Mercer County approves leave donation for injured co worker
Mercer County Commission adopts the State Employees Leave Donation Program to aid Windy Lawson, injured in an Oct. 11 four wheeler crash. The program allows employees to donate annual leave to Lawson, who is married to Bluefield officer Jeff Lawson and remains out of work through year end. Several employees, including County Administrator Betty Long, have donated days to ensure Lawson continues to be paid during medical recovery.
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Daily Telegraph
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Mercer County Commission
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John Rapp
Anderson
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Buddy” Warden
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Lawson
Bluefield
Jeff Lawson
Haleigh
Shirley Alvis
Julie Ball
Brenda Davis
Commission
Long
Drug charges unfold as Grundy court arraigns and convicts
In Grundy General District Court on Monday, Larry Blackburn was arraigned on three counts of possession with intent to distribute after police found tranquilizers and nearly two pounds of marijuana. he is free on a $50,000 bond. Jeremy T. Hunt was convicted of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance marijuana, fined $500 plus costs, his first offense, with additional speeding and radar detector charges. Jackie Wayne Horton received concurrent sentences for two counts petty larceny, plus 10 days for two counts of failure to appear. Bradley D. Baldwin was convicted in absentia for public intoxication and fined $20 plus costs. others waived trial and prepaid $44 in fines. Searberry and Dotson faced separate charges with ongoing cases. Dotson’s assault case against Sullivan continued to next year.
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Grundy
Larry Blackburn
Buchanan County
Blackburn
Jeremy T. Hunt
Hunt
Jackie Wayne Horton
Horton
Bradley D. Baldwin
Baldwin
Barry Dean van Dyke
Jimmy Dwayne Justus
Millard Charles Ward
Justus
Scott D. Searberry
Searberry
Nancy Dotson
Dotson
Kathy Sullivan
Sullivan
Mercer County OKs insurance deal and new K9 fund
Mercer County Commission unanimously approved a revised general liability and property insurance package. Kephart proposed switching property coverage to a standard carrier, saving 8690. Also approved were a K-9 fund for dogs and trainers, a 248 courthouse elevator maintenance contract, 73477 computer equipment for the circuit clerk, five sheriff printers for 2666, and a 3598 line item budget revision for two new cruisers.
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Princeton Insurance
Mercer County Commission
Rick Kephart
Flat Top Insurance
Kephart
West Virginia State Board of Risks
John Rapp
John Anderson
Anderson
Rapp
Don B. Meadows
Circuit Clerk’s Office
Sheriff's Department
Sheriffs Department
City parking building profits rise after meter removal
Bluefield reports 171 390 18 in revenue for the Scott Street parking building through Oct 31, up from 157 608 73 last year after eliminating on street meter parking. Renovations costing about 350 400 plus 46 000 for security cameras aim to boost usage and offer storage options including antique and recreational vehicles.
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Luefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Scott Street
Cliff Pannell
Bill Looney
Pannell
Parnell
Concealed weapons hearings held in Tazewell County
The last two of five hearings in Tazewell County Circuit Court to appeal denials for concealed weapon permits are set for today at 11 and 11:30 a.m. Stefan Thomassebi of the NRA represents five residents who were denied permits by Judge Donald Mullins. The NRA plans a statement today. Virginia AG James Gilmore says Mullins lacks authority to compel psychosocial evaluations.
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Tazewell County
Stefan Thomassebi
NRA
Donald Mullins
Buddy Blevins
Mullins
Virginia
James Gilmore
del. Barnes Kidd
R-Tazewell
Gilmore
Circuit Court of
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