Town hall debate over FEMA grant in Bluefield Va
Virginia officials answered questions about relocating the town hall from the flood plain during a 90 minute Bluefield town council meeting. Officials considered the Keebler building and Graham Square but ruled flood plain feasibility and high renovation costs out. demolition plans may create space for parking recreation or new uses.
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Luefield
Commonwealth of Virginia
Bluefield
FEMA
Michelle Pope
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
Deborah Mills
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Mills
Keebler
Virginia
Pope
Graham Square
Town Hall
Pope and
Commonwealth
Debbie Morris
Wallyfield
Bland County names Hodock interim school chief
Bland County has appointed Don Hodock as interim superintendent following the retirement of Dr. Duane Alderman who led the system since July 2000. Hodock, a 34 year veteran of education, formerly led Tazewell County schools and previously served as Bland County’s supervisor of special services. He begins this interim role while officials search for a permanent replacement.
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Bland
Bland County
Don Hodock
Tazewell
Hodock
Southwest Virginia
Tazewell County
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Judge orders motion revised in homicide trial
Mercer County Circuit Court Judge Julie John R. Frazier sent defense lawyers for Roby Mason Bradley back to rewrite a court order on psychological testing for the triple murder arson case. Bradley, 68, of Glenwood, is charged with three counts of first degree murder and one count of arson in the Sept 22 2002 deaths of Roger, 52, Sarah, 47, and Patrick Cordle, 41. The shooting occurred outside the Cordles mobile home at Needham Place Mobile Home Park near Princeton and the home was set on fire.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Roby Mason Bradley
Glenwood
Roger Cordle
Sarah Cordle
Patrick Cordle
Bradley
Thomas Czarnik
David Smith
Bill Sadler
Juie
John R. Frazier
Ti Sadler
Frazier
Cordle
Needham Place
Kirby Addition
Separate McDowell fires under investigation
Two separate fires in McDowell County remain under investigation. An assistant state fire marshal is due to arrive to probe the Maybeury and Anawalt blazes reported Sunday with no injuries. The Maybeury house on Simons Mountain Road was destroyed. crews from Northfork Keystone and Bramwell fought the fire, while Anawalt Volunteer Fire Department responded to the second incident.
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Maybeury
McDowell County
Anawalt
Simons Mountain
Northfork
Keystone
Bramwell
Chris Martin
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Large marijuana find in McDowell County West Virginia
State police say 2000 marijuana plants found near Jolo in McDowell County during aerial searches mark one of the area s largest recent discoveries. Plants are harvested in summer and destroyed after removal. No arrests yet. investigation continues with aid from local departments.
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J.R. Pauley
West Virginia
Princeton
Pauley
McDowell County
Jolo
Mercer
Mingo
McDowell
Logan
Bradshaw Police Department
Charles Owens
Cowens
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