Bluefield College Winter Commencement Grants 1998 Diploma Surge
One hundred and thirty seniors earned diplomas at Bluefield College in Luefield Virginia during the seventh annual winter commencement held December 12 in Harman Chapel. The 1998 winter class was the largest since the program began in 1992, with Dr. Dan MacMillan and Dr. Karen A. Longman addressing graduates and recognizing top scholars and continuing education distinctions among the class.
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Luefield
Bluefield College
Dan MacMillan
Harman Chapel
MacMillan
America
Karen A. Longman
Coalition For Christian Colleges and Schools
Longman
Jennifer Call
Bobby Cheeks
Kathy Holbrook
Melissa Lockhart
Rebecca Umbarger
Glenn Reed
Sally Clark
Julie Whitt
Cathy Sarver
Sue Walker
Esther Hagg
Glen Richardson
Karol Crane
Marion Hairfield
Wanda Phillips
Ralph Pietromonaco
Michael Lund
Timothy Martin
James Ewing
Dennis Wilson
Mary C. Whitt
T. Keith Edwards
BC Board of Trustees
Edwards
Man pleads to drug charge in Virginia court
Chris Disibbio, 31, of Bluefield, pleaded guilty in Tazewell Circuit Court to one count of cocaine distribution. He received a 10 year suspended sentence and 19 days in jail under a work release program after arrest March 14, 1996 for selling 10.95 grams of cocaine to undercover officers at a Bluefield McDonalds. The judge also ordered time served and imposed sentence guidelines ensuring 85 percent service.
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Tazewell
Bluefield
Chris Disibbio
Tazewell County
McDonalds
College Plaza
Donald Lockhart
Lockhart
Disibbio
Six hurt in Route 10 single vehicle crash near Matoaka
Six people were taken to Princeton Community Hospital after a one car wreck on Route 10 near Mt. Olive Road. Angela McKinney 22 of Matoaka and five other passengers ages 18 to 21 were treated and released. Slippery roads and a car in the opposite lane were cited as factors. all occupants wore seat belts.
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Greg Jordan
Daily Telegraph
Matoaka
Angela McKinney
A.D. Beasley
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Princeton
McKinney
Princeton Community Hospital
Jason Osborne
Bluewell
Randy Smith
Lashmeet
Patrick Jenkins
Amy Stilwell
Police: Accident shows child seats really work
Bluefield responders carried three adults and an infant from a two vehicle crash on Princeton Avenue. Christi Law 23 drove into the oncoming lane fatigue led to a head on collision with Deloris Royce 57. Both vehicles had airbags deployed and all four occupants were said to be in good condition at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. Police continuing investigation.
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Bluefield
Princeton Avenue
D.M. Kirby
Christi Jean Law
Kirby
Deloris Royce
Princeton
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Law
Darrell Lambert
Expressway design advances amid environmental review timeline
West Virginia plans continued expressway design from Welch to Mullens over about 70 miles while awaiting draft environmental impact statement approvals. Public hearings are slated for February with a May 1999 decision target, and roughly 100 million dollars is allocated for initial construction. The route follows I-73 corridor near Welch east of Route 16 to Mullens and into Raleigh County.
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State Historic Preservation Office
Federal Highways Administration
Browning
West
West Virginia Department of Highways
Welch
Wyoming County
Larmer Knob
New Richmond
Mullens
Raleigh
Vacant Mudfork house burned in early morning blaze
The unoccupied house in Mudfork area of Tazewell County was destroyed by fire reported at 6:47 a.m. Officials say the fire is under investigation and appears electrical in origin. Kenneth Buchanan of Abbs Valley VFD noted the structure was a total loss and said it looked bad.
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Mudfork
Tazewell County
Kenneth Buchanan
Abbs Valley
Income gap widens in Virginia as northern counties lead
A study shows the income gap between Virginia's richest and poorest households widened from 1980 to 1996 by 18 percent. Northern Virginia counties dominate the top earners, including Fairfax and Prince William, while rural southwest remains the poorest region with average household incomes between about 23k and 26k.
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Fairfax County
Prince William County
Virginia
Lee, Highland, Dickenson
Grayson
McDowell Court to Fully Renovate Magistrate Facilities
The West Virginia Supreme Court orders McDowell County to fully renovate its magistrate court by June 1, 1999 and relocate the Family Law Master Court to the old Stevens Clinic Hospital in Welch. The court rejects moving magistrates to the old hospital and requires monthly progress reports and a detailed renovation plan.
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Welch
McDowell County Commission
State Supreme Court
Magistrate Court
Supreme Court
Family Law
Old Stevens Clinic
Circuit Court
Kendrick King
Magistrate Courts
Ted Philyaw
Courts
Eighth Judicial Circuit
McDowell County
County Commission
King
Magistrate
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Joseph Clay Bowen
Linda S. Bowman
Carl Douglas Bradley
Susan L. Brown
Virginia Cannaday Brown
Garland H. Bruce
Ceril W. Bryant
Rosa Lee Bullock
Sheila J. Bunn
Sheila Jones Cage
Dustin Todd Cain
Jennifer L Call
Janet W. Capps
Agnes Cassell
Douglas D. Chapin
Bobby June Cheeks
Donna Yvonne Christian
Martha Lynn Christian
Jonathan R. Clark
Sally M. Clark
Amy Lynn Clingenpeel
Barbara H. Coughlan
Karol Anne Crane
Timothy Wayne Day
Lozell Page Dickinson
Jonathan B. Disibbio
Robin Harris Duncan
Jennifer Raye Eaddy
Howard Lendel Edwards
Mary Miller Edwards
James E.ewing, III
Kenneth E. Fisher
Jay Phillip Forrester
Amy J. Freeman
William L. Fruit
Michael Eric Green
Richard F. Grimes
Timothy Norman Guthrie
Esther Smith Hagg
Marion Haskell Hairfield Jr
Robert P. Hamm Sr
Howard W. Hardy III
Donna C. Hatcher
Carmen L. Haywood
Daniel F. Hess
Padgette B. Hill
Kathy L. Holbrook
Jackie Anne Horton
Marshall B. Jackson
James Wesley Jarrell
Stephen Kelly Jessee
Debra A. Johnson
Eugene Leroy Johnson
Diane Underwood Jones
Herman Roger Jones
Ricky Edward Jones
Tamatha Marie Keene
Veronica Jean Keene
Virginia C. Keesee
Quintin Orlando Kelly
Rebecca Melissa Lawson
Lora Lea Lewis
Charles Craig Link
Melvin Lee Linkous Jr
Melissa Ann Lockhart
Michael Joseph Lund
Timothy W. Martin
Michael A. Mayer
Robert Henry McCormick Jr
Kathleen Ann McGrady
John W. McGuire II
Victor Peary Montalbano
Donna E. Moses
Catherine L. Mulkey
Michael Hunter Mulkey
Kimberly Renee Nelson
Joe Ellis Parks
Walter D. Parks
Ralph Pasquale Pietromonaco
Kevin J. Posey
Stacey House- Posey
Ashley Randolph Powell
William Larry Ratliff
Glenn Mitchell Reed
Glen Charles Richardson
Reginald Richardson
Angela R. Roman
Carolyn D. Sapp
Linda L. Scott-Galloway
Kenneth Ward Seymour
Casey Donahue Shea
Teresa Elizbeth House
Shreeengost
Kathryn Ann Slade
Kelly J. Smith
Marcia Kay Lester Smith
Patricia W. Smith
Richard A. Sparks
Windy Stout
Michael N. Tackett
Amy R. Taylor
Ryan J. Thompson
Vera Louise S. Tomlinson
Rebecca Victoria Munsey Umbarger
Gerlin Alberto Valencia
Brandi Shea Vanover
Harold T. Vassar
Connie R. Walker
James L. Walker
Sharon Poston Warren
Gary Lee Watson
Mary Agnes Weaver
Gail S. West
Peggy Ann White
Vicki Elliott Williams
Dennis W. Wilson
Justin William Witt
Cliff J. Wolford Jr
Michael S. Woodring
Donna Marie Workman
Eric Ryan Workman
Eric Scott Yates
Nancy W. Yeatts
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Northampton County
First Century Bank
Pineville
Oceana
McDowell
Charles Owens
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Dogwood Road
Tazewell, VA
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