Computer glitch derails Tazewell boundary plan
In Tazewell Virginia a computer glitch halted a boundary adjustment approved by the town and county. A new joint public hearing is set for August 31 at 6 pm in the county administration building. The plan would annex several businesses and about 25 to 30 homes, with residents gaining lower water and sewer rates and town services.
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Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Jimmy Jones
Donald Mullins
Altizer
Lincolnshire Park
Jerry Wood
Bluefield rescuers earn perfect scores
Bluefield’s 5 member rescue squad posted a perfect 100 percent on their annual inspection conducted by the West Virginia Office of Emergency Services. The audit covered finances, patient care, taxes, vehicle and personnel records, quality assurance, and proper disposal of linen and medical items. The squad, with 20 paramedics and 23 EMTs, received praise for policy and procedures and will allow local testing of paramedics due to the high rating. The inspection concluded Thursday afternoon.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Robert Youther
Youther
West Virginia
Office of Emergency Services
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Man Convicted of Killing and Beheading Girlfriend
A Pocahontas County man, Roger Paul Gelis, 57, was found guilty of first degree murder without mercy in the death of his live‑in girlfriend Melba Fitzgerald. The jury convicted after three hours of deliberation. He faces life without parole with sentencing set for Oct. 2.
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Lewisburg
Pocahontas County
Roger Paul Gelis
Stony Bottom
Gelis
Melba Fitzgerald
Eugene Simmons
Simmons
Fitzgerald
Roger Gelis
Dunmore
Highways, digital upgrades eyed for southern West Virginia growth
Federal support and state funding push the King Coal Highway project toward construction. Officials including Gov. Underwood and U.S. lawmakers praise the plan, which aims to connect Welch to Bluefield, create jobs, and bridge the digital divide with new high speed networks supporting education and commerce.
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Cecil H. Underwood
King Coal Highway
Beverage
Mike Mitchem
King Coal Highway Authority
West Virginia
Bluefield
Mitchem
Underwood
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-W.va
Robert C. Byrd
D-Va
Highway Department
Welch
K.A. Ammar Jr
Ammar
Indian Ridge
McDowell County
Peeping Tom jailed at University of Virginia residences
Joseph Gilbert Stearn, 39, with prior peeping history, had a suspended 12 month sentence re-imposed after convictions in two additional incidents at University of Virginia residence halls. He also received 12 month suspended terms on May University Circle offenses. Sentences were imposed Thursday.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Joseph Gilbert Stearn
University Circle Residences
Two Marion teens indicted in a murder case
FAIRMONT AP Two 17 year old Marion County boys Jared Wilson and David Allen Parker were indicted for first degree murder and conspiracy in the July 4 killing of Arthur J R Warren. A 15 year old Grant Town witness Jason Shoemaker faces accessory after the fact charges. Warren was beaten and run over in an attempt to appear as a hit and run. If convicted, Wilson and Parker face life in prison. The case drew civil rights concerns but no hate crime evidence was found. All three suspects remain in juvenile detention awaiting trial with no date set.
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Fairmont
Marion County
Jared Wilson
David Allen Parker
Grant Town
Arthur “J.R.” Warren
Warren
Jason Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Parker
Richard Bunner
Wilson
Supreme Court
Tazewell area crash injures four near Happy Mart
Four people were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash on U S Route 19 460 near Happy Mart and Ramey Chevrolet in Tazewell Virginia. The incident occurred at 4 52 p m with responders from Bluefield regional medical center Tazewell community hospital and multiple rescue squads on scene. State police investigated.
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Ramey Chevrolet
Tazewell County
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
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Jeffersonville
Thompson Valley Rescue Squad
Quality Care Ambulance Service
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