Inmate Arson Attempt Could Extend Buchanan Prison Term
Cecil Ronald Hamilton Jr, 51, was found guilty of arson of an occupied dwelling assaulting a law enforcement officer and destruction of property. He has 80 years already and faces up to 10 more. a prior arson in a prison cell is noted. Sentencing scheduled for Oct. 26.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Cecil Ronald Hamilton Jr
Buchanan
Commonwealth
Tamara Neo
Neo
Hamilton
Green Rock
Keen Mountain Correctional Center
Miner Charles Hall killed in West Virginia rock fall
SHARPLES AP A 46 year old coal miner from Williamson died after a rock fall at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples Logan County West Virginia. Hall had almost six years experience and was helping install roof supports when struck by falling rock. The mine owned by Mingo Logan Coal Co a subsidiary of Arch Coal Inc has idled and cooperates with investigators.
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MSHA
Arch
West Virginia
Rock Fall
Sharples
Williamson
State Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training
Charles M. Hall
Logan County
Federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Hall
Mingo Logan Coal Co
St. Louis
Perry touts economic record as he campaigns in Iowa
Texas Governor Rick Perry argues he has the strongest economic credentials and executive experience among Republicans, contrasting with Mitt Romney and Michele Bachmann. He calls for a six month halt on federal business rules to spur job growth as Obama tours the Midwest. In Libya, rebels threaten to isolate Tripoli, control Zawiya, and cut pipelines, while the U.S. cautiously supports the advance.
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Perry
Des Moines
Iowa
Texas
Rick Perry
Mitt Romney
Michele Bachmann
Associated Press
Barack Obama
Midwest
Texan
Obama
Department of Labor and Environmental Protection Agency
Romney
Zawiya
Libya
Tripoli
Muammar Gaddafi
Washington
U.S
Gaddafi
Jumma Dardira
Mediterranean
Nuri el-Bouaisi
Bluefield Receives Funding To Boost Police Drug Crime Efforts
Bluefield will get 12511 dollars to buy portable digital radios for officers improving emergency communications and response times in drug related cases. Senators Manchin and Rockefeller said statewide grants total over 141000 to combat illegal drugs and support law enforcement.
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Bluefield
U.S. Sens
Joe Manchin
Jay Rockefeller
D-Wva
J.W
Joe” Wilson
Wilson
Manchin
Rockefeller
West Virginia
River View High to build new football stadium on home field
McDowell County officials signed a contract to complete River View High School’s football stadium and plan a 6 p.m. meeting at the central office in Welch to discuss sports facility work and updates on the Jaeger Elementary School project. Superintendent Jim Brown said construction should start within two weeks with on-site materials and finalized plans for a field house bleachers and concessions. The board may schedule a home game this season on the new field and is surveying additional land for a larger elementary campus with an August 2013 move-in target.
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Bradshaw
McDowell County
River View High School
Board of Education
River View
Jaeger
Welch
Jim Brown
Brown
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
School Building Authority
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
West Virginia Board of Education
McDowell County Board of Education
Saeger
Taeger
Dominion Projects to Bring Billions to Virginia Economy
A Dominion Virginia Power study finds nine projects totaling over 3.3 billion in economic benefits through 2015, creating more than 14,200 construction jobs and, after completion, more than 290 million in annual benefits and 750 jobs. The plan includes Bear Garden and Wise County’s Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, plus conversions and scrubbers.
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Richmond
Dominion Virginia
Chmura Economics & Analytics
David A. Christian
Dominion Generation
Commonwealth
Virginia
Christian
Bear Garden
Buckingham County
Virginia City
Wise County
Warren County
Halifax Solar
Halifax County
Fluvanna County
Altavista
Hopewell
Southampton County
Chesterfield
Dominion
River View High School hosts open house for students and parents
Bradshaw River View High in Bradshaw invites students and parents to an open house on Friday Aug 19 from 2 to 4 pm. Attendees can pick up schedules meet administrators and learn about clubs and activities ahead of classes starting Aug 22. Light refreshments and door prizes will be offered with displays from Young Life Key Club SADD and local service organizations.
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Bradshaw
River View High School
Inga Barker
Bradshaw Lions Club
Danville, Va
God’s Pit
Kiwanis Club of War
Team Center of War
Bradshaw and
War
Young Life
River View
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Lewisburg
River View High
New McDowell High School
Key
War Kiwanis
Big Creek
Caretta
McDowell County Faces
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Hope Coalition
Southern Coalfields Tobacco Prevention Coalition
Rocky Gap
Peta
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