Daily Record Police Blotters Summary
Police reports include a Wal-Mart felony shoplifting case over $200, a vehicle accident near Dudley Elementary, forgery at Kroger, vandalism at Bluefield Country Club, a vehicle theft from Cumberland Care, a blocked road on Church Street, and a December fight on Highland Avenue. Mercer County Sheriff’s Dept notes shoplifting at Mercer Mall, burglary in Rock with a rifle and scope taken, forged prescriptions at Revco Brushfork, multiple DUIs in Princeton, hunting violations, and additional shoplifting and possession charges across the region.
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Wal-Mart
Coy Saunders
Dudley
Kroger's
Terry Sarver
Virginia Avenue
Bluefield Country Club
T.L. Simmons
Cumberland Care
Church Street
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
J.C. Penney
Mercer Mall
M.L. Gills
Rock
L.R. Catron
Revco
Brushfork
A.D. Beasley
J.E. Parks
Douglas G. Hudgins
Lashmeet
Mercer man sentenced to prison for attempted felony
Daniel Jason Chan cey, 21, of Route 1 Bluefield, was sentenced Monday to one to three years in the state penitentiary after probation was revoked for pleading guilty to attempted to commit a felony. He was indicted on marijuana possession with intent to deliver charges.
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Daniel Jason Chancey
Route 1
Bluefield
Concord College calls for unity after racism incident
College leaders and students denounce a hate mail incident on campus. Diane Grych urges moving beyond racism while Melissa Cabell and Charlotte Howard voice upset. President Jerry Beasley pledges zero tolerance and federal help to identify and prosecute the culprit.
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A-1
Diane Grych
Admissions Office
Melissa Cabell
Grych
Concord College
Charlotte Howard
Student Government Association
Jon Anderson
Jerry Beasley
Bluefield High Choir to Host Dessert and Carols
The Bluefield High School Choir presents its annual Dessert and Carols program at the Bluefield Arts and Crafts Center at 7 p.m. Admission is free with voluntary contributions to support the choir program.
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Bluefield High School
Bluefield Arts and Crafts Center
Pawlowski remains tight lipped on BRMC job offer reports
Bluefield Medical Center President Eugene Pawlowski gave little new detail about staying on as head during a regular board meeting. Reports emerged last week that he was considering a new job offer. The board met in executive session to discuss personnel matters, but Pawlowski declined to comment beyond saying he is still exploring options. He has led BRMC for more than 15 years. The board also approved over 50,000 in newborn monitoring gear, a 285,000 building purchase for ENT services, 425,000 in ENT equipment, a 35,000 wireless intercom system, and write offs totaling 283,778 for October 1997 with charity care at 162,864.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Eugene Pawlowski
Pawlowski
Riaz A Rana
BRMC
North Street
Albert B. Paine
Paine
Gary Cornwell
Lee Smith
Rob Jones
Downtown incentive plan would expand tax exemptions citywide
City commission discusses widening a downtown tax exemption program to cover the entire city and allow existing businesses to expand or upgrade. Mayor Nelson Walker notes changes needed for an ordinance offering no B&O tax first year and staged relief through year five.
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Commission
Nelson Walker
B&o
Jane Ferguson
Norris Kantor
Walker
Ron Satterfield
MU Emphasizes Liberal Arts and Growth Under Gilley
Gilley outlines aims at Marshall University focusing on high quality undergraduate liberal arts education rural health care fine arts and environment. He cites 56 million in private funds 45 million in federal funds 31 million for a medical facility and notes NCAA IAA football national title and MAC title in first year in the conference. Enrollment grew by 4 000 to 16 000 students.
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Marshall
Gilley
Mu’s
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