McDowell plans flood survivors memorial in county
The July 8 2001 and May 2 floods are remembered with a Monday 4 to 9 p m ceremony at the Coal Heritage Museum in Kimball. Candles light windows nationwide honor victims and celebrate survivors and volunteers as Anawalt and McDowell residents gather for healing activities, music, crafts, fireworks, and a new flood documentary.
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McDowell
Jean Battle
Coal Heritage Museum
U.S. Route 52
Kimball
McArts
Route 52
Anawalt
Battle
Eva Sue Rash
Rash
Sun Safety Advice From Bluefield Doctors As Heat Rises
Bluefield officials recount summer heat risks with tips from Dr. John Sampson of Bluefield Regional Medical Center and Ted Webb at Princeton Community Hospital. Wear sunscreen and hats, drink fluids, and seek shade. Children need SPF 30 to 45, and avoid peak sun from 11 p.m. to 4 p.m. Heat can cause dehydration, heat stroke, and melanoma risk without emergency treatment.
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Bluefield
John Sampson
Sampson
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Ted Webb
Princeton Community Hospital
Ssampson
Police blotter reports petty larceny on Christy Avenue
A porch chair was stolen from a residence on Christy Avenue Monday with no arrests. Sgt P V Powell investigated. A soda machine was broken into at the Cargo Station on Stafford Drive Monday, no arrests. Officer P W Hill investigated. Robert B Whitlow 30 of Princeton arrested Monday on a battery warrant and bond revocation. Sgt A Craighead 35 of Spanishburg arrested Tuesday on warrants for failing to appear. Officer B K Ruble and Sgt K T Compton authored the entries.
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Christy Avenue
P.V. Powell
Stafford Drive
P.W. Hill
Robert B. Whitlow
Princeton
Straley Avenue
Mercer County Probation
B.K. Ruble
A. Craighead
Spanishburg
Sgt
K.T. Compton
Friend seeks removal from Gariety II federal suit over Keystone bank swindle
Vida Headrick, 77, of Illinois, is named in Gariety II as an insider trader tied to First National Bank of Keystone collapse. Her attorney argues she should not be forced to defend in West Virginia, where she has no contacts, in a case alleging insiders dumped 9.6 million dollars of bank stock before insolvency. The OCC closed FNB Keystone on Sept 1, 1999, FDIC receivership covers about 1.1 billion in assets, with estimated insurance losses of 750 to 850 million.
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Bluefield
First National Bank of Keystone
Billie Cherry
Vida Headrick
Illinois
Gariety II
Gariety
Church
First National Bank
Headrick
FNB Keystone
Comptroller of the Currency
OCC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC
Shawn George
Charleston
West Virginia
George
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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Princeton City Police
Melissa
Bluefield Dance Theatre
Assisted Living Home
R.N
Glenwood Park Road
Virginia
Fancy
Gap Hwy
Cana
VISA
Mastercard
Cherry
Bluefield Elks
Douglas Sporting Goods
Ebbtide Campione
Scamper
Yamaha
Crestliner
Layton
Ctor
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Ouglag
Brick Street
Douglassportinggoods.com
Etitigits
Pegasus
Directv Digital One
Open Sky Enterprises
Pegasus Satellite Television
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