Not too late to get flu vaccine says health officials
Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports Mercer County Health Department official Sandie Davis says it is not too late to receive the flu shot. She notes about 700 flu cases so far and urges vaccination, citing the shot lasts a year. Virginia epidemiologist Dr. Dave Trump concurs and warns flu timing is unpredictable.
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R.N. Sandie Davis
Mercer — County
Davis
Health Department
Virginia State
Dave Trump
Trump
Virginia State Health Department
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health
Trial date set for man charged with child porn possession
Mercer County man Eric A. Hitt faces nine federal counts of receiving and possessing material showing a minor in explicit conduct. A continuance moved the trial to February 13, 2014 in Bluefield with pretrial motions January 29. Hitt, 28, from Princeton, was released on $10,000 bond after arraignment.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Eric A. Hitt
Princeton
Cpl. S.A. Sommers
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
West Virginia
Internet Crimes Against
Charleston
Hitt
U.S
R. Clarke VanDervort
Cpl
S.A. Sommers
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force
VanDervort
George H. Lancaster Jr
David A. Faber
Southern
U.S. District Court
Lisa G. Johnston
Bill Archer
Barcher
Tie One On For Safety campaign debuts in Mercer County
Mercer County high schools Bluefield and PikeView join Community Connections and local law enforcement to launch the 2013 Tie One On for Safety campaign. Greg Puckett notes MADD and SADD partnership for a decade while students pledge to drive sober and avoid distractions.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
PikeView
Community Connections
MADD
Mothers Against
Greg Puckett
Community Connections Inc
Danite Belay
Bluefield High School
SADD
Hannah Stapleton
Pike View High School
Sadler
Puckett
BHS
PVHS
Stapleton
Law
Rainy Bluefield Christmas Parade Goes On Townwide
Despite a 90 percent chance of sleet rain the 57th annual Christmas Parade in Bluefield proceeds with 66 units and 125 participants. Ornetta Hubbard serves as grand marshal as parade routes from South Street to Stewart Street unfold with bands floats and Santa. city andDowntown Merchants Association sponsors, with skates free for youths and a busy day of events indoors if needed.
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Bluefield
South Street
Bland Street
Federal
Princeton Avenue
Stewart Street
Ornetta Hubbard
Art Riley
Riley
Bluefield High School
Bluefield Middle School
Santa
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Jim Ferguson
Ferguson
Correction on United Way of the Virginias filing status
The article notes the agency had not filed registration papers since 2008 with the Secretary of State. Secretary Natalie Tennant’s office confirms paperwork was filed, correcting the Daily Telegraph’s Wednesday report about the matter.
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United Way of the Virginias Agency
Natalie Tennant
Daily Telegraph
Charities Must File With Secretary of State Officials Say
The office notes that charities must file paperwork with the secretary of state, a rule cited by spokesman Jake Glance for Tennant, even though none were filed with the attorney general’s office.
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Patrick Morrisey
Secretary of State
Jake Glance
Tennant
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