Graduations Across Tazewell and Nearby High Schools
The 2004 graduations include Tazewell High School with 123 graduates among 63 girls and 60 boys, quad-valedictorians Shelley Reine Cecil, Felisha Ann Cline, Patrick Lynn Cronce, and Amber Desiree Marinus, and salutatorian Keira Brieann Thurman. Pocahontas High School graduated 38 in Gaza Kovach Auditorium with co-valedictorians Kelly Nicole Pelkovich and Katherine Michelle Suehs and salutatorian Ashley Nicole Asbury. Bland High School awarded 38 diplomas with valedictorian Joey Pauley and salutatorian Melissa Foglesong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Kabaria
Tara Brown
Joshua Hess
Tazewell High School
Shelley Reine Cecil
Felisha Ann Cline
Patrick Lynn Cronce
Amber Desiree Marinus
THS
Keira Brieann Thurman
Charles Grindstaff
PHS
Gaza Kovach
Kelly Nicole Pelkovich
Katherine Michelle Suehs
Ashley Nicole Asbury
Bland High School
BHS
Pat Johnson
Joey Pauley
Melissa Foglesong
Bluefield graduates weigh college plans and home ties
Bluefield High School graduates discuss postsecondary options while weighing staying in Southern West Virginia or pursuing studies at Marshall Concord Virginia Tech William and Mary and other institutions. They express intent to return home if opportunities arise. Contact Adria Hairston at ahairston bottonline.com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Suehs
Marshall University
Concord College
Bluefield State College
William Selbee, Jr
BHS
Virginia Tech
Therese Sell
Graham High School
Sell
William and Mary
Williamsburg
Virginia
Nathan Belcher
GHS
West Virginia
Elizabeth Skidmore
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Bottonline
McDowell County Woman Pleads Guilty in Oxycodone Case
Manella L. Maxwell, 34, of Roderfield, pleaded guilty in U S District Court in Charleston to one count of distribution of oxycodone. Maxwell faced a four count federal indictment returned April 8 as part of a regional drug and violent crime task force investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
McDowell County
U.S. District Court
Charleston
Manella L. Maxwell
Roderfield
Southern Regional Drug & Violent Crime Task Force
David A. Faber
Southern District of
West Virginia
Maxwell
Bluefield man arrested over junk-filled yard and failed warrant
Bluefield police arrested Byron Bloomfield after he refused to respond to an arrest warrant while a pile of restaurant equipment sat on his North Street property. Bloomfield posted bond after being cited for failing to keep his yard orderly as officers continue code enforcement efforts citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Byron Bloomfield
North St
Joe Wilson
Bloomfield
Wilson
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Water control projects curb flood damage in local areas
Bluefield officials report good performance during last weekend’s heavy rain. Todd Day cites FEMA flood mitigation buyout work and creek clearance as factors, while McDowell County emergency chief Jimmy Joe Gianato credits stream bed restoration for reduced flooding in Kimball and Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Todd Day
Tazewell County
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Day
FEMA
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Jimmy Joe Gianato
McDowell County
Kimball
Welch
Gianato
West Virginia
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
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A-1
Jennifer Brewster
April Johnson
Pocahontas High School
I.V. Sudduth
Bluefield High School
Ed Oy
Brandon Ball
Lance Wimmer
Richlands High School
Richlands Middle School
Brittany Necessary
Tazewell Middle School
Eric DiNovo
Jody Neal
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tom Bone
Hardee's
Hardee’s
N.L
Bone
Valerie Fox
Star 95
McDowell
U.S
Miller A. Bushong, III
Megan Schueler
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