Two-car crash on US 460 kills Big Rock woman
Kimberly Denise Bowman, 38, of Big Rock Virginia, died after a head on collision on U S Route 460 near Harman in Buchanan County. The crash occurred at 12 30 p m Friday as her westbound car crossed into the eastbound lane. State Police Trooper J B Starnes led the investigation.
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Arman
Virginia
Virginia State Police
Kimberly Denise Bowman
Big Rock
Buchanan General Hospital
Harman
Buchanan County
J.B. Starnes
Bluefield Concert Series Opens With Local Bands
Music fills the Bluefield area as Christ, Inc. performs at Chicory Square Concert Series. Joy Band plays at Graham Square in Bluefield Virginia during Evening Shades. Next week the GHS marching band will perform with the GHS football team and cheering squad attending.
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Bluefield
Christ, Inc
Joy Band
Graham Square
GHS
Mercer County Board approves retirements and transfers
Mercer County Board of Education approves retirements for two veteran educators Mary Frances Brammer and Virginia A Peacock along with resignations and a broad set of transfers across Princeton Senior High School Pike View Bluefield Montcalm and Athens. New hires and coaching announcements accompany the personnel moves as Superintendent Akers outlines proposed yearly progress reporting changes.
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Princeton
Princeton Senior High School
Mercer County Board of Education
Mary Frances Brammer
Virginia A. Peacock
Pike View High School
Peacock
Brammer
Bluefield Junior High
Bluefield High School
Pike View
Sharon Fuerst
Diana L. Isom
Alison Redden
PikeView
Lori Gorby
Bluewell Elementary
Mary Jo Mays
Montcalm High School
Athens School
Susan Boyd Stanley
Lashmeet/Matoaka
Carolyn Morhous
Bluefield Middle School
BMS
Sue Widener
Glenwood School
Princeton Middle School
J. Paul Sutphin
Oakvale School
BHS
Amanda Aliff
MHS
PSHS
Karen Hall
Nancy Wiley
Mercer County Early Learning Center
Shannon Honaker
Christina Martin
PVHS
Gregory Dempsey
Lynn Miller
Christopher Gore
Art
Jocelyn Woods
PMS
Courtney B. Davis
Cristi Williams
Robert Walker
Kyle Croye
Jason Criss
Gerald Payton
Rita Levern
Rebecca Harvey
Ruth A. Barton
Donna B. Carson
Robert Walker Jr
Velma Blankenship
Mary F. Brammer
Milburn W. Blankenship
Tonya L. Quesenberry
Cynthia M. Workman
Douglas Bourne
Gail Hill
Judy Lambert
June Symonds
Virginia Peacock
Kay Monahan
Deborah Akers
Akers
McDowell County Sees Free Veggie Stampede Over Blue Flu
Amid an alleged blue flu outbreak among deputies and county workers, McDowell residents gathered at a Big Four area food pantry dumping ground to claim free cabbage and 22 tons of sweet potatoes. Shoppers and locals weighed in on pay, taxes, and economic prospects as crowds formed and dispersed around the free produce.
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Kimball
McDowell County
Atlanta
Kennedy
Food Bank
Charlie Barker
Hershel O. Morgan
Morgan
Jaeger
Paul Toombs
Northfork
Libby Hanslaw
McDowell County Officials Face Pay, Sick-Leave Strain
Courthouse staff called in sick at McDowell County leading to deputies filling shifts as officials complain of pay disparities and budget limits. Sheriff, clerk, and prosecutor offices work with reduced staff while leaders pledge help and call for uniform pay across departments. Police and emergency services report no incidents during the first night without deputies.
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Tem
Cox
McDowell County
Sid Bell
Altizer
Gordon Lambert
McDowell County Commission
Lambert
Bantam Market
Commission
Michael Brooks
Don Hicks
Brooks
Jimmy Joe Gianato
Gianato
Seth McCarty
West Virginia State Police
Welch Detachment
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Mercer
McDowell Sheriff’s Deputies
James Short
Short
Mercer County
Tootsie Falvo
Roderfield
McDowell
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