PSC warns about scam targeting elderly residents
The West Virginia Public Service Commission reissued a warning about a holiday season scam targeting elderly Mountain State residents. Callers pretend to be utility reps and threaten shutoffs unless a delinquent bill is paid within hours, asking for credit card and Social Security numbers. Verify identities, use authorized payment methods, and contact police if similar calls occur.
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State Public Service Commission
PSC
Buckhannon
Susan Small
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Hartwell man nabbed on 60 fraud counts in forging case
Det. LT. Vaselaros of McDowell County arrests Edward Joshua Coleman 33 of Hartwell after employer reports theft. From Sept 11 to Nov 11 he forged payroll checks totaling 27960 issued from Owens Logging in Buchanan County Virginia. Coleman faces 20 counts forgery 20 uttering 20 obtaining money under false pretenses and 20 fraudulent schemes. Bond set at 50000 with holding unit transport to Southwestern Regional Jail.
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Hartwell
McDowell County Sheriff’s Office
Edward Joshua Coleman
Vaselaros
McDowell County Sheriff's Office
Coleman
Owens’ Logging
Owens
McDowell County
Richard Vandyke
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Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Federal inmate Powell to enter guilty plea in assault case
Trint Powell, 41, an inmate at FCI McDowell in McDowell County, is scheduled for an initial appearance and guilty plea hearing in Beckley federal court. The information charges him with knowingly assaulting a fellow inmate on May 27. The hearing before Magistrate Judge R. Clarke VanDervort is set for 11 a.m. December 23.
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Federal Correctional Institution
McDowell County
Trint Powell
Fci McDowell
U.S
John L. File
Lex A. Coleman
U.S. District Court
Beckley
R. Clarke VanDervort
Powell
Holiday Taste of Home Event at Eskridge Mansion
The Eskridge Mansion at 226 Center St Princeton hosts a Holiday Taste of Home event this Saturday from 2 to 6 p.m. Learn the home’s history from the Eskridge family friends, then enjoy catered holiday samplers. Proceeds benefit Mercer County Child Advocacy Center.
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Eskridge
Center St
Princeton
Child Project
Mercer County
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