Minister with local ties killed in Mingo accident
Rev Randolf A West 55 pastor of Fundamental Christian Church in Varney Princeton and Cross Lanes died in a motorcycle crash in Mingo County on July 6 near his Varney home. He started R A West Revivals and Ministries in 1969 and built churches in Varney Princeton and Cross Lanes and hosted The Voice of Calvary's Echo television ministry. He is survived by his wife Marsha and two sons.
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Mingo
Princeton
Varney
Cross Lanes
Mingo County
Randolf A
West
Fundamental Christian Church
Associated Press
Williamson Daily News
Norfolk & Western Railway
R.A. West
Locust Street
Voice of Calvary
Echo
Garry D. Moore
Bluefield
Scott Street Baptist Church
Moore
Marsha
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline.com
Salvation Army protests illegal dumping at Princeton thrift store
Mercer County Salvation Army Captain Bob Mullins condemns dumping behind the Princeton store. He cites loads of damaged furniture, wet clothing and broken window frames costing 300 to 400 dollars to haul away, urging the public to report license plates and stop wasteful spending.
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Mercer County
Salvation Army
Princeton
Bob Mullins
Mullins
Salvation Army Thrift Store
Straley Hatcher
Mercer Street
Mullens
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline
Thompson Valley murder suspect still hospitalized
Thompson Valley, Va. Michael Edwards Miller, 31, is hospitalized after being charged with first degree murder and related counts for a Saturday night shooting that killed Michael Proffitt and wounded Alicia Lambert and her father. Lambert and her father remain hospitalized. Miller faces abduction and firearms charges. The Commonwealth aims to hold him without bond and transport to jail upon release.
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Thompson Valley
Michael Edwards Miller
Smyth County Regional Hospital
Michael Anthony Proffitt
Bluefield
Miller
Alicia Lambert
John Wayne Lambert
Kevin Bales
Tazewell County
Proffitt
Lambert
Smyth County
Smyth County Hospital
Dennis Lee
Commonwealth
Lee
Mark Blevins
Boltonline
VeriSign moves call center from Bluefield to Pennsylvania
VeriSign officials confirm relocation of a planned high tech customer service center from Bluefield Virginia to Hazelton Pennsylvania. Spokeswoman Cheryl Regan says the move was chosen for best opportunity and the company remains committed to Virginia with employees still in state. U S Rep Rick Boucher says he will pursue bringing another call center to Tazewell County.
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VeriSign
Pennsylvania
Tazewell
VeriSign Inc
Bluefield
Hazelton
Cheryl Regan
Tazewell County
U.S
Rick Boucher
Dva
Boucher
Virginia
Regan
VeriSign, Inc
FEMA offers flood mitigation program details in Mercer County
At a Mercer County Courthouse meeting FEMA officials outlined the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program HMGP to aid flood victims. The plan targets removing floodway structures by acquisition relocation or elevation with properties chosen by damage level and county review. Residents voiced cautious optimism amid concerns over relocation and open space requirements.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Federal Emergency Management Officials
Betsy Ranson
FEMA
Mercer County Commission
Fema Board
Rawson
County Commission
Ranson
Arrests in Blotter Include Concealment and Assault
Police report several arrests including Melinda Stanifur 37 of Princeton on concealment of a minor, Mark Dewayne Christian 28 of Bluefield on assault, and a gun theft valued at 100 dollars from a residence in Montcalm. A subject broke a window latch on Route 71 in Lorton Lick to steal.
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Melinda Stanifur
Princeton
J.E. Coulter
Montcalm
L.R. Catron
Mark Dewayne Christian
Bluefield
P.P. Richmond
Lorton Lick
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