Deputy faked ordeal and shot self in domestic case
Tazewell County deputy John Ferrell admitted fabricating an attack on himself during a Lake Witten patrol. He claimed a gunman harmed him but confessed the incident was self-inflicted in a domestic dispute. Authorities say no shooter remains at large. The internal investigation will determine Ferrell’s status.
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Lake Witten
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Ferrell
L.J. McCarty
Sheriff's Department
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Johnson
Lieve Ferrell
Tazewell Community Hospital
Ing Ferrell
Commonwealth
Fire damages roof at Bluefield Science Center
A Friday blaze on the roof of the Bluefield Area Arts and Science Center caused light smoke damage to the Science Center of West Virginia on the third floor. Firefighters confined the fire to the roof, stating a three to four foot hole was burned in roofing material due to an extension cord shorting out during renovation. No contents were damaged and crews remained on scene until 7 p.m.
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Bluefield Area
Arts and Science Center
Science Center
West Virginia
Rusty Holcomb
Arts Center
Holcomb
Bluefield Fire Department
Bluefield Arts and Science Center
68 year old drowns in New River near Pearisburg
The New River claimed its first 1997 victim, Richmond area resident Stafford Maxwell Horn, 68, of Mineral. He and his brother Eldren Horn, 65, of Giles County, were in a boat that struck a rock, disabled, and sank near Curve Road in Pearisburg. Both men were washed downstream. Eldren survived.
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Dick” Horn
Mineral
Richmond
Eldren Horn
Giles County
Mark Skidmore
Curve Road
Eldren
Virginia schools see slight student decline in counties
In Tazewell and Buchanan counties enrollments are down while Wythe and Giles stay steady. Tazewell reports 7,709 students, about 91 fewer than 1996-97, with a Labor Day projection near 7,800. Buchanan County shows 4,717 students after Labor Day, down 94 from last year, with officials citing smaller family sizes as a factor.
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Giles
Tazewell County
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Mullins
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Hatfield
West Virginia Enrollment Decline Leads Nation in Drops
West Virginia faces a 5.6 percent drop in 1997 1998 school year enrollment, the sixth largest nationwide. Assistant School Superintendent Larry Lane notes McDowell County is among those expecting decreases, reflecting a decade of persistent declines in student totals.
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West Virginia
Larry Lane
McDowell
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