Winter Fire Safety Tips From Bluefield Fire Officials
Bluefield fire officials urge caution in heating choices during winter. Chief Gerald Steele stresses cleaning and inspecting heaters, placing space heaters away from combustibles, avoiding overuse, and using correct fuels with proper ventilation. He warns against damaged cords and exposed wires, and advises working smoke and CO detectors. Princeton firefighter Keith Gunnoe warns about Christmas trees near heat sources, dry or damaged trees, and the need for fresh cuts. Chimneys and stove pipes should be cleaned yearly to prevent fires. Contact Jody Neal at jodyneal bottonline.com.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Fire Department
Gerald Steele
Steele
Princeton
Keith Gunnoe
Gunnoe
Jody Neal
Jodyneal
Bottonline.com
Pocahontas murder trial moves toward February start
In Abingdon Virginia motions flood the federal docket ahead of the February 2 2004 jury selection in the Walter Church and Charles Gilmore case tied to the 1989 shotgun killings of Robert Davis Una Mae Davis and Robert Hopewell Jr. Absent Nichols faces charges for lying to a grand jury.
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Abingdon
U.S. District Court
Pocahontas, Va
Walter Lesight
Pete” Church
Charles Wesley Gilmore
Church
Princeton
Gilmore
District of Virginia
Sheri Lynn Howell Nichols
Big Vein
Nichols
Pete Church
Sammy the Bull
U.S
Anthony P Giorno
Thomas J. Bounderant Jr
James Turk Jr
Beverly Davis
Radford
Probe continues in theft at mall
Mercer Mall larceny investigation continues after Chick Fil A reports missing cash from the overnight period between Saturday night and Sunday. State Police Trooper J K Cooper said there was no armed robbery and the money remains unaccounted for as detectives pursue leads.
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Luefield
Mercer Mall
J.K. Cooper
West Virginia
State Police
Princeton
Cooper
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Tazewell jail escapee spotted again in Northern Virginia
Roy Hogan 56 of Charleston, an escapee from the Tazewell County Jail on November 5, was seen in Spotsylvania County driving a 2000 Isuzu Rodeo after earlier car sales in Culpeper County and a string of thefts. The fugitive, also wanted in Ohio and Kentucky for worthless checks and fraud, was previously linked to a black Ford Taurus in Richlands and a white Chevrolet van in Ripley.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Virginia
Roy Hogan
Charleston
Spotsylvania County
Fredericksburg
Richmond
Harry Cundiff
Culpepper County
Hogan
Richlands
Aban
Ripley
Braxton County
T.E. Ray
Ohio
Kentucky
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
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New Pocahontas
Jones
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bdtonline
Dennis Thompson
Rick Allen
J. Franklin Long
Salvation Army
Bob Mullins
FrontierNet
FrontierOnline.com
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