Mercer deputies honored at 7th annual H2E banquet
Deputy J S Bish and Sgt A M Ballard of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department were named among West Virginia's Top 52 Enforcers at the 7th Annual Highway 2 Enforcement Awards Banquet on May 23 for DUI enforcement. Both are Drug Recognition Experts and Ballard coordinates the West Virginia Coalfields Highway Safety Program.
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National Highway ‘Traffic Safety Administration
Ballard
Mercer County
JROTC Students from James Monroe Head to D-Day 75th Commemoration
A group of 22 James Monroe High School JROTC cadets, led by Master Sgt. Michael Wiley, travels from Bluefield to France to attend the 75th D-Day ceremonies in Normandy. They will visit Omaha and Utah Beaches and Sainte-Mère-Église, raising $2,700 each to cover about $85,000 total costs and plan to share experiences with other JROTC groups upon return.
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James Monroe High School
Lindside
Washington, D.C
France
Normandy
JROTC
Linside
U.S. 82Nd
101St Airborne
James Monroe
Wiley
Private Ryan
Miracle Hopkins
Hopkins
West
Virginia
Paris
Louvre
Brady Dillion
Dillion
West Virginia
Escaped inmate recaptured in McDowell County Welch
Cody Bailey age 36 of Panther area was found in woods near Welch after escaping magistrate court. He faces felony escape and obstructing charges on top of prior felony drug and grand larceny counts. Bailey had been arraigned and remanded with a 101000 cash bond awaiting transport to Southwestern Regional Jail.
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WELCH
McDowell County
McDowell County Sheriffs Office
West Virginia State Police
West Virginia Dnr
Welch Police Department
Martin B. West
Cody Bailey
Panther
Bailey
James E. Muncy Jr
West
Richard VanDyke
Southwestern
Celebrate Princeton street fair set to kick off June 8
Princeton annual Celebrate Princeton festival on Mercer Street runs June 8 from 10 to 5 with vendors crafts food oils massages and more. Children bounce houses Ferris wheel car show and live performances near the fountain and Dick Copeland square stage. Organizer Lori McKinney invites the community to explore discover and celebrate downtown. More info at celebrateprinceton com or call 304 320 8833.
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Princeton
Mercer Street
Te Fair
Dick Copeland
Lori McKinney
Celebrateprinceton.com
ATV crash on Hatfield McCoy Trail injures rider near Bramwell
One person was transported to Bluefield Regional Medical Center after an ATV crash on Trail 13 of the Hatfield McCoy Trail in Mercer County near Bramwell. Firefighters from Bramwell and Monteath and Bluefield Rescue Squad responded. a state DNA officer also attended the scene.
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Hatfield-McCoy Trail
Bramwell
Hatfield- McCoy Trail
Mercer County
Simmons River Road
Bluefield
Hylton
State Department of Natural Resources
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdtoniine
Florida deputy faces 11 charges over Parkland inaction
Florida deputy Scot Peterson, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High resource officer, is charged with child neglect, culpable negligence, and perjury for failing to enter during the 2018 Parkland shooting. He faced a 102000 dollar bail and will wear a GPS monitor after release.
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Miami
Florida
Parkland High School
Scot Peterson
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Peterson
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Joseph DiRuzzoli
Sen
Rick Scott
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Lori Alhadeff
Alyssa
Alhadeff
Tony Montalto
Gina Montalto
Montalto
Parkland Victim Families’ Group
Scott
Broward
Gregory Tony
Brian Miller
Tony
Arbor Pro Ree Service, LLC
Arborpronova.com
James Moten
Gene Goins
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