Stolen Tag and Burglary Reports From Princeton Area
Daily Record police blotters note a West Virginia license plate missing from a vehicle at Melrose Square near Princeton. Burglary on Route 2 near Brickyard Road involved a forced entry and theft of a 12 gauge shotgun a Fender guitar and knives. A 1994 Toyota truck slid into a parked car with minor damage. An arson attempt used a beer bottle device linked to a custody dispute. A Ford F250 windshield was shattered by a falling power pole appliance. About $365 in cash was taken from a Bluefield area home on Route 2.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile to Visit Bluefield Youth Center
Around town details a blood drive by the American Red Cross at the Bluefield Youth Center on Stadium Drive from noon to 6 p.m. on Thursday January 8.
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American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Bluefield Youth Center
Stadium Drive
Designated drivers urged as New Year Eve DUI patrols rise
County roads will be patrolled New Year Eve through the second and third shifts to curb DUIs. Sheriff Buckner urges designated drivers and non drinkers, while AAA Bluefield promotes gift incentives and safe party ideas to slow alcohol absorption.
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Harold Buckner
Bluefield
American Automobile Association
AAA
Shott Family Ties Highlight WVU Alumni Event and Bluefield Legacy
Shott family members hosted a 50th anniversary gathering praising the Mountaineers 14-0 season and state Class AA title. Remarks noted Don Nehlen’s bowl-game losses, while alumni and local business leaders credited the Shotts for broad regional impact in Bluefield and Graham communities.
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Mission marks anniversary amid changing services in Bluefield
Hammond describes the Bluefield Union Mission founded October 13 1931 by Christian businessmen during the Great Depression. Craig Hammond notes the mission’s enduring purpose to satisfy hungers in Christ and promises new services next week while Dr Allen Hammond emphasizes acts of love over sermons. Fewer residents sought aid during this week’s snowstorm.
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Craig Hammond
Allen Hammond
Bluefield Union Mission
IAEP targets OH9 for unionization in West Virginia
IAEP seeks to organize OH9 emergency responders in Bluefield West Virginia with a Jan 6 NLRB election. About 50 EMTs dispatchers and paramedics may vote with roughly 80 percent card support. IAEP attorney Edward J. Smith says no current WV emergency workers are represented by any union. A rally is planned January 3 at Pipestem State Park and a post election celebration January 6 at 200 Bland St Bluefield.
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International Association of Emts and Paramedics
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National Labor Relations Board
West Virginia
National Association of Governmental Employees Union
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Daily Telegraph
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AEP
Pipestein State Park
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CWA
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Virginia road crews clear primary routes after storm
The worst of the storm is over as VDOT crews in Tazewell and Bland counties clear primary roads including Routes 19 460 and I 77 and work on secondary streets. Police report few minor accidents and warn of possible overnight ice with night crews and abrasives planned.
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Mickey Cochran
Virginia Department of Transportation
Tazewell
Bland Counties
Cochran
I-77
J.H. Hampton
Virginia State Police Fourth District
Wytheville
Hampton
Bristol
Snowy Weather Triggers Shelter Prep and Health Warnings
Red Cross and OES prepare to open shelters if outages worsen. Princeton Salvation Army remains open and a shelter at the center can serve tonight. Officials urge staying off roads, checking on isolated neighbors, and ensuring food water and animal care. Snow cases bring ER visits for slips and flu symptoms, with two to three fall patients and one surgical case at Princeton Community Hospital. State Police advise staying home for 48 hours as roads stay slick. DOH focuses on primary roads with secondary roads opening, while wrecker services handle dozens of calls and ambulances report weather-related traffic.
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Princeton Salvation Army
OES
Brian Scott
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Emer
Pam Wyatt
Princeton Community Hospital
Wyatt
Princeton
West Virginia State Police
M.R. Miller
State Department of Highways
Buddy Campbell
Doh
Melissa Poole
Mercer Wrecker Service
Lambert
Wrecker & Auto Service
Charissia Fanning
Bluefield Rescue & Ambulance Service
Fire destroys mobile home. investigation continues
Firefighters responded to a Russell Prater departmental call as Fitzwater’s mobile home burned to ash. The cause remains under investigation with remains possibly sent to the State Medical Examiner. Davidson noted the mobile home is a total loss and the rest of the family escaped unharmed.
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Russell
Prater
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