High court finds Kendrick overstepped power in McDowell case
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals rules Judge Kendrick King exceeded his legitimate power by not disqualifying the McDowell County prosecutor from a February investigation. The decision cites King’s administrative order seeking financial records and appointing Bluefield attorney McGinnis E. Hatfield Jr as special prosecutor. Prosecutor Sid Bell was not notified of disqualification.
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Welch
McDowell County
Kendrick King
State Supreme Court of Appeals
King
McGinnis E. Hatfield Jr
Bluefield
Sid Bell
Judge King
State appoints attorney to former trooper case
BLUEFIELD The state named Brian A. Glasser of Bailey & Glasser to represent Gary L. Messenger II in the civil rights case. Glasser asked U S District Judge David A. Faber to continue the August 21 sentencing because he was appointed July 6, has not seen transcripts, and will be traveling to Sweden August 5 to 21. Messenger was found guilty May 19 of one civil rights count related to a Welch State Police incident after a retirement party for a supervisor. He has $10 000 unsecured bond and requested court appointed counsel earlier.
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Bluefield
Brian A. Glasser
Charleston
Bailey & Glasser, LLP
Bluefield Federal Court
Gary L. Messenger II
Glasser
U.S. District
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Messenger
Sweden
Raymond Neal Rose
Welch
State Police
Faber
United States
Charles Miller
Government opposes Graham sentencing delay
Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan M. Arnold filed a federal motion opposing a defense bid to delay the sentencing of Michael H. Graham, a former Keystone Mortgage executive found guilty in April of obstructing a federal bank examiners’ investigation. The government argues the objections are mostly factual and do not affect the sentencing range.
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Bluefield
U.S
Susan M. Arnold
McDowell County
Arnold
Stuart Pierson
Michael H. Graham
Pierson
Graham
Crossville Rubber mats to be finished in Princeton facility
Crossville Rubber Inc. manufactures about 85 percent of U S tractor trailer rubber mats. Mats will be produced in Tennessee and shipped to the Princeton plant for finishing. Contracts include Volvo For Motors and Peterbilt. Training and financing talks involve the Governor's Office on Economic Development. Mercer County officials praised the project and seek a local shelving contractor to boost the economy.
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Tennessee
Princeton
Bailey
Crossville Rubber, Inc
United States
Volvo
Motors
Peterbilt
Charleston
Greg Shrewsbury
Bluefield State College
Mercer County Commission
Development Authority
Crossville Rubber
City seeks 500000 grant extension for abandoned homes
Crabtree notes the grant request remains 500000, unchanged since 1998, with an original 292000 grant to start the program. The process from declaring a property derelict to building commission condemnation can take weeks, and residents ask about status of vacant lots. The extension is seen as good news as the city evaluates plans for lots after demolitions.
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Building Commission
Crabtree
Coalfields Expressway to become first four lane highway in region
Groundbreaking planned for Sophia in Raleigh County as the Coalfields Expressway advances. The 65 mile West Virginia route will extend through McDowell Wyoming and Raleigh counties into Virginia for 51 more miles. First construction phase covers 1.5 miles near Welch by I 73 74 interchange with U S Army Corps permit approved.
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Sophia
Raleigh
McDowell
Wyoming
West Virginia
Buchanan, Dickenson and
Wise
Virginia
Epperly
McDowell County
Welch
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Highway Department
Huntington
Army Corps
WVDOH
Mike Miano
Carl Urps
McDowell County Commission
Urps
Indian Ridge
I- 73
Coalfields Expressway
Public reaction to tobacco settlement verdict
Local residents weigh the proposed tobacco settlement as fair or excessive. Critics say warnings were clear and smokers assumed risks, while some smokers or former smokers feel the $145 billion price is too high and unfair to tobacco companies.
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Surgeon General
Brian Himes
Princeton
Kenneth Kirk
Bland
Surgeon
Tobacco
Lisa East
Karen Bailey
Winchester Virginia job boom draws West Virginia workers
At Rubbermaid 1300 workers make 440 million in mop buckets bins and containers a year. Manpower opened an office in Romney and another Virginia agency is planned this year. From 1985 to 1995 Winchester Frederick County added 12300 jobs boosting May unemployment to 1.8 percent while Hampshire stood at 3.4. Many West Virginians travel daily to Frederick County for work as recruitment remains tough.
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Rubbermaid
Romney
Potomac Valley Transit Authority
Grant
Hampshire
Hardy
Mineral
Pendleton
Shanholtz
West Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
Hampshire County
West
Correction Notice for Rex Advertisement Price
In the Sunday July 16 Bluefield Daily Telegraph an error occurred in REX’s advertisement. The correct price should be as stated below.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Rex
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