Inmate's police brutality case heads to trial today
A federal civil case filed by Charlie Jarrell Vance seeks $1 million in punitive damages from War Police Officer Eric Burton and McDowell County Sheriff Sgt Mark Shelton. Vance, 63, an inmate at Mount Olive Correctional, claims police beat him during arrest for murder of Bradshaw Police Chief Chloe Francis Stanton. Jury selection set for 9 a.m. in the Western District of West Virginia. trial expected to last two days.
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McDowell County
Will
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Mount Olive Correctional Facility
Eric Burton
War Police Department
Mark D. Shelton
U.S
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Skygusty man killed in motorcycle crash
WELCH The McDowell County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal weekend crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup along Route 161 in Skygusty. Dennis James D J Farmer 29 of Skygusty operated the motorcycle and died at the scene. The accident remains under investigation by Deputy David Shirley with few details released.
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Oxycodone ring defendant sentenced in Bluefield court
A McDowell County man pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute oxycodone and received 78 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. Steve Lambert, 53 of Saeger, was part of an 11 person ring that collapsed after a November 2001 raid. His attorney called him a peripheral player, while prosecutors argued he was a full participant. A separate sentencing for Butchie Dean Justice, 35, of Panther, was postponed to August 1 to hear a witness testimony.
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McDowell County
Steve Lambert
Saeger
Lambert
Stanley I. Selden
Steven Compton
U.S
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Laeger
Bureau of Prisons
Faber
Butchie Dean Justice
Panther
Greg Campbell
Pledge of Allegiance ceremony honors county workers in Tazewell
In Tazewell Virginia on Monday about eighty citizens including sheriff's deputies Clinch Valley Community Action agency courthouse staff and social service workers gathered before the county courthouse to recite the pledge. The event supported by County Treasurer Norman Cook and Social Service Director Rex Tester featured a prayer and a show of local unity amid a court ruling challenging the pledge words under God. Participants included county officials and department heads from CVCA and the sheriff's department along with supervisors and board members who attended the brief observance.
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Sheriff’s Department
Clinch Valley Community Action Agency
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Tazewell County
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
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Ninth District
God
Norman Cook
Congress
Social Service
Rex Tester
America
Cook
San Francisco
Washington
Wanda Kitts
Virgie Chapman
Ann Pennington
Karen Etter
Pam Patterson
Judy Pauley
Betty McCall
Don Malone
Carole Powell
Sherry Martin
Teresa Street
Rita Ball
Kassie Elswick
Veda Counts
Letisha Hargrave
Ron Devor
H. S. Caudill
H.L. Cundiff
Lonnie Howington
Shawn Cunningham
Earline Phillips
David Turner
Greg Ray
Roger Brown
Melanie Martin
Danny Newman
James Harman
Doris Branham
Amanda Frederick
Darin Scott
CVCA
Chris Thompson
Doug Sheets
Jerry Hash
Frank O’quinn
Karen Smith
Debbie Johnson
Ricky Honaker
Sandra Waldron
Board of Supervisors
Earl Griffith
Jim Steele
Sam Wolford
Sandy Etter
Connie Scott
Larry Nipper
Lisa Morrison
Buford Cordle
Robert Addair
Promoted at Tazewell County Sheriff ceremony
Sheriff H L Caudill and Major H L Cundiff promoted eleven officers Monday at the county courthouse. The ceremony honored seven sergeants and four lieutenants with promotions, including Sgt Brian Hiatt Sgt John Jones Sgt Tom Reid Sgt Kenny Stillwell Sgt Larry Turley Capt Lonnie Howington Capt Kevin Bales Lt Dennis Griffith Lt Charlie Hawkins and Lt Tim Ray. Sgt Bruce Yost was recognized but absent due to awaiting a newborn.
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John Jones
Tom Reid
Kenny Stillwell
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Major Cundiff
Lonnie Howington
Kevin Bales
Dennis Griffith
Charlie Hawkins
Tim Ray
Bruce Yost
Budget details show Mercer County gains in state digest
The Budget Digest lists $417,000 awarded to Mercer County from the House of Delegates with amounts for Bluefield Rescue Squad and Princeton projects, Windy Mountain Learning Center, and multiple Mercer entities. State Senate grants include funds for Bluefield High School Foundation, Camp Creek State Park, various Mercer and Summers County programs, and numerous town and county accounts.
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Wills
Eustace Frederick
Richard Flanigan
Dmercer
House of Delegates
Mercer County
State Senate
Animal Control and Welfare Project, Inc
Summers County
Bluefield High School Foundation, Inc
Bluestone Health Center
Camp Creek State Park
City of
Hinton
Mt. Hope
Princeton
Clay Memorial Park Foundation
Development Authority of
Forest Hill
Glen Wood Park Retirement Village, Inc
Green Sulphur District
Hans Creek
Hinton Railroad Museum
Lindside Fire Department
Marie Aruritan Club
Meadow Bridge
Mercer Appalachian Area Agency On
Mercer Community Action of
Southeastern
Southeastern Wv, $15,000; Mercer County Commission
Mercer County Commission On
Mercer County Commission
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Peterstown
Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department
Princeton Drama Group
Princeton Senior High School
Reach-Family Resource Center
Science Center of West Virginia
Mercer
Summers County Commission-Economic Development
Summers
County Council On Aging
Summers County High School
Summers County Public Library
Talcott
Oakvale
Town of
Union Farmers
Union Rescue Squad
Union Vfd
Windy Mountain Learning Center
Bluefield
King Coal Highway Authority
Shawnee Parkway Authority
Mercer County Development Authority
Princeton Public Library
Town of Matoaka
Mercer County Opportunity Workshop, Inc
Princeton Senior
Montcalm
Mercer County Board of Education
Appalachian Area Agency On Aging
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Raleigh County N A A C P to host 58th state convention
Beckley hosts the 58th annual N A A C P State Convention August 8 to 10 at Country Inns and Suites. Registration forms available from Patricia Petty Wilson Barbara Charles or Dianne Cooney with provided contact numbers. Reservations can be made at 800 456 4000 or 304 252 5100.
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Beckley
Raleigh County
N.A.A.C.P
Country Inns and Suites
Patricia Petty-Wilson
Barbara Charles
Dianne Cooney
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