Mercer County opens plan to build guardrail reflector belts
MVM Green Technologies plans a Mercer County plant to produce reflective belts for highway guardrails and create 20 to 30 manufacturing jobs for veterans. Keith Circle says the design is ready and aims to start by Dec. 17 with locations across the county under review.
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Bluefield man faces kidnapping charges after standoff
A Bluefield man, Harry Lee Smith Jr., 41, is charged with two counts of kidnapping along with burglary, wanton endangerment involving a firearm, brandishing a deadly weapon and domestic assault after a standoff with Mercer County deputies at 281 Cove Branch Road. A loaded gun was seized, and state authorities say Smith entered by kicking in a door, took phones, threatened to kill the family, and later surrendered after a 30 minute negotiation. The case remains under indictment with potential life imprisonment under state law.
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38 Indictments Result From Mercer Special Grand Jury
A Mercer County special grand jury returned 38 indictments against county residents in drug cases and authorized investigative subpoenas in overdose deaths. Prosecutor George Sitler noted preparing another round up, with potential incarceration costs if cases waited for February’s regular grand jury. The county has seen 144 overdose deaths in three years, mainly from prescription controlled substances, prompting subpoenas for pharmacy records and physicians' prescriptions.
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Bluefield man pleads guilty to federal gun charge
Cory Lee Callen, 27, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after police found three loaded guns and ammunition in his Bluefield residence. He was barred from firearms due to two 2012 Mercer County felony convictions and faces up to 10 years at sentencing on April 17, 2018. The case was part of Project Safe Neighborhoods with ATF and Bluefield Police investigating.
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