Man to stand trial in hunter slayings
Bland County set April 8 as the trial date for Lawrence Grayson Morehead 29 charged with capital murder in the 1984 killings of two Wise County bowhunters Thomas Mullins and Michael Mullins. Judge Powell will consider if Morehead knew his rights when he confessed while prosecutors seek to admit the confession.
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Bland
Wise County
Lawrence Grayson Morehead
Thomas Wayne Mullins
Michael Blaine Mullins
Pound
Bland County
Commonwealth
Morehead
Robert L. Powell
29Th Judicial Circuit
Ronald B. Hall
Powell
Louisiana
City grants Corte's request to close street
Bluefield City Board of Directors held a public hearing on Corte Construction Co to abandon a street surrounded by Bluefield Daily Telegraph property. Directors approved the closure and a concrete dumpster pad on Spruce Street. Also approved were $1,800 for transportation for 16 Foster Grandparent volunteers and reappointments to the Beautification Commission. Building permits and bills were approved.
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Corte Construction Co
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield City Board of Directors
Spruce Street
Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Foster Grandparent Program Advisory Council
Mercer County
Delores French
Jeff Forlines
Wyoming Oil Lottery Opens To All In February
Cheyenne specialish report outlines a February opening of oil and gas lease drawings by the Bureau of Land Management. Citizens can enter for a tax deductible 45 dollars, with a chance to win rights and lifelong royalties. Information via the B Ryan Snyder Company in Santa Ana California with a 1 dollar postage request.
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Wyoming
Cheyenne, WY
U.S
Bureau of Land Management
B. Ryan Snyder
Santa Ana
Calif
Freezing weather halts area motorists in their tracks
In Bluefield and surrounding counties heavy towing activity rose as motorists faced engines flooded by the cold. Randall Morehead of Morehead's Auto Repair reported four tows and high demand for jump starts while local wreckers and bluefield firms logged dozens more. The region seeks relief as highs push into the 30s and a nine day cold spell from 1963 is recalled. Local schools in Russell and Buchanan counties closed, Mercer and other counties adjusting schedules.
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Randall Morehead
Morehead
Rocky Gap
Lambert
Bluefield
National Weather Service
Tim Kish
Russell
Buchanan
Virginia
Mercer County
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Tazewell
Mary Louise T. Kistner M.D
Bluefield Community Hospital
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Manning To
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Iget
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Oma
Princeton Avenue
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