Local business and civic meetings and band rehearsal
AARP meets at First United Methodist Church Princeton at 11 45 a m. SBA Start Up workshop runs 10 am to noon at Greater Bluefield Chamber office. Princeton Mercer County Chamber board meets at Dog and Pickle at noon. Greater Bluefield Chamber board also meets at noon. East River Mountain Town Band resumes rehearsals 7 to 9 pm in Bluefield High School band room.
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Aarp
First United Methodist Church
Princeton
Small Business Administration
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Dog & Pickle
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce Board
East River Mountain Town Band
Bluefield High School
Wise and dignitaries bid farewell as Wise begins new life in Huntington
United Methodist Church in Charleston hosted a farewell after Governor Cecil Underwood’s inauguration ceremony. Wise, famed for nonviolent 1960s protests, toured the Governor's Mansion, greeted officials, and shared cookies before departing with the state car to Huntington to start life as West Virginia’s former first family. Underwood, WV’s young governor, reflected on four years of work and vowed continued public service.
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United Methodist Church
Charleston
King
Memphis
Tenn
America
Cecil Underwood
Governor’s Mansion
Wise
Underwood
Hovah
Huntington
Capitol
West Virginia
Mercer County Hotel-Motel Tax Totals for 2000
Mercer County collected 102,506.81 in 2000, up 3,045.19 from 1999, with Bluefield totaling 46,844.33, Princeton at 1,633.11 reflecting a 574.78 increase. September led with 36,695 and November 18,521.43 in the year.
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C&vb
Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Martin Luther King Jr program at SVCC honors legacy
SVCC hosted a King Day event featuring Palmer recalling King’s challenges and achievements, urging love over bitterness. SVCC President Charles King and Edna Moore praised the celebration as a college highlight. Scholarships were awarded to three students, with community entertainment provided by local clergy and the Midway Church Choir.
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Ples
King
Palmer
First Baptist Church
Northfork
J. Franklin Long Law
Wytheville Community College
SVCC
Dr. King
Charles R. King
Martin Luther King, Jr
Charles King
Edna Moore
George Dickerson
Virginia Hills
Rod Moore
Tazewell County Narcotics Task Force announces multiple drug charges
The Tazewell County Narcotics Task Force unveils a broad set of charges against numerous defendants. Amanda Comer faces counts of conspiracy to sell marijuana and sale or distribution of marijuana. Major N Elswick and others are charged with distribution of oxycodone and hydrocodone, prescription fraud, false pretense, and related offenses. The list includes multiple residents of Bluefield and Richlands with actions involving methadone, oxycodone, and hydrocodone. The task force comprises sheriff deputies, city police, state police, and the commonwealth attorney office.
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Amanda Mae Comer
Grassy Branch Road
Bluefield
W.va
Major N. Elswick
Crabapple Street
John Daniel Mabry
P.O. Box
Bishop
Timothy Wade Mitchell
Richlands
Debbie Rasnake
Indian Springs Drive
Cedar Bluff
Jimmy Shelton
Raven
David Skeens
Shannon Kathleen Smith
Benjamin Franklin Sparks
South Farmer Street
Cleve Stucky
Rt. 7
North Tazewell
Gary Lee Tatum
McGlothlin Street
Trampas
Shawn Wingo
Rt. 2
Tazewell County
The
Tazewell County Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Pipe bomb found under Richlands mobile home
Police found a 16 inch pipe bomb beneath a Richlands residence at 102 Virginia Avenue in Riverside Mobile Home Park. The device, designed to cause significant injury or death, malfunctioned but did not explode. State Police Bomb Squad rendered it safe after an operation from 2:05 p.m. to about 8 p.m. on Sunday. The home belongs to Mr and Mrs Carl Lester and there are several children in the residence. Potential charges include attempted murder and constructing a bomb.
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Richlands
William Puckett
Virginia Avenue
Riverside
Puckett
Carl Lester
Tazewell County
Dennis Lee
P!ckett
Virginia State Police
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