Prevention Efforts Target Fraud Schemes in Mercer County
Mercer County detectives say forgery and fraudulent schemes are preventable with ID verification and cross checking. Det. J E Coulter notes over 110000 dollars in cases across more than 30 active investigations, with an upward trend in seven months. A Giles County Virginia case is cited as an example of identity theft and check misuse involving a young woman.
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J.E. Coulter
Mike Gills
Matt Ash
Giles County
Mercer County warns of new bogus check scam case
Law enforcement reports another fraudulent check scheme. The suspect uses the name Derek Faggart and BB and T Bluefield bank details on gray blue marbled checks surfacing July 15 at Mercer Mall retail stores. A black female in her late 40s to early 50s and a younger black male accompany her. multiple checks passed at Princeton businesses for amounts over one hundred dollars. Citizens urged to verify checks, protect documents, and report tips to the Mercer County Sheriff at the provided numbers.
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Mike Gills
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Mercer Mall
Bluefield Man Powers Through Awards to Virginia Tech Next
Ahart W Powers III son of Ahart Powers Jr and Lil lian Trigg Powers of Atlanta earned a master of computer art from The Savannah College of Art and Design on May 31 after starting at WVU and finishing a BFA in computer science in 2001. He graduated Twin Valley High School valedictorian with a 4.2 GPA and will pursue computer engineering at the University of Virginia this fall. He is linked to Colorado Springs and Bluefield families and has honors in beta DECA GAMMA and for forensics.
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Ahart W. Powers III
Ahart W. Powers Jr
Lillian Trigg Powers
Atlanta, Ga
Savannah College of Art and Design
WVU
Sonja Johnson Garvin
Colorado Springs
Colo
Maggie Mae Johnson
Ahart
Fennissee Trigg
Bluefield High School
Ahart W. Powers Sr
Frances H. Powers
Twin Valley High School
United States
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Ronnie McDowell to headline Tazewell County Fair show
Local excitement grows as the Ronnie McDowell concert is set for August 1 at the Tazewell County Fair in Virginia. The 5:30 p.m. start features Southern Star before McDowell at 6:30 p.m. Reserved grandstand seating is available.
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Tazewell County
Ronnie McDowell
Garland Roberts
County Fair Association
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Fairgrounds
Roberts
McDowell
Southern Star
Elvis Presley
Presley
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