Deputy shot during routine stop in Virginia
Deputy John Ferrell of Tazewell County Sheriff's Department was wounded in the left thigh during a 3 a.m. patrol when a suspect emerged from Lake Witten area after Ferrell found an unoccupied pickup. The assailant fled in the truck, condition of the deputy reported stable. Local investigators have limited leads on the attacker.
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McCarty
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Tazewell Community Hospital
14 year old dies in one car wreck
Devon Hubbard, 14, of Raven, died at 4 40 p m at Bristol Regional Medical Center after a single vehicle crash on Route 67 near Swords Creek in Russell County. Passenger Teddy Huffman 19 was driving a 1986 Honda Civic when high speed loss of control caused the car to overturn. Huffman was injured and Hubbard was ejected. The crash remains under investigation.
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Daily Telegraph
Raven
Tazewell County
Bristol
Russell County
Devon Hubbard
Bristol Regional Medical Center
J.D. Stiltner
Virginia State Police
Hubbard
Teddy Swanson Huffman
Una
Swords Creek
Huffman
Stiltner
Probe to focus on town finances in Laeger inquiry
A criminal investigation into Laeger town finances is underway ordered by McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney Sid Bell. It centers on near bankruptcy and financial discrepancies found by the state Tax Department. In July the town had 17 dollars, lost liability insurance in June, triggering a three week shutdown.
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Daily Telegraph
AEGER
D Laeger
McDowell County
Sid Bell
State
Bell
S.F. Vanmeter
Vanmeter
Easley Bridge replacement on schedule say DOH official
BLUEFIELD The state Division of Highways says the Easley Bridge replacement is proceeding on schedule to contract by late next year with completion likely 1999 or early 2000. The Alternate 1 plan would follow the present route, while Alternate 4, favored by local groups, would run four blocks west and connect Highland Avenue at Maple Street.
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Bluefield
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Cherry Street
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Bluefield To Huntington Highway Association
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City board seeks accrual accounting to fix fiscal house
New mayor Nelson Walker says the aim is to switch Bluefield city finances from cash to accrual accounting to gain a clearer view of finances not to imply a prior mess. A recent state audit suggested procedural improvements while concerns remain over police asset forfeiture fund accounting and travel expenditures by former Police Chief Poe.
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New City Board
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Long
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Mike Poe
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