Jury Will Be Handed Housing Project Suit Today
The Bluefield Public Housing Authority and Corte Construction faced a $91,000 civil action in Mercer County Circuit Court as jurors prepare to hear closing arguments after four more witnesses. Haven Kicklighter said the building over a cinder field could settle. rain runoff and lack of guttering may have undermined the southwest corner. Corte officials defended their work, noting seeding and slopes were handled and mud washing onto railway property was not proven to be theirs. The jury will receive judge instructions at 10:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Public Housing Authority
Corte Construction Co
Bluefield
Mercer County
Howard M. Jarrett
Bluefield Sash and Door Co., Inc
Norfolk
Kicklighter
Lane Austin
Bluefield Sash and Door
Thomas Duncanberger
Sisson and Ryan Inc
Charlotteville Va
Corte
Duncanberger
Princeton
E. T. Boggess
Corte Constructions
Ennio Corte
Corte Constructions Co
Calvin Taylor
Corte Construction
Taylor
William Aden
Blacksburg
Carl Dawson
Jarrett
Final Payment For Airport Study Approved
The Mercer County Airport Authority approved about $20,000 for final work by Baldwin & Gregg on a 10 county regional air transportation study but said it was only receiving the report, not approving it. The board also accepted Raike Associates for a master plan studying jet service potential, with costs shared among the county, FAA, and firm offices in Columbus, Atlanta, and Ashland.
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Mercer County
Raike Associates Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Atlanta
Ashland
Air Transportation
West Virginia
Virginia
Authority
Walter Burton
Federal Aviation Administration
Beckley
Burton
Mercer County Airport Authority
Mercer County Commission
FAA
Arraignments in Princeton Armed Robbery Case
Magistrate David Pedneau arraigned two men Stacy Burrell and Tony McKinney on armed robbery charges for the Omelet Shoppe theft in Princeton. Bond set at 5000 each. they were transported to Fayette County jail in Fayet teville and face additional armed robbery charges. Also arraigned Earl Cordell on grand larceny, released on 500 bond. Valerie Christian charged with assault, released on 100 bond. William McKinney charged with three misdemeanors, released on 300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Pedneau
Stacy Edward Burrell
Tony Ray McKinney
Princeton
Bud
Fayette County
Fayetteville
T. L. Vance
Pedneau
Earl C. Cordell
Valerie J. Christian
R. L. Lambert
William McKinney
Rock
Randall Earnest
Producers To Vote On Wool and Lamb Market Pact
Wool and lamb producers will vote Aug 2 through Sept 1 in a referendum on an agreement between the USDA and the American Sheep Producers Council. The deal allows withholding part of 1978 61 wool incentive payments to fund ASPC marketing and information programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wool and
U. S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
American Sheep Producers Council, Inc
ASPC
Agricultural Marketing Service
Gateway Stymies Virginia Payments Over Bluefield Dispute
Gateway Regional Transit Authority faces possible legal limits after Bluefield Virginia town council halted further payments totaling about 13013.50 per quarter until Gateway tests a Pine Hill Park-Double Gates service trial. Virginia-side residents seek added runs but officials doubt financial viability and rider gains. Officials plan a private meeting while open-meeting questions surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Bluefield
Gateway
Pine Hill Park
Double Gates
Virginiaside
Virginia Avenue
Gene Moore
Officer's Guide to Juvenile Procedure Outlined
Mercer County officials publish a concise juvenile arrest guide for officers. Douglas Fisk and John Myatt compiled the manual to align with West Virginia Code Chapter 49, detailing arrest without a warrant, custody, interrogation, admissibility of statements, and detention options. The county will distribute copies to police and hold three training sessions on the new law, with printing sponsored by Flat Top National Bank and Princeton Bank and Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Darrell V. McGraw Jr
West Virginia
Mercer County
Donald R. Hare
Bluefield
Hare
West Virginia University Law School
Douglas D. Fisk
John J. Myatt
State Welfare Department
of Family and Children Services
Fisk
Flat Top National Bank
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Women Eligible for 93 Percent of Military Roles in the SS
The SS Armed Forces announces women will be eligible for about 93 percent of military positions. This marks a major policy shift expanding women's access to combat and support roles across branches.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Stett
Boggess
Hale
William Sanders
Bluefield Sash and Door Co
Jim Terry Dany
Joseph Scheff
Beckley Field Office
The
Scheff
Mercer
Citizens Building Supply
Bluefield Avenue
W.va
Bruning's
Bruning
LLON
GRTA
Jim Terry
Odell Huffman
Tri-City Traction Co
Athens
Huffman
Joe Walker
Walker
Virginia Siders
McDowell
Wyoming
Wve Distributors
Bland ST
Pape Bill
W.v
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