Oakvale elects Mary Nelson mayor amid slate of council changes
Oakvale voters choose Mary Nelson mayor with 37 votes to Boothe 19 as 69 turnout. Beth Kelly Baker wins recorder with 11 write ins, Debbie Rachel declines. Acting Mayor Jack Thomas tops town council with 41 votes. other council winners include Randolph Honaker 40 Ronald Rumley 34 Claude Smith III 29 Kevin Blankenship 26. Several candidates and names appear with smaller vote shares and a canvass set for next week.
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Oakvale
O Bee Boothe
Mary Nelson
Nelson
Boothe
Beth Kelly Baker
Debbie Rachel
Rachel
Dorothy Copenhaver
Brenda Thomas
Copenhaver
Thomas
Jack Thomas
Randolph B. Honaker
Ronald Rumley
Claude D
Jr” Smith III
Kevin Blankenship
Iris Harry
Allen Meadows
Daniel St. Clair
Tammy Me
Bluefield City Elections Show District Winners and At Large Picks
Final but unofficial bluefield municipal results list Rev Garry Moore and Ollie Law as district winners with solid vote leads, Doris Kantor and George McGonagle capturing district II and at large seats. District III went to Law with 312 votes while McGonagle tallied 199. Voter turnout appears modest with 249 votes in District I.
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Bluefield
Garry Moore
Scott Street Baptist Church
Doris Sue Kantor
Ollie Law
Chamber of Commerce
Nelson Walker
George McGonagle
Bluefield Baseball Club
Moore
Bluefield Tele- Scripps
Bruce Houston
Andre Stevenson
Melvin Romeo
Kantor
Norris Kantor
Mercer County
Jerome Katz
Walker
Bill Looney
Paul Oliver
Bluefield State College
John
John Haynes
Law
McGonagle
John Thompson
Richard Poe
Judy Lilbaugh
Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corporation
Richard Dillon
Princeton mayor wins reelect in Ward IV race
Incumbent Mayor Anita Skeens Caldwell defeats challenger T. J. Higginbothham 127 to 61 in Ward IV unofficial tally. Caldwell cites Princeton at a crossroads and favors a progressive direction. Vice Mayor John Conley loses Ward III to Charles Bingham 100 to 67.
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Princeton
Anita Skeens Caldwell
T.J. Higginbothham
Caldwell
Higginbothham
John Conley
Charles Binghham
Bingham
Conley
Red Cross Bloodmobile at Richlands Mall Today
The Daily Telegraph notes a blood drive by the American Red Cross at Richlands Mall from noon to 6 p.m. Weather forecasts call for mostly cloudy skies with a high in the 60s, a 30 percent chance of rain, and tonight’s low in the mid 40s. The weather page also mentions daily content and a Tuesday drawing with color codes Red 13 21 and White 9 21.
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American Red Cross Bloodmobile
Richlands Mall
Bramwell Descendants Visit Historic Bluefield Roots
Bill Bramwell and family, from New York City, visited Bramwell in Bluefield to trace their family ties to the coalfields era. They toured First Century Bank with CEO R.W. Wilkinson and viewed a portrait of J. Herbert Bramwell, founder of local banks. The group includes Elizabeth Bramwell, Hilary Bramwell, and Austin Bramwell, with education at Princeton and Yale.
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Bramwells
Bluefield
Bill
Elizabeth
Hilary
Austin Bramwell
First Century Bank
Buz Wilkinson
Bramwell
Bill Bramwell
New York City
West Virginia
George Washington Bramwell
J. Herbert Bramwell
Bank of Bramwell
First National Bank
R.W. “Buz” Wilkinson
Bill) Bramwell
Austin
Park Avenue
New York
Bramwell Capital Management Inc
Princeton University
Yale University
McVeigh Simpson Trials Highlight Different Justice Approaches
Enver AP report contrasts Timothy McVeigh and O J Simpson trials. Judge Richard Matsch ran an orderly efficient courtroom while Simpson’s case lingered with televised drama and a lenient judge. Analysts note the McVeigh trial’s firmness and lack of media spectacle as a signal for America’s justice system.
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ENVER
Timothy McVeigh
America
Andrew
Cohen
Denver
Simpson
McVeigh
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