NAACP urges end to mandatory sentences in West Virginia
The West Virginia NAACP leaders call for action against racial profiling and mandatory sentences they label modern day slavery. They urge revisiting racial profiling laws, boosting minority educators, creating an EEO post, establishing a Police Review Board, and supporting West Virginia State College’s push for university status.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
NAACP
James A. Tolbert Sr
Tolbert
West Virginia State College
Martinsburg VA Medical Center
State Department of Education
Higher Education Policy Commission
Raleigh County
Bill Archer
Barcher
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Stream cleanup worries residents in McDowell County
Residents fear stream channel restoration may not prevent floods as debris removal is followed by bank placement. Local officials debate dredging headwaters and leaving trees near water, with critics calling the project wasteful while officials cite federal and state funding and multiagency coordination.
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Sicdowen
Eleanor Goebel
Carswell Hollow
Kimball
McDowell County
Jimmy Joe Gianato
Combi
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia Conservation Agency
Gianato
Northfork
Nick Mason
Mason
Elkhorn Creek
Mark Scott
State Division of Natural Resources
Scott
Police blotter and local arrests report
Destruction of property on Lorton Lick Road caused 200 dollars in fence damage with no arrest. David Cecil Jr. 18 of Bull Tail Hollow Road was arrested June 30 for domestic battery and public intoxication. Darrell Fuller 26 of Princeton was arrested on Route 20 for driving suspended. Deborah Kellison 33 of Narrows was cited for first offense DUI on Country Girl Road.
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Lorton Lick Road
David Cecil Jr
Bull Tail Hollow Road
Darrell Edward Fuller
Princeton
Speedway
Deborah Lyn Kellison
Narrows
R.M. Combs
Corrections Correct Judy Hall Wellman and Miss Mercer County pageant entries
A Beaver High School reunion outline misnamed Judy Hall Wellman. The Life section omits education details for Aleaha Lynette Lippencott a Bluefield State College nursing and business administration student from Princeton Senior High. The 49th Miss Mercer County Scholarship Pageant is set for Aug 17 at Bluefield High School with tickets at $8 at the door or in advance from contestants.
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Judy Hall Wellman
Beaver High School
Aleaha Lynette Lippencott
Bluefield
Princeton Senior High School
Bluefield State College
Mercer County
Bluefield High School
Bluefield Adds Big Lots Villa Italian Bar Burger King Openings
Bluefield Virginia announces new openings including a Big Lots at College Shopping Center slated Sept 19 at the former Acme site and New Villa Italian Bar & Grill under construction with a 90 day completion target. Burger King recently opened at Ridgeview Shopping Center with a ribbon cutting and staff of about 50.
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BSIC
Blacksburg
Auto Max, Inc
Manheim
Bluefield
Homer C. McCoy Jr
Office of Building and Property Maintenance
Big Lots
College Shopping Center
Acme
McCoy
College
Villa Italian Bar & Grill
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T.ee
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Oman
Thomas
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Stauffer, Stauffer
Brooks
Mid America Marketing
Springfield
Illinois
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Direct Dodge Chrysler Jeep Inc
West Lee Highway
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