Police Blotter From Bluefield and Mercer County
Police report a Monday of incidents including an intoxicated subject near Joy Food Mart and a weapon recovery at Tiffany Manor. Shots fired were reported on Washington Street with no results found. A civil dispute over a cab fee on Raleigh Street and a ER verbal dispute were also logged. Burglary on Ramsey Street and various sheriff’s department cases follow.
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Bluefield
Joy Food Mart
K.C. Hazuka
Tiffany Manor
Southern Highlands
D. Mitchem
Washington Street
Raleigh Street
Cimmarron
T.E. Brewster
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Ramsey St
Longview Avenue
Mt. View Avenue
G.W. Lightfoot
D.B. Bailey
Mercer Mall
George
Sharon Sowell
Patrick J. W. Weese
Lake Bottom
M.D. Ash
Myrtle R. Evans
Ash
Glenwood
M.T. Smith
Pamela A Carroll
J.E. Parks
Lappiello Nicholas
Spanishburg
City board debates cuts and modest fee increases
City officials discuss unequal cuts across departments and weigh a small fee hike. A long briefing by Charles Miles covers city vehicles and night street washing, while K A Ammar Jr urges joint action with West Virginia cities on annexation. The board notes a 10 percent staff drop since 1980 and considers further downsizing and cleanups, including a 164-signature Essex Street petition from Ruby Price.
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Art Riley
Riley
Charles E. Miles
Miles
K.A. Ammar, Jr
West Virginia
H.C. Adkins
Bluefield
Adkins
Cole
Ruby Price
Union Street
Essex Street
U S ambassador battles Tatler over daughter's article
U S ambassador Philip Ladler conflicts with Tatler magazine over his 15-year-old daughter Mary Catherine Ladler article about British boys. Ladler accuses editors of inserting and bolding a line stating British boys really suck and causing embarrassment to his family.
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London
Tatler Magazine
U.S
Mary-Catherine Ladler
Philip Ladler
Tatler
Mary-Catherine
Lader
Denver on Survivor versus Gilligan's Island contrasts
Bob Denver compares Survivor with Gilligan's Island noting no comedy on the new show and reality shaped by cameras. He recalls Gilligan’s Island as a half hour sitcom and says viewers still seek it in syndication. Denver cites global interest and a surge of fan traffic to bobdenver.com with emails from many countries.
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Pulau Tiga Island
Gilligan’s Island
Denver
Regis
China
Hong Kong
Singapore
France
England
Germany
Mongolia
King Coal Highway Aims to Link West Virginia Towns
West Virginia plans a southern King Coal Highway over ten years with a five year goal seen as feasible. The near two billion dollar project has about 50 million in funds, linking John Nash Boulevard near T. 123 to Isaban and Horsepen Mountain, then joining U.S. Route 52 and the Coal Fields Expressway at Welch. Mitchem cites potential for opening land for industrial and residential development along a route passing through Littlesburg, Sandlick, Rock, Montcalm, Crumpler, Kermit, Gilbert and Pritchard with several interchanges under design. The project faces high accident rates on U.S. 52 and will involve multiple interchanges and phased construction starting soon. Rotary President Davis Jarrell introduced the speaker.
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West Virginia
Mitchem
John Nash
T. 123
Airport Road
Littlesburg
Sandlick
Rock and
Montcalm
Bluestone River
Godfrey
Crystal
McComas
Indian Ridge
Crumpler
Isaban
Horsepen Mountain
Tolsia
Devel
Logan
Charleston
Welch
Pritchard
Kermit
Gilbert
Division of Highways
K.A. Ammar Jr
Nelson Walker
Bluefield
Rotary
Davis Jarrell
Trash Dumping Concerns Float Over Mercer County Landfill
Mercer County Solid Waste Authority manager Jerry Haynes reports over 1,000 tons of garbage accumulated during a three day period and hauled to the Mercer County Landfill. He notes continued arrivals and predicts weeks needed to complete disposal. Residents dumped appliances, roofing, car parts and more as officials worry about illegal dumping in McDowell County despite landfill accepting Welch litter.
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Jerry Haynes
Mercer County
Haynes
McDowell County
Welch
McDowell
Buchanan General Hospital OB Unit Wins Final Approval
The Virginia Department of Health granted Buchanan General Hospital final approval for a new obstetrics unit in May with local support and endorsement from the Health Planning Agency of Southwest Virginia. Construction is underway and slated for completion in early 2001. Eddie George of Wellmont Health System praised the selection for consulting and management services, saying the collaboration will improve health care for Buchanan County and nearby communities.
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Brentwood
Tenn
Virginia Department of Health
BGH
OB Department
Health Planning Agency of
Southwest Virginia
Eddie George
Wellmont Health System
Wellmont Health Systems
Buchanan General Hospital
Buchanan General
Wellmont
Buchanan County
Tazewell names substitute assistant superintendent
Tazewell County School Board appointed Brenda Lawson an assistant principal at Richlands High as substitute assistant superintendent and Gayle Hutchinson a substitute special education supervisor. Interim Superintendent Don Hodock said ads will run 10 days and interviews will follow, with a hiring recommendation due at September board meeting. Lawson has UI background in special education and school leadership. Hutchinson has over 20 years in the system as a special education teacher.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Brenda Lawson
Richlands High School
Gayle Hutchinson
Don Hodock
Lawson
Karen Webb
RHS
Hutchinson
Hodock
Woodrow Mullins
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Daily Record
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Keith Powell
Princeton
G.W Woods
Mike Gills
City Board
A-1
Todd Smith, D.O
Blue Ridge Internal Medicine
Springhaven Drive
Vistar
Vistar Eye Center
Vstar
Charles Owens
The
Daily Telegraph
Barber
Johnson
Virginia
Bill” Osborne
Roger Nelson
Horne
Honaker
Donald Mullins
Mercer County Schools
Eremar
Old Bluefield Boltz
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