State mandated duties strain Princeton sheriff staff
Local officers say state mandated duties add to heavy workload as Mercer County Sheriff’s Office pursues two armed robberies with few leads. Detective Parks cites lack of witnesses as a major hurdle while Lt. Bailey notes 19 certified officers and two more awaiting certification, plus two home confinement and two civil process staff. Mental hygiene cases dominate time, often taking hours and drawing officers from night shifts, leaving few for ordinary arrests.
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Former Telegraph worker to compete on Powerball show
Jason Neel, a former Daily Telegraph district manager in Bluefield, intends to join a Powerball TV game show after winning a chance to participate. He left Bluefield for Oceanside California to move back with his grandmother Agnes Neel, saying he may delay job hunting if he wins the $1 million Grand Prize as contestants from 12 states compete.
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Bluefield
Jason Neel
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West Virginia Lottery
Lottery
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Bulla
Neel
Las Vegas
Oceanside
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Agnes Neel
Nevada
Vegas
Powerball
Officials OK courthouse annex site
Mercer County officials discussed placing a 18 000 to 22 000 square foot courthouse annex on a corner parking lot facing the courthouse and Memorial Building. Core drillings were authorized for site suitability while architects emphasized the plaza as a lasting public government space for the next century.
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Mercer County
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Ted Boggess
E.T. Boggess
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Mercer County Commission
John Frazier
Derek Swope
Commission
Joe Coburn
Karen Disibbio
Jerry
Todd Boggess
Kanawha
Putnam
Government Square
Mercer man sentenced for robbery in Summers County
Mercer County man Dammien J. Thomas, 21, of Princeton, was sentenced by Judge Robert Irons to 5 to 18 years for non aggravated robbery in a November 2000 case. The terms run concurrently. Thomas cried as he left the Summers County Circuit Court after two co defendants faced related pleas.
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Princeton
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Thomas
Jeff Rodgers
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