Judge orders preservation of murder scene in Cline case
Mercer County Circuit Court judge will keep the Edward Earl Cline homicide scene and house contents intact for trial. Defense seeks items for defense including liquor collection, letters, ammunition, porn tapes and more. State agrees on preservation. house sale postponed pending the first degree murder trial.
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Princeton
John R. Frazier
Edward Earl Cline
Mercer County
Joanie Cline
Tracy Burks
Bluefield
Thomas L. Fuda
Cline
Frazier
Boggess
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bdtonline
Police chase two new leads in Allah Wallace murder
Bluefield police report two fresh tips in the 2002 death of Allah Jamaal Wallace, a former Bluefield State College student and local business associate. Lt. Tom Helton said one tip substantiates known details and the other came from a hesitant caller near the crime scene. No weapon recovered. investigators continue reviewing evidence and pursuing suspects with regional and state help. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Bluefield Police Detective Bureau.
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Bluefield
Allah Jamaal Wallace
Tom Helton
Helton
Wallace
Bluefield State College
Allah
Federal Street
Kidd Street
BPD
Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force
West Virginia State Police
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
s _Detective’s Bureau
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Bottonline.com
District 6 scholarships announced in Charleston ceremony
Senate Majority Leader H. Truman Chafin announces 2024 Tom C. Chafin Memorial Scholarship goes to Kristy Scott of Welch while Jeremy Lester receives Hazel Marie Isaac Honorary Scholarship. Both plan to attend Bluefield State College. A July 18 recognition event at the State Cultural Center will honor Chafin and his parents for endowing the scholarships.
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Charleston
Senate
H. Truman Chafin
Governors’ Council On Literacy
Tom C. Chafin
Kristy Scott
Welch
Jeremy Lester
Hazel Marie Isaac Chafin
Bluefield State College
Grand Hall of the
State Cultural Center
Wise
Governor’s Council On Literacy
West Virginia Literacy Foundation
Sen
Chafin
Williamson
Princeton seeks proposals on library relocation
The Princeton city process to select an architect engineer for renovating the historic post office into the new library began at city hall. The selection committee chaired by Librarian Connie Clay heard proposals from five firms including E.T. Boggess Architects Inc and Stafford Consultants Inc of Princeton and J Dan Snead Associates of Beckley. Freeman outlined WV Code section 56 1 3 as the guiding rule, with a shortlist and interviews to follow ahead of an August 6 ranking meeting.
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Rinceton
City Hall
Connie Clay
Doug Freeman
Wayne Shumate
Freeman
E.T. Boggess
Architects, Inc
Princeton
Stafford
Shumate
Clay
Daily Telegraph
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Mercer revises grant bid for county sewer project
Mercer County submits a phased revision to the West Virginia Economic Development Grant Committee proposing 2.7 million dollars for two sewer project phases. The county had originally sought 78.5 million for a countywide system, while the panel had rejected a larger request earlier and later faced a wide reexamination of 195 applicants after a lawsuit.
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Charleston
Mercer County
West Virginia Economic Development Grant Committee
David Cole
Region One Planning and Development Council
Princeton
Wheeling
Mercer County Commission
Cole
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Wyoming Counties
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Robert E. Holroyd
Howard Cline
Holroyd
Ing
John Nelson
Princeton Public Library
Mercer Street
Tax and Revenue
Brian Kastick
Cumberland Road Self Storage LLC
Cumberland Rd
Happy
Rickey
R. Graham
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