Demolition Sparks Home Loss and City Redevelopment
A blaze destroyed two houses on a windy day, Greta Johnson’s home among those lost. Firefighters faced gale winds and low water pressure, but no injuries occurred. City officials, with West Virginia American Water Co, work to boost pressure while using SCBG funds to prepare lots for new homes, aiming to revitalize the neighborhood. City Manager Tom Vidovich notes officials plan to remove clusters of dwellings to maximize impact, with a week to clear the site as builders take over.
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Greta Johnson
West Virginia- American Water Co
Tom Vidovich
Ollie Law
Tuition gap powers Virginia student declines in Bluefield region
Virginia schools fund by enrollment, paying $3,000–$4,000 per student from the state while local funding adds $1,412 per pupil. By contrast West Virginia/ Mercer County totals reach $6,251 per child. With 7,650 projected students, Virginia totals near $23 million in state aid, yet out-of-state tuition remains $250 per family.
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Gillespie
Virginia
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Graham
West Virginia
Steve Davis
Davis
Hughes
Mercer County
Family seeks tougher West Virginia juvenile crime laws
The Lester family voices relief after testimony in a West Virginia case where Michael Hopkins, 17, pleaded guilty to second degree murder for a shooting that killed Lester. Hart, 19, was not convicted. the family says Hart instigated the crime and fled to South Carolina. The family plans to reintroduce parental involvement measures and warnings for first juvenile offenses, after a 1996 bill fell short by three votes.
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Hart
Lester
Michael Hopkins
Hurt
Hopkins
South Carolina
West Virginia
House of Delegates
White House clashes over Starr probe and executive privilege
The White House and Starr remain locked in a bitter standoff four months into Starrs inquiry into Clinton and Lewinsky. Justice may appeal in a sealed case while Starr seeks Supreme Court review of executive and attorney client privilege claims. Ruff downplays delay theories and cites an orderly lower court path toward a July or August ruling.
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al Starr
White House
Ruff
Starr
Clinton
Lewinsky
Justice Department
Secret Service
Justice
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Bruce Lindsey
Sidney Blumenthal
U.S
Nixon
Three accident victims recover in Princeton hospital
Three people injured in a Saturday crash near Ingleside Road were in local hospital Monday. Princess Ann Myers Scott, 19, of Princeton died from her injuries in the two vehicle collision on U S Route 460. Aaron Michael Scott, also of Princeton, remained in guarded condition in the ICU at Princeton Community Hospital. Heather Shupe, 19, was upgraded to stable and moved from the Critical Care Unit, while a juvenile described as Shupe’s sister was listed in guarded condition.
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Princeton
Princess Ann Myers Scott
Ingleside Road
Aaron Michael Scott
Princeton Community Hospital
Public Information
Deborah Griffith
Heather Shupe
PCH
Shupe
Griffith
Shots Fired At Rock Road Man During Divorce
A Matoaka man reported a white Cavalier fired a 12 gauge shotgun at his residence amid a divorce. No injuries. Lt. R.A. Hill investigated.
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Matoaka
R.A. Hill
Christopher Lee Skeens
Rt. 5
Bluefield
W.O. Lawson
Doug Hager
Former Bluefield police chief files suit over back wages
Former Bluefield police chief Mike Poe sues the city seeking four thousand six hundred forty nine dollars and 36 cents in accrued wages through January 5 1998 plus three thousand one hundred thirty four dollars and 40 cents in penalties. The suit filed May 27 with Mercer County Circuit Clerk seeks total seven thousand seven hundred eighty three dollars and seventy six cents plus costs.
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Bluefield
Mike Poe
Poe
Tom Czarnick
Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Charlie Cromer
Missing McDowell County man still unrecovered in April disappearance
State police say the missing person probe into 48 year old John Gibson remains active after an April report from the Sandy Huff area. A baseball cap found near the Tug Fork River is the only item tied to Gibson as divers and dogs searched river and woods. authorities do not suspect foul play and note he often contacted relatives.
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National Guard
Gibson
Tug Fork
Beavers
Singer arrested on drug charges in New York
Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots was arrested in Manhattan after police found about $100 worth of heroin as he walked from a housing project. He faced charges of criminal trespass and possession of a controlled substance.
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New York
Scott Weiland
Stone Temple Pilots
Weiland
Manhattan
Valerie St. Rose
Pasadena
Calif
U.S
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