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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 2001
Page
1
President and Pope call for a halt to stem cell research as ethical concerns rise worldwide. Religious and political leaders advocate policies restricting funding and experimentation while urging alternative avenues for medical progress.
Disaster recovery officials say county residents who suffered casualty losses from July floods 8 through 10 may be eligible for tax refunds. FEMA inspectors will document losses, and residents may contact the IRS at 1 800 829 1040 for details.
Robert Maurice Stallard, 43, of Richlands, Virginia, pleads guilty to felony homicide in a fatal OxyContin overdose at the Tazewell County Courthouse. He faces a minimum sentence of manslaughter and a maximum conviction of felony homicide.
Richlands resident Robert Maurice Stallard 43 pleaded guilty to felony homicide in a fatal OxyContin overdose linked to supplying the drugs and disposing of the victim. Stallard faced charges of distribution of oxycodone and dumping a dead body in Tazewell County Circuit Court. A pre-sentencing report was ordered and sentencing set for August 28.
In Richlands, Virginia, Thomas Alan Meadows, 37, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute OxyContin from a muffler shop. U.S. Attorney Randy Ramseyer said Meadows obtained the prescription painkiller from multiple sources including patients of local doctors. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge James P. Jones in Abingdon.
Eckman Learning Center suspends sessions as staff and volunteers assist neighbors in rebuilding after the July 8 flood that left Eckman a wasteland. Two center employees Melissa Millirones and Jeanie McPeak endured personal losses with Millirones losing a mobile home in Arlington and McPeak displaced from her home along North Fork of Elkhorn Creek. The flood water rose waist-deep, destroying possessions.
A West Virginia flood flood torn counties story quotes a grateful citizen who handed a National Guard soldier a note thanking him for his work. Col William Aldridge of the Guard confirms broad public support as residents express thanks during flood response activities.
Don Kersey Jr., after winning a seat as an at large member in the June 5 Bluefield city election, submitted a letter to City Manager Ron Crabtree stating he cannot serve on the Bluefield City Board of Directors due to employment status. City officials, including the sitting and incoming board members, expressed regret at his decision.
West Virginia Daily 3 drew 9 1 1. Daily 4 produced 6 0 5 8. Virginia Pick 3 came 5 9 4 and Pick 4 was 0 5 2 5.
The Bluefield City Board meets at 7:30 p.m. in the Bluefield Municipal Building board room to discuss local matters and vote on agenda items.
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