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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2017
Page
5
Troopers responding to a residence found Emily Hatfield dead from a single gunshot. Charles Kennedy was arrested on first degree murder charges and two counts of possession of marijuana and methamphetamine. Kennedy and Hatfield were involved romantically with children present elsewhere. Kennedy remains in custody. investigators M D Brooks and D R Murray assist.
Bluefield Union Mission Director Craig Hammond praised local groups and grocers for generous donations. Rain shortened serving time as volunteers packed bags containing turkey, ham, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce, yams, gravy mix, mac and cheese, pie and bread for about 80 families.
Sean and Ashley Noland left Charleston with their son Knox for California seeking stability as West Virginia suffers a shrinking, aging population. Sean works as a court coordinator in San Mateo County while Ashley became an internal communications specialist at Guidewire. Experts note WV's negative natural growth and outmigration, tied to regional economic decline as younger residents move away.
West Virginia saw a 1.2 percent population decline from 2010 to 2016, ranking among eight states with losses as Illinois and Vermont also fell. The WVU Bureau of Business and Economic Research projects further declines to 2030, tied to aging, coal downturns, and slow birth rates, while neighboring Virginia gains. Generation West Virginia advocates for keeping young talent, noting jobs and quality of place as key factors.
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