Graham faces sentencing after bank exam obstruction case
Graham seeks acquittal or new trial arguing prosecutors must prove he knew disposal of documents would interfere with a bank examination. The motion challenges a nexus standard and notes bank executives involved. Edward Graham, CEO of a mortgage firm, is slated for sentencing July 31 with Terry Lee Church, found guilty on three counts of obstructing federal bank examiners.
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Pierson
Graham
Ank
U.S
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Faber
Aguilar
Supreme Court
Terry Lee Church
FNB Keystone
Ellen Turpin
Church
Keystone
Mercer County leads CHIPS outreach amid state ranks decline
In Mercer County, CHIPS participation thrives with outreach by the Family Resource Network, while statewide data show varying child welfare metrics. The Kids Count report lists Mercer among better counties for signups, yet notes 34.8 percent of area children in poverty and 18 percent in single parent families, with improvements and declines across dozens of health and education indicators.
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Najmulski
Mercer County
McDowell
Monroe County
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Summers
Mingo
Fayette
Greenbrier
Logan
Kanawha County
Mercer
McDowell County
Monroe
Budget Digest funds Pam's Place earmarked for 70 thousand
Mercer County Domestic Violence Task Force will discuss a 70000 grant from Budget Digest for Pam's Place at the July 13 meeting at the Mercer County Courthouse. Reports show 2000 01 funding totals 70000 from Budget Digest plus 20000 from the Senate and 50000 from the House for the shelter. Also noted are various contributions and upcoming events including a July 28 golf tournament, fundraising efforts, and officer elections.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Pam Hawkins
D-Mercer
House of Delegates
Barbara Hawkins
Mercer County Deputy Sheriff’s Association
East River Raritan Club
Oakvale
Bluefield High School Junior Civitan Club
Bluefield High School
New
Pam’s Place
Jim Leslie
Princeton Community Hospital
Fountain Springs
Monroe County
D.B
Don” Meadows
Meadows
Lynne Krulich
Frank Wilkinson
Charlie Mathena
Kimberleigh White
Emilie Holroyd
Elizabeth Osborne
Tazewell County Bicentennial Parade and Celebration
A parade in Tazewell near Christiansburg draws 1,000 spectators as Claudine Blankenship and Joan Yates organize events. The day features a flag-raising, poetry by Bliss Blankenship, VFW drill teams, a raffle for a hand-crafted chest, and a joint Virginia General Assembly resolution marking the county’s 200th birthday with plans for ongoing bicentennial events through September.
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Christiansburg
Joe Bowen
Museum and Park
Claudine Blankenship
Joan Yates
Nancy Peery
Ross Weeks, Jr
Ashley Nuckolls
Bliss Blankenship
The
Tazewell Free Press
Blankenship
Casey-Shorts
VFW
Barnes-Beavers
Ginger Branton
Charlie Lawson
Tazewell
Branton
Tazewell County
Jackie Stump
D Buchanan
John H. Tate, Jr
D-Smyth
House
Senate
Virginia General Assembly
America
Stump
Tate
Water Line Expansion Aims at Abbs Valley Route Link
The PSA outlines a Big Creek to Jewell Ridge water project intersecting Route 655 with Route 644 at Abbs Valley to serve 109 customers. In-house crews will complete many projects, with Dan Bowling noting bids on the Gratton project and imminent construction. The area has never had public drinking water.
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Abbs Valley
Jim Spencer
Big Creek-to-Jewell Ridge
Dan Bowling
PSA
Spencer
Bluefield Group Seeks Sanders Home as Community Landmark
The Bluefield historical society aims to acquire the Sanders home to serve as a town landmark and gateway to Southwest Virginia and coalfield regions. If successful, the building would be owned by the society with upkeep coordinated with the town and local foundations. Volunteers will staff it, and it could function as a welcome center educating visitors and residents about regional heritage.
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A-1
Bates
Historical Society
Bluefield
Society
Irma Webb
Sanders
Perry
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Motec
Pam
Jimmy Jones
John Heuser
Browning & Lamie
Law
West Main Street
Wytheville
Abingdon
Grundy
Lebanon
Larry Brow
State Electric Supply CO
General Electric
Thomas & Betts
Philips Lighting
Klein Tools
Lithonia Lighting
Walnut Street
Acme
Thomas E. Richardson
M.D
Children’s Clinic
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Gabriel Brothers
Beckley
Raleigh Mall
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