Bluefield City Board fills vacancies with two new appointees
Bluefield officials reappointed Robb Williams to fill the late Mike Gibson’s term and installed Peter Taylor as at large member. Williams shifts to the District MI seat with term through 2021. Taylor, a longtime Marshall Miller & Associates vice president and geologist, fills the vacated at large seat through 2019.
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Bluefield
Mike Gibson
Robb Williams
Bobbi Kersey
Williams
Peter Taylor
Kersey
Taylor
Marshall Miller & Associates
Chamber of Commerce
Eric DiNove
New
Inmate Escape Plot Foiled Outside Mercer County Courthouse
Mercer County deputies thwarted an escape plan at 8 am involving Selena Blankenship 20 of Princeton and inmate William Skeens 31 being transported for a hearing. Blankenship faces charges of driving offenses marijuana possession and plot for felony escape while Skeens is treated as a high security risk. No injuries reported as authorities pursued the plot with regional jail cooperation.
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Princeton
Mercer County
L.B Murphy
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Parks
Selena Blankenship
William Skeens
Mercer County Magistrate Court
Skeen
Skeens
Blankenship
Ing
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdionline
Tazewell County boards funds HSAs for school employees with advance
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors authorized an advance of 380000 to fund Health Savings Accounts for school employees to cover higher deductibles and lower premiums. Interim County Administrator Eric Young approved the transfer to allow immediate HSA operation and anticipated ongoing school board contributions to sustain the program.
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Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Maggie Asbury
Eric Young
HSA
Young
Southern
Mike Hymes
Hynes
Correction Artist Patch Whisky at Gary Bowling's House of Art
Gary Bowling's House of Art showcases Correction Artist Patch Whisky as this month's featured artist. An exhibit opening will be held tonight at the old Ramsey School building from 7 to 10 p.m. to introduce the work to the community.
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Patch
Gary Bowling
House of Art
Ramsey
Two Arrested on Drug Charges in McDowell County
In Welch, McDowell County deputies with the Sheriff’s Office and state and regional task forces executed a search warrant finding crack cocaine other narcotics cash a firearm and items linked to selling drugs. Ryan Burnoski 32 and Shiann Brooks 23 were charged with multiple counts including delivery of Schedule I drugs possession of Schedule II and child endangerment with bonds set at 300000 and 25000 respectively. Both were remanded to the McDowell County Holding Unit awaiting transport to the Southwestern Regional Jail.
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Welch
McDowell County
West
Ryan Scott Burnoski
Shiann Nicole Brooks
Burnoski
Brooks
Richard Vandyke
Vandyke
Southwestern
Defense Department says Trump parade will not occur in 2018
The Defense Department announced the Veterans Day military parade planned by President Trump will not take place in 2018. officials cited ongoing planning, cost concerns, and exploring options for 2019, with preliminary estimates putting the price around 92 million dollars.
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Washington
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Rob Manning
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Defense
Jim Mattis
South Korea
Kim Jong UN
U.S
Korea
Jamie Davis
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
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