Divers recover gun used by deputy in suspected self harm
Virginia State Police divers retrieved a small caliber handgun from Lake Witten at 1 30 p m Monday linked to a Tazewell County deputy s Aug shooting incident. Deputy John Ferrell admitted the wound was personal safety related and denies outside involvement while an internal probe proceeds.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Tazewell County
L.J. “Mac” McCarty
Lake Witten
John Ferrell
Ferrell
Joe Johnson
Mike Dennis
Mission West Virginia names Beasley Modena and Kelley to board
President Jerry Beasley A A Modena of the Bluefield Area Foundation and Concord student Melissa Kelley were named to the Mission West Virginia Board of Directors. The 21 member panel aims to unite faith groups and organizations to address illiteracy welfare dependency health care work skills and unhealthy lifestyles in West Virginia. The three appointees attended the Presidents Summit on America's Future last April in Philadelphia.
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E Harleston - Concord College
Jerry Beasley
A.A. Modena
Bluefield Area Foundation
Concord
Melissa Kelley
Mission West Virginia Board of Directors
Cecil Underwood
Mission West Virginia
West Virginia
Underwood
Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club
Charleston
F. Emerson Wood
Wood
New Times
Beasley
Modena
Kelley
Philadelphia
Pannell Resigns as City Recreation Director
Pannell leaves after serving as recreation director for three years and half years as a city employee. He managed the Small Cities Block Grant program and the comprehensive planning project while assisting the city manager. The council discussed his resignation in an executive session and will decide if the position will be filled.
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Pannell
City Board of Directors
Walker
Parnell
Vidovich
Bill Looney
Parks and Recreation Department
Robin Lefler
Bluefield area signs firm to move operations to Virginia site
Acken Sign Company will relocate to a 12.3 acre Virginia site near the former Lowe's, with a 67,000-square-foot main building and 7,500-square-foot outbuilding. The move keeps jobs in Bluefield area for now, projects a $1.5 million investment, and aims to expand over five years to boost efficiency and national standing. Local officials note the shift preserves local employment and tax impact.
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Bluefield
Moorefield
B&o
Acken
West Virginia
Jack Reasor
D-Bluefield
Reasor
Bud Ackens
Lowe’s
Virginia
Off duty troopers critical after Monroe crash
Two off duty West Virginia State Police troopers Travis Atlee Baker and Christopher Michael Wilson were critically injured in a single vehicle wreck on U S Route 219 in Monroe County. Wilson drove the 1992 Ford pickup, lost control, and struck a tree about 4.5 miles north of Union. Both were flown to Charleston Area Medical Center General Division in critical condition. Baker and Wilson had joined the force in 1995 and 1996 respectively, with Wilson recently transferred to the Union detachment. The State Police pledge prayers for the men and their families.
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UNION
West Virginia
Monroe County
Travis Atlee Baker
Fayetteville
Christopher Michael Wilson
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Wilson
Strik
Charleston Area Medical Center
General Division
T.D. Bradley
Union State Police Detachment
Walker
Wood County
U.S. Army
Baker
Ronceverte
Greenbrier County
Mission West Virginia expands literacy drive with donations
Underwood pushes reading programs to curb unemployment and welfare, saying educated workers boost West Virginia’s economy. Mission West Virginia partners with Blue Cross and Caring Foundation to insure children and plans a $25,000 corporate gift this week. A 21 member volunteer board led by A Michael Perry and others from Huntington Charleston and Beckley will guide outreach and church network newsletters.
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A-1
Underwood
West Virginia
West
Woods
Mission West Virginia
Wood
A. Michael Perry
Huntington
Anna Ansel Yeager
Charleston
Herbert H. Henderson
David
Community meetings and band formation announced
The Tazewell County Young Democrats meet at the Courthouse at 7 p.m. New members welcomed. call 988-2600 for details. On Sept 2 at 7 p.m. the Bluefield High School Choir Boosters hold their first meeting in the school choir room. parents and interested parties invited. Sept 4 at 7 p.m. an organizational meeting to form the East River Mountain Town Band will be in the Bluefield High School band room. contact Mel Saunders at 325-3240 after 5 p.m.
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Tazewell County
Young Democrats
Bluefield High School
East River Mountain Town Band
Mel Saunders
Two-Vehicle Crash Sends Two To Princeton Hospital
Two people were evaluated at Princeton Community Hospital after a New Hope Road crash at about 6 p.m. Melissa L. Williams, 26, of Lashmeet and Willis Hubbard, 51, of Princeton sustained contusions and lacera tions as Williams crossed into the opposite lane and hit Hubbard’s Ford F-100, causing it to overturn. Rescue Squad crews transported both victims to the hospital while East River VFD crews responded.
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
New Hope Road
Melissa L. Williams
Lashmeet
Willis Hubbard
Williams
W.O. Lawson
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Hubbard
PCH
East River Volunteer Fire Department
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Forrest W. Calico
Lexington
Don L. Blankenship
Matewan
Athens
Kerry L. Starks
Beckley
A. Modena
Eileen Catterson
Pineville
Anderson D. Clark
Shepherds
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Kammer
Cherry
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