Potential candidates emerge for 20th Delegate District seat
Mercer and Wyoming counties increasingly name would‑be appointees to replace James McNeely. Ben Faulkner submits a letter to the District Executive Delegate Committee to nominate three names for Gov. Arch A. Moore Jr. Mayor Jim Cannon contemplates running but weighs employment and duties. Terry Basham and Wallace Bailey note others, with Bill Morefield and Thomas Janutolo already seeking the post. Wyoming County members Ellen Jack Bailey and Jessie Roger Lester may nominate at least one candidate. Ike Southern, now a Republican, is ineligible due to party designation.
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Princeton
Mercer
Wyoming
James McNeely
Ben Faulkner
Jim Cannon
Mercer County
Cannon
Terry Basham
Lashmeet
Wallace Bailey
Bill Morefield
Thomas Janutolo
Melva Allen
Mercer Committee
Faulkner
Mercer County Board of Education
Ira
Ike” Southern
Four Mercer County high schools plan drug free graduation parties
Four of eight Mercer County high schools will host drug free, alcohol free graduation events this Sunday to cut accidents and fatalities. Bluefield High’s Project Graduation will serve 255 graduates plus guests with prizes, music by Top Secret, and more than 4500 dollars raised. Matoaka High hosts a Senior Party for 61 graduates. Moncalm High runs an All Night Lock In for 48 graduates. Oakvale High plans a supervised project for 37 graduates.
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Mercer County
Bluefield High
Matoaka High
Moncalm High
Oakvale High
Bluefield
Herb Sims
Delores French
Sims
French
Atlanta
Top Secret
Matoaka
West Virginia clinic touts AA approach to sexual addictions
In Morgantown a Minnesota health center reports its sexual dependency unit uses an Alcoholics Anonymous style method. Center spokeswoman Sarah Sandberg notes near-capacity operations signaling growing acknowledgment of sexual problems as serious addictions solvable with help. She spoke at the Appalachian Conference on Addiction. In Williamson, ex–Mingo County Sheriff Johnie Owens faces delayed sentencing for a $15,000 bribe scheme. In Huntington, West Virginia, 54 teenagers joined the first U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps locally, with 14 year old Terry Perdue among the new cadets.
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Morgantown
Minnesota
Alcoholics Anonymous
Golden Valley Health Center
Sarah Sandberg
Sandberg
Preston Addiction Treatment Center
Huntington
West Virginia
U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps
Terry Perdue
Cammack
Navy
Newport News union votes on 46 month contract terms
About 1,500 United Steelworkers members at Newport News Shipbuilding cast ballots by mid afternoon to approve a proposed 46 month deal that would freeze wages and cut health benefits. Local 8888 holds 57 percent of the union’s 16,600 production employees. voting started 5:30 a.m. and ends Tuesday at 1 a.m. Ballot counting would take a hour or two.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding
Jim Buckley
United Steelworkers of America
Buckley
Correction on Michael Blankenship plea details in Telegraph
Correction states Michael Blankenship was charged with embezzlement but, under a plea bargain, the charge was reduced to misapplication of trust monies, a misdemeanor, not a guilty plea to embezzlement as reported.
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Michael Blankenship
The
Daily Telegraph
Senate holds 20 second Charleston session
The West Virginia Senate met for a record brief 20 seconds with Earl Ray Tomblin presiding in place of the absent Dan Tonkovich. Darrell Holmes filled in for Si Boettner as senators including Joe Spears and John Chernenko attended. Holmes moved to adjourn, and the motion passed by voice vote after the chambers previously adjourned last Friday following Thursday votes.
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Charleston
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
D-Logan
Dan Tonkovich
Darrell Holmes
D-Kanawha
Si Boettner
Joe Spears
D-Randolph
John Chernenko
Princeton Council Race Sees Low Voter Turnout Expected
Princeton voters in four wards choose four city council seats today amid expects of about 1000 ballots cast. Four polling places open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Ward I at Municipal Building Ward II First United Methodist Ward III Sacred Heart Church Ward IV Sub Fire Station. Absentee ballots closed last Saturday with six or seven applications. Votes will be canvassed Monday and winners announced then.
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Princeton
Virginia Wohlford-Scott
Courthouse Road
Morrison Drive
First United Methodist Church
Center Street
Park Avenue
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harrison St
Oliver Avenue
Joe Vicars
Dan Mathena
Alma Belcher
Jerry Flanigan
D.E. Kessinger
Howard Kessinger
Harold Bandy
Ted Vargas
Ear
Lie Moon
George Johnson
Jake O'Donnell
Ira Southern
Scott
City Hall
Virginia Tech land swap faces value questions in trade
Virginia Tech sold 257 acres for 2.3 million to Matthews and Nicewonder, then a developer offered 2.7 million for 40 acres of that tract. Critics question appraisals and market outcomes while linking the deal to Matthews and Nicewonder, a former athletic official and VT benefactor. William Van Dresser, VT vice president, notes surprise at the 40 acre bid.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
William van Dresser
William B. Matthews
J.D. Nicewonder
Montgomery County
Roanoke Times & World News
Barry E. Dotson
U.S. 460
Dotson
The
Matthews
Nicewonders
Nicewonder
van Dresser
General Assembly
Eight years later Serge seeks to clear his name
An 8-year-old dispute over Frank Serge's firing as McDowell County administrator returns to court as Circuit Judge Booker Stephens hears testimony in a bid for reinstatement. Serge, now a building commissioner in Saint Joseph, Missouri, says he seeks to be rehired to clear his name and cover his expenses.
Kiwanis and Radio 1104 donate to Teen Challenge
Area Kiwanis clubs and Radio 1104 donated Mountain Dew Mountain Festival Picnic profits to Appalachian Teen Challenge. The gift of 1270.40 supports substance abuse counseling and seminars in Mercer County and the Appalachian region, with 315 people receiving help in four months.
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Kiwanis Clubs
Bluefield Area
Radio 1104
Appalachian Teen Challenge
Jim Nickels
Execu
Tive
Kiwanis
Nickels
Mercer County
Appalachian
Teen Challenge
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Howard Lovell
Clayton Hale
Bluefield Avenue
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Walellalle
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Richmond
U.S
India
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Leon Wight
Agency For International Development Mission
New Delhi
Lexington
Rockbridge
Bath
Montgomery
Henry
Serge
John Dichts
Greg Jordan
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