Burkes Garden man dies in Marlinton jail
A 25 year old Burkes Garden man, Robert Keith Shrader, was found hanged in his Marlinton jail cell shortly before 3 a.m. on Friday after Thanksgiving. State Police said the death appeared to be self-inflicted. he had been jailed since November 22 on a probation violation related to a Virginia forged document conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burkes Garden
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
Robert Keith Shrader
West Virginia
Shrader
Break in on Bluefield Avenue reported by Citizens TeleCom
Daily Record notes a breaking and entry on Bluefield Avenue reported Friday by Citizens TeleCom. Also reports a minor motor vehicle accident on Cumberland Road in front of Deb's Food Mart with no injuries and a hit and run at 822 Hill Ave plus a daybreak incident at 1204 1/2 Bland St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield Avenue
Citizens TeleCom
Cumberland Road
Deb’s Food Mart
Hill Ave
Bland St
No spacewalks for Columbia as hatch remains jammed
NASA canceled two planned spacewalks on Columbia's 16 day flight over concerns the jammed hatch cannot be sealed properly after opening. Tamara Jernigan and Thomas Jones were ready to use crowbar like tools if needed, but mission control opted to focus on emergency hatch procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
Mission Control
Tamara Jernigan
Thomas Jones
Earth
Jernigan
Jones
Jerry Ross
Ross
Abortion Politics Narrowly Shifts Senate Power
Abortion opponents gained Senate seats in November elections, giving them control of both chambers as Clinton weighs a potential ban with exceptions for the mother's health. Abortion rights groups warn of a solidly anti choice Congress and plan renewed focus on family planning, contraception, and education next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Clinton
Senate
Johnson
Kate Michelman
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
Congress
China
Gloria Feldt
Planned Parenthood
Feldt
Legal Services Corporation
Henry Foster
Michelman
Bob Inglis
R-S.c
GOP
Little Jimmy Cartoon Central to Community Christmas Tree
The piece traces the Community Christmas Tree and Little Jimmy cartoon's history from 1916 to the present, noting Hugh I. Shott Sr. and others who shaped the event. It details yearly venues, Santa’s arrival, and the sustained effort to preserve the drawing, with Colley and Buzzo as key custodians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy
Colley
Hugh Ike Shott, Jr
Nick Buzzo
The
Telegraph
Buzzo
Telegraph Coal Page
H. Edward
Eddie” Steele
Hugh
Jim Shott
Steele
Rand Taylor
Hugh Ike Shott
South Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Daily Record
Bluefield
Little Jimmie
A-1
Salvation Army
Hugh I. Shott
Shott
Poor Fund
Santa
Genoa High School
Ministerial Alliance
Dixie Melody Boys
Dailey’s Chapel
United Methodist Church
Baptist Valley Amphitheater
Dailey's Chapel
North Tazewell
Virginia
Stan Wikle
Princeton Elks Lodge
Maple Acres
Old Bluefield
Princeton Road
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
UPS Federal Express Goodykoontz
Bland Street
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Allen A. Hammond
Ellen Light
Daveen Denardo
Gregory Macissac
Mld
Virginias Pine Plaza
Princeton
Marshall C. Long, D.O
Quail Valley Medical Center
ELD
Uealth
Bluefield Regional Wellness Center
Score Sports
Mercer Mall
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!