Miners, Mine Conflict Turn Violent in West Virginia
The incident at Northfork Hollow involved gunfire during a picketing dispute at a McDowell County mine. Trooper Cox supervised the scene as a driver and passenger fired at picketers, killing one man and wounding two others after a 5 to 10 minute exchange. UMWA figures recall a wave of wildcat strikes in the 1980s and 1990s shaping union dynamics and outcry over unpaid medical bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ers
Garretson
Cox
UMWA
Buck Wade
District 17
West Virginia
Wade
Daily Telegraph
Northfork Hollow
Danny Surface
Umwa International Board
Surface
The
Telegraph
United Pocahontas Corporation
McDowell
Regency Industries Inc
Regency
Bailey Energy
H.C. Industries
J.R. Paul
Jack Wells
Gary
McCoy
U.S. Steel
United Mine Workers
Jim McNeely
Sgt
Pauley
Cold case files revive 1989 to 2009 West Virginia killings
The article lists multiple unsolved deaths and disappearances across West Virginia and nearby areas. It references Henrietta Matney, Shawn Steptoe, Amanda Mullins, Donnie Shears Jr., James Ward Jr., Barbara Flake, Linda Ransom, Brenda Lambert, Mark Cook, Losey Bennett, Benny Roberts, Sandra Worrell, Harvey Looney, Valarie Looney, James Boyd, Ryan Leeper, Jeff Scott, Karen Noble, Daniel Whitely, Debra Whitely, Eary England Jr., Greg Martin. It recounts a 1990 strike shooting in Welch linked to UMWA tensions and notes ongoing calls for information to close the McCoy murder case with contact details for tips.
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A-1
Cold Case Archives
Henrietta Matney
Shawn Steptoe
Bluefield
Steptoe
Amanda ‘Sissy
Loraine Mullins
Premier
Donnie Ray Shears Jr
Big Sandy
James A
Big Poppa’ Ward Jr
Roderfield
Barbara Jean Flake
Linda Lee Ransom
Egeria Road
Brenda Lambert
Bluewell
Mark Anthony Cook
Losey
Lee’ Bennett
Pipestemn
Pinnacle Rock State Park
Bramwell
Benny Ray Roberts Sr
Brushfork
Sandra Worrell
Little General Store
Oakvale Road
Harvey Dean Looney
Valarie Elaine Looney
U.S. Route 460
Claypool Hill
James Harlin Boyd
Raven, Va
Richlands
Ryan Leeper
Princeton
Melrose Square
Jeff Scott
Karen Noble
Wolf Creek
Daniel Whitely
Debra Sue Whitely
Wright's Mountain
Lashmeet
Mercer County
Eary Carl
June’ England Jr
Big Jenny
McDowell County
Wyoming County
Greg Martin
Jonesville, N.C
Interstate 77
Jonesville
N.C
Cold Case
Bottonline.com
Coldcase
District 28
Gene Carroll
Carroll
Dragon Palace
Ana
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Welch
West Virginia State Police
Samantha Perry
Sperry
Bottonline
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Ciainee
Paw Sete
Moose Lodge
Neen, Atta
Beauty
Concepta & Day Spa
First
Community Bank
Met
Cole
Harley-Davidson Bluefield
Hardees of
Rotary of
Harley-Davidson
Wytheville
Mercer Mall
Eagle
Kicks Country
Gate City
Gunslingers
Mercer, Mall
American Red Cross
Beauty Concepts
WV Cole Harley-Davidson
Princeton Moose Lodge
Whiskey River
Cole Harley Bluefield
Big Walker Overlook
Harley-Davidson Wytheville
Ramey’s of Princeton
Phyllis Sheets
Kathy Rahall
G. Frank Britton
MII
T A. Wade
Dr. Wade
Cumberland Rd
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