Matoaka man charged in kidnapping case in Beartown
John Robert Mullins age 39 was arrested Tuesday on charges including malicious wounding kidnapping strangulation and two counts of second degree sexual assault. The alleged victim says she was held at a Beartown location on Crumpler Road from December 13 to 18 repeatedly beaten strangled and sexually assaulted before escaping to a neighbor for help. She was taken to hospital with injuries and bleeding. Investigators Lt. Blankenship and Sgt. White said Mullins was alleged to be under the influence.
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John Robert Mullins
Wyoming County
Jimmy White
Beartown
Crumpler Road
White
Students and Food City stock Union Mission shelves
About 20,000 shelf stable food items were donated to Bluefield Union Mission by Graham Middle School students and Food City. Seventh grader Chloe Ann Martin helped unload, as Mary Beth Hash notes the shift to using school donations for supplies and food. Mission director Craig Hammond says the drive is the community’s grand holiday effort, aiding over 70,000 meals annually.
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Bluefield
Graham Middle School
Food City
GMS
Chloe Ann Martin
Martin
Mary Beth Hash
Student Council Association
Hash
Bluefield Union
Craig Hammond
Hammond
Blake Stowers
Lstowers
Virginia pastor and wife convicted in $2 million fraud
Terry Wayne Millender and Brenda Millender, a former Alexandria pastor and his wife, were found guilty by a federal jury of leading a $2 million fraud scheme accusing investors and congregation members in a Nigerian oil deal plot. They used funds for golf trips, a birthday party, and a $1.75 million home. sentencing is scheduled for March.
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Alexandria, Va
Virginia
Terry Wayne Millender
Brenda Millender
United States Attorney’s Office
Terry Millender
Sheriff touts Facebook as crime-solving outreach in Tazewell
West Virginia officials credit Facebook with solving multiple crimes and engaging residents. Sheriff Hieatt says the page nears 20 000 likes and features programs like Four Legged Friday and Inside the Blue to inform the public about department efforts and adoptable animals.
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Hieatt
Sheriff’s Department
Little Jimmie Party volunteers help Bluefield families
Bluefield volunteers from high school Beavers and East River Reds, plus local musicians, prepared and distributed gift bags at the Little Jimmie party held in Bluefield. Students, donors, and police memorials highlighted a community effort aiding families facing Christmas hardship with toys, candy, and presents. The event closed with a band, a moment of silence for Lt. Aaron Crook, and a final public gift bag distribution. Total contributions reached 8970 dollars, boosting a running balance of 40947 dollars.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Chandler Cooper
Beavers
Emilee Beggs
Tony Mallamaci
Buster Large
Mallamaci
Large
Little Jimmie
East River Street Reds
Larry Gilmore
Jackie Jennings
Delbert Bryant
Nadia Brudesse
Dollar General Store
Bluewell
Deloris French
Santa
Bill Archer
Karl Miller
John Mooney
Keith Pennington
Larry Gilpin
Wade Fletcher
Bill Gillespie
Don Whitt
Patrice Prunty
Jimmie
Jennifer Thacker
Teresa Caudill
Aaron Crook
Bluefield Police Department
Archer
Crook
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Perry
Mercer County arson suspect pleads guilty in court
Mercer County man Steven L. England 43 of Princeton pled guilty in Mercer County Circuit Court to attempt to commit a felony and felony destruction of property for a February fire at 300 Kee Street Princeton. Sentences 1 to 3 years and 1 to 10 years concurrent, suspended. he faces probation violation charges in North Carolina.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Steven L. England
Mark Wills
England
George Sitler
Sitler
North Carolina
West Virginia
Jason Baltic
Baltic
Kee Street
300 Kee Street
300
Beaver
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
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Matoaka
Pineville
Mullins
Lt. T. Blankenship
D.S. White
Food City Help
By Blake Stowers
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Union Mission
Micah Ferguson
Eric DiNovo
Victorious Life Church
Alexandria
Tazewell
A-1
W.E
Bob” Wall
Wee
Marion Gooch Wall
Robert and
Nancy
Ee Robert
Darlas Rolen
Harry M. Waugh, Jr
Earl and
Ann Barrett
Matthew Todd Hazelwood
Paul D. Lightfoot
Mark Lightfoot
Janet Blankenship
Traci Watson
Bea
Jim Paine
Barbara Ellen Hunter
Jim
Margaret Stallard
Larry
Charlotte Stallard
Bayleigh Duvall
By Greg Jordan
Bdtonline
Graham
Joy Bluefield
Bone
Newgraham
Corr
Hworiz
Ase
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