Local man jailed for supervised release violation
A Mercer County man, Craig Cook of Princeton, pleaded guilty to a federal money laundering charge and withdrew his request to remain on bond. He tested positive for cocaine, prompting U.S. District Judge David A. Faber to remand him to U.S. Marshals custody. Sentencing is set for August 25.
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Mercer County
Craig Cook
Princeton
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U.S. District Court
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Sante Boninsegna, Jr
U.S
Miller A. Bushong III
U.S. District
David A. Faber
Southern District
West Virginia
Tazewell County
Faber
Boninsegna
Bushong
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Passengers dispute Victoria Osteen assault claim on 2005 flight
Three first class passengers and a pilot testified they saw no signs of an assault by Victoria Osteen toward a Continental flight attendant before takeoff from Houston to Vail. The witnesses described the interaction as tense but not violent while the attorney pressed for a cockpit confrontation.
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Ouston
Joel Osteen
Continental Airlines
Sharon Brown
Victoria Osteen
Brown
Houston
Vail
Colo
Laura Knoppe
Knoppe
Rusty Hardin
Barbara Shedden
Shedden
James Steele
William Burnett
Reginald McKamie
Burnett
Retiring city solicitor praised for professionalism
Feuchtenberger leaves after 31 years in Bluefield City Hall saying he enjoyed the work and the high quality of professionalism and volunteer service. Mayor Whalen welcomes Cochran to boost business, economic development, and aggressive past due fee collections. The board urges continued attendance at meetings and notes his wit will be missed.
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Feuchtenger
Feuchtenbergr
Bluefield
Linda Whalen
Cochran
Whalen
Board of Directors
Jim Bailey
Bailey
Charles Owens
Cowens
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HealthNet moves operations to central Mercer County
HealthNet will relocate to a more central Mercer County site improving response times by about 15 minutes. LifeGuard 10 and local officials noted existing service in Wheeling and plans for Parkersburg, with weather and fuel costs cited as factors. HealthNet will continue serving Mercer County and southern West Virginia despite longer trips previously.
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Bluefield
Wheeling
Parkersburg
Pennington
Bramwell
LifeGuard
Kay Eliason
HealthNet
West Virginia
Mercer County
Eliason
Federal court delays Bramwell man’s porn trial to December
The trial of Terry Leon Blankenship, 39, of Bramwell, on possession and distribution charges involving child pornography, was moved to December after a defense request for 60 days. Judge Thomas E. Johnston set the new date for 9 a.m. December 2, with Karen L. Bleattler and Derrick Lefler listed as counsel.
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Federal
Bramwell
Luefield
Mercer County
U.S
Bluefield
Terry Leon Blankenship
USS
Thomas E. Johnston
Blankenship
Karen L. Bleattler
Derrick Lefler
PikeView Middle School project faces scrutiny before state board
Mercer County officials claim consolidation documents overstate benefits and underestimate bus times. They say PikeView would force rides over 45 minutes, duplicating existing music and chorale programs. SBA has approved 12.5 million dollars for the project with local funding of 3 million.
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Pike View Middle School
White
State Board of Education
SBA
State Board
George Towers
Concord University
PikeView Middle School
PikeView
Mark A. Manchin
State School Board
Mercer County
PikeView Middle
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