Pocahontas triple murder linked to federal indictments
Federal indictments allege Samuel Ealy and Walter Church each charged with five counts of murder in furtherance of a continuing criminal enterprise and murder of potential federal witnesses for the 1989 Merrick Lane killings of Robert Lee Davis, Una Mae Davis, and Robert H. Hopewell III. The case ties to a 1991 state trial ending in acquittal for Ealy.
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Robert Lee Davis
Una Mae Davis
Robert ‘Bobby’ Hopewell
Ili
Samuel Stephen Ealy
Pocahontas
Walter Lesight
Pete” Church
Princeton
Robert H
Bobby” Hopewell III
Davis
Merrick Lane
Hopewell
Ealy
Endangered species delay Coalfields Expressway plan in Virginia
Virginia officials warn that protected bats and a wild orchid could stall the Coalfields Expressway, a 51 mile four lane project from Pound Wise County to the West Virginia line, for about a year while federal reviews assess environmental impacts. Local leaders urge Gov Gilmore to issue an executive order to preserve the project’s priority.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Virginia Transportation
Shirley Ybarra
Coalfields
Coalfield Coalition
Jim Gilmore
Five thousand gift tops Little Jimmie goal
A $5,000 contribution to the Community Christmas Tree Little Jimmie project pushes the campaign over its $12,000 goal. Sunlit Surf Internet Services, a new Princeton business, raises the total to $15,846 for this year. Additional gifts will fund next year’s Little Jimmie drive.
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Sunlit Surf Internet Services
Princeton
Crusader nets $20300 for United Way donation
Tim Hensley, sanitation supervisor at Bluefield Beverage, led an employee campaign that raised 20300 for United Way of the Virginias. Charlotte Sacre will accept the check, honoring Hensley’s two year leadership as fundraising efforts reflect strong team backing and company support.
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Luefield
United Way of the Virginias
Tim Hensley
Bluefield Beverage
Charlotte Sacre
Hensley
United Way
Pocahontas, Va
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Grundy
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