Mercer magistrate empties a docket of local cases
Thursday before Chief Mercer County Magistrate Ernest R. Six heard numerous waivers and dismissals. Several charges were dropped or resolved by payment of fines and costs, including worthless checks against Widdoes, Caudill, and Riggs, plus a shoplifting case against Deskins Supermarket. Arraignments included Mills on non support and Thomas on battery and bastardy, with bonds posted.
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Mercer County
Ernest R
Tommy Widdoes
Peterstown
Heck
Princeton
D.E. Hager
Donna Caudill
Wyatt
Sheriff's Department
E.L. Fleming
Randall Earnest
Ronald Lee
Thelma Stone
Bluefield
K.G. Walls
John H. Conner
Darlene Conner
R.L. Lambert
Quincy Riggs
Ched’s
Heck's
Kmartin Princeton
Lambert
Lucy Fountain Bompus
Timothy Manchin
Charles Smith
David O'Neal
David Gaither
W.E. Anderson Sr
Deskins Supermarket
Elzie Warner Jr
Roderfield
Hill's Department Store
C.W. Stilwell
Mercer Circuit Court Hears Pleas and Evaluations
Mercer Circuit Court Judge William O. Bivens Jr. accepted a guilty plea from George C. Cook for breaking and entering a Bluefield area storehouse owned by Michael Kiser, with probation motion by John Shott and disposition set for Feb. 5. Larry James Ray ordered to a 60 day evaluation at Huttonsville Diagnostic Center before disposition. Charles Leon Ross, jailed in Virginia, appeared with James Satterfield seeking bond, while DeMoss Jones faced capias proceedings and attorney appointment for burglary docket issues.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Huttonsville
Huttonsville Diagnostic Center
Charles Leon Ross
James Satterfield
Ross
Virginia
DeMoss Jones
William J. Akers
Bluefield board hopeful clashes over church fee targets
David Stephenson, a Bluefield city board candidate and ex policeman, accuses the city of using new fire protection fees to bail out the parking commission and fund projects like a cultural facility. City Manager Fred Burton rejects claims of sterilized cuts and confirms financing sources while defending current services.
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Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
David Stephenson
Stephenson
Bluefield Ministerial Association
Paul Cooper
Fred Burton
Old City Hall
Burton
Parking Commission
Appalachian Regional Commission
Citizens Warmth Essentials End of Season Sale
Citizens offers winter gear and clothing to keep you warm during cold, windy weather with end of season clearance prices. shoppers urged to buy now for savings.
Special School Board Meeting Postponed in Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Education postponed a special meeting set for Thursday morning to a later date after Superintendent John M. Hughes recommended extra time to review construction bids on 12 elementary school projects. Discussions with low bidders are needed before recommendations and contracts can be awarded. Announcements will follow on the agenda items.
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Mercer County Board of Education
John M. Hughes
Hughes
Opera noise or police hooter on the street debate
A reader disputes a loud noise claim, saying the neighbor’s opera isn’t blasting but police activity with a hooter. The note frames urban sound complaints and civic attention without graphic detail.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
City Park
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Lindsay Water
Lindsay
Bonanza
J & J Metals
Bluefield LO
Highlander Motel
Cumberland Road
W.va
Bennett
Ireland
Benefire
Bennett-Ireland
Sunbeam Corporation
Mr Ch
Bluefield Ave
King Coal Heater
Citizens Building Supply
Rand Home Center
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