginia
Claude Hart
House and Barn Mountain
U.S. Route 19
Lebanon
Tazewell
T.G. Sheppard
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ricky Skaggs
Ralph Stanley
Lewis Family
Ronnie McDowell
Sylvia
Don Hunley
McLain
Rt. 3
Richlands Man Gets Probation for Unlawful Fees Case
In Abingdon Virginia U S District Court judge James C Turk placed William Bill Bowman 51 on two years probation and fined him 1000 500 of which was suspended after he pleaded no contest to eight counts of obtaining unlawful fees as a black lung claims representative Four perjury counts were dismissed Bowman may continue to represent black lung claimants if he complies with the law and the probation office will monitor his activities. Richlands man had faced up to 8000 fine or eight years in prison and the government will reimburse his court appointed attorney fees. A separate report says a Jewell Ridge man reported stolen car a 1968 Plymouth was found burning on East Sixth Street totaling about 800 value.
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Abingdon
Richlands
Black Lung Claims
U.S. District Court
James C. Turk
William “Bill” Bowman
Bowman
Probation Office
Public Record Cases Heard in Bluefield Court July 28
City Judge John McGhee heard Bluefield Mercer County cases on July 28 with many defendants, including Charles D. Adkins. Charges included failure to maintain control and intoxication, with bonds forfeited to fines and costs. Other defendants faced speeding, defective equipment, no license, leaving scene, and related offenses. Several pleas resulted in fines, time served, or jail, while some cases moved to August proceedings or were dismissed.
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Bluefield
John McGhee
Charles D. Adkins
Hinton
Adkins
Ronald R. Bressinger
France
A. Hardway
Jerry L. Harding
Darvle FE
Jamison
Henry Lankford
Norma J. Poole
Jerry C. Peake
William Rice
Princeton
Frances R. Sarver
Michael W. Stewart
Northfork
John A. Thompson
Ray V. Webb
Harry David Brown
Ernest A. Carosic
Cecil D. Call
Bramwell
Georgia Duncan
Earl Wayne Dillon
Esrl D. Hoops
Joe Hoops
Bobby Lee Lewis
Ronald E. Lee
Daval Lee Neal
Bill Stamper
Nathaniel A. Wooley
Foxication
Wedneway
Kimberly T. Alford
Tazewell
Garland G. Baker
Joseph D. Iddings
Trenton
Fla
Michael R. Johnson
Randy A. Karebella
Mun
Michael D. Murry
Mary E. Punford
Montcalm
Robert J. Price
Charles G. Peery
Michael A. Roark
Lilian L. Ross
Anawalt
Ralph Ramsey
Melvin D. Wolfe
North Tazewell
Gwendolyn Young
Juveniles Arrested In Larceny Case Near Kegley
Two Ohio juveniles a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were arrested while sleeping in a stolen car at a roadside park near Kegley. They face auto theft and jewelry theft charges totaling $500 and are held in Mercer County custody awaiting Ohio extradition. Both are from the Cleveland Heights area and waive extradition.
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Princeton
Ohio
Green Valley
Mercer County
Cleveland Heights
Catron
Abandoned Baby Found On Porch In Peterstown
A two day old baby girl found on the front porch of a Peterstown home was reported in good condition at Princeton Community Hospital. Hospital officials work to contact the baby's guardian, believed to be Mrs. Sharon Mullins, who found and cared for the infant. Local notes indicate the child was left with a handwritten birth time of 1 02 p m on August 4 and only babies born at PCH may use the nursery. The note praised Mrs Mullins as a potential mother while authorities press to identify the baby's mother.
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Princeton
Peterstown
Princeton Community Hospital
PCH
William L. Sheppard
Sharon Mullins
Sheppard
Jane Doe
Hosital
Honored Churchman Sublett Recognized for Service
Charles Mathew Sublett president of Mountain Mission School in Grundy Virginia received the Honored Churchman citation from the North American Christian Convention at its Kansas City gathering. The award honors his 47 years aiding needy children. he joined the school in 1935 and later led as dean and president since 1961. He has also pastored Horsepen Church of Christ for over 40 years. During his tenure, the school grew from about 50 students to 331 served in 1981.
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Charles Matthew Sublett
Mountain Mission School
Grundy
North American Christian Convention
Kansas City
Miss
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ of North America
Sublett
Horsepen Church of Christ
Horsepen
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U.S
Morgan Scott
Jewell Ridge
East Sixth Street
Charlie Powell
Hurbert
Buchanan
Elizabeth E. Beverly
Bluefild
Gary M. Cockerham
Roy Bell Davidson
Davidson
Ronnie J Deskins
Timothy H. Dalton
Mark English
Mark Anthony Anderson
Carolyn A. Evans
Rey Hoops Jr
Esul Hoops
Donald C. Hopkins
Laeger
Ronald Wayne Lambert
Falls Mills
Carol Wayne Lynch
William Joe McCarthy
Vince
William Marrs
Charles R. Brewster
Janice R. Barett
Freeman
Carolyn Bowman
Karen D. Brown
Georgia L. Brooks
Ashley Boyer
Patrick Vo Charles
Lesly J Dawson
Dewey Hawkins
Intoxica
Pny
Deborah S. Hammonds
S Harvey L. Proffitt
Mack A. Sparks
Beaver
Robert J. Taylor
Norfolk and Western Railway
Mercer County Juvenile Court
Southern Regional Detention Center
John R. Frazier
William O. Bivens
Buford Early
Charles Ro Smith
Ernest Ro
William Ko Jesse
Matoaka
Jesse
Charles Smith
Bill Akers
K. B. Davis
Frances Houze
K Mart
CW Stilwell
Charles Ellison
Amon Basham
J. L. Brogan
Joe D. Ball
McComas
Ball
F Wo Adams
James Ko Hambaek
Kenneth Hambrick
Kroger Company
Gerald Meadows
Leonard Long
Harrison Baker
Berdha FE Baker
Meadows
Circuit Court
Derek Swope
Willam O. Bivens Jr
Edwin Wiley
John Carl Wilkinson Jr
eHors
YM/YWCA BUILDING FUND
Sheraton Inn
Bluefield Sheraton Hotels & Inns
West Virginia
American Cancer Society
Green Valley Skating Center
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
L. M. Feury
Department
Criminal Investigation Division
Feury
Fred A. Stalians
Syd Llue
Atte Fashions
Lee
W.va
Levis
Chorntons
Mercer Mall
the Sound Post
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