Courtwatch: Mercy questioned as mercy rules loom in Mercer cases
Mercer County faces questions over sentencing after a serial child molester received 15 to 35 years and two cases hint at misgivings in justice. Former youth pastor James Lilly plea deals reduce charges with 1 to 5 years, while Michael Neel’s murder case yields a mistrial on key counts and a fresh trial. Residents urged to scrutinize courthouse actions as trials unfold.
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Mercer County
Timothy Probert
James Lilly
Bluefield
Lilly
Daily Telegraph
Derek Swope
Michael Eugene Neel
Kayla Neel
Dakota Walls
Michael Neel
Walls
Bluewell
Neels
Bluefield Daily Telegraph masthead and staff credits
The publication lists Randy Mooney as Publisher and News Editor Samantha Perry as Editor and Managing Editor, with Charles Owens credited and a Psalms quotation.
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Samantha Cory
The
Daily Telegraph
Sper
Bottonline
Dtperry
Charles Owens
POWER POWER funds aid Southern coal counties in Appalachia
Power funds from the Obama administration reach Mercer County and surrounding areas in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia. Grants total over 3 million for airport expansion, tourism expansion, and retraining programs for displaced coal workers, with multiple federal and regional partners named.
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Ederal
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Partnership For Opportunity
Mercer County
Appalachian Regional Commission
U.S. Economic Development Administration
U.S
Evan Jenkins
R-W. Va
House Appropriations Committee
Jenkins
ARC
Appalachia
EDA
Virginia
White House
Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority
Southern Coalfields
Mercer
McDowell
Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff
Joe Manchin
D-W-Va
Shelley Moore Capito
Tim Kaine
D-Va
Mark Warner
Morgan Griffith
R-Va
Bluefield
Campaign note on Trump Clinton exchange and media glare
Ann McFeatters critiques the 2016 campaign, contrasting Trump pivoting positions with Clinton's donors and emails. It highlights campaign optics such as a Louisiana photo stunt, Trump’s tax and debt questions, media access, and fundraising practices while noting both candidates’ vulnerabilities and public perceptions.
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Ashington
Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton
Clinton Foundation
Trump
Louisiana
Mike Pence
Clinton
Hillary
Jimmy Kimmel
Obama
Trump Tower
Mar-a- Lago
Washington Post
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John McGinnis
Swope
McGinnis
Samantha Perry
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
STAR
Wrica II
Power Funds
Hatfield- McCoy Regional Recreation
Ann McFeatters
Tribune News Service
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