Manns Guilty Of Cline Murder In Mercer County
Kenneth Junior Manns, 25, found guilty of first degree murder and first degree sexual assault in the death of Mary Regina Cline, 20, of Galax Virginia. Jury deliberated about 50 minutes. hearing set for July 21 on a new trial motion. potential life plus 15 to 35 years.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Kenneth Junior Manns
Mary Regina Cline
Galax
Cline
Jimmy Lewis Lake
Bluewell
John R. Frazier
Scott Ash
Frazier
Manns
Southern
Beaver
Deborah Garton
Rhonda Turner
Northfork
Turner
Rebecca Bell
Irvin Sopher
Bell
Appalachian Hardwood Expo 97 Showcases Woodworking Tech
Thousands visit Brushfork Armory for the Appalachian Hardwood Expo 97 a major West Virginia woodworking trade show. It runs Friday and Saturday with 16 states expected to be represented and features on site timber bridge construction tours to Georgia-Pacific Byrd Center and other firms plus demonstrations seminars safety training and a daily workshop drawing valued at 695 dollars.
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Brushfork
Brushfork Armory
Expd
West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technology Center
West Virginia Division of Forestry
Georgia-Pacific
New River Furniture Industries
States Industries
Byrd Center
Barbara Hawkins
Virginia Black Lung Fundraiser at Richlands Middle School
Saturday evening fundraiser sponsored by the Virginia Black Lung Association at Richlands Middle School with a $5 door charge. Children 12 and under admitted free. Weather notes list cloudy skies, highs near 60, and a 50 percent chance of light rain or drizzle with light rain tonight.
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The
Virginia Black Lung Association
Richlands Middle School
Daily Millions and Powerball Results Show No WV Winners
West Virginia papers report Thursday Daily Millions numbers red 11 13 white 5 11 blue 3 11 with no winner and seven 100000 tickets unsold in West Virginia. Powerball drawing 5 12 18 20 38 with 40 as Powerball also had no WV winner. Saturday jackpot listed at 35 million. Daily 3 and Daily 4 drawings noted as 0 3 0 8 7 and 5 8 2 6 respectively.
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W.va
Concord students share 'the right stuff'
Concord College participants in the Ronald McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program heard from Carl McNair founder of the Dr Ronald E McNair Foundation. He spoke of preparation and opportunity as sixteen students enrolled in the program at Concord, the only West Virginia institution in the network.
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Athens - Concord College
Ronald McNair
McNair
Carl McNair
Ronald E. McNair
Concord College
Concord College Public Information
Tome Bone
Concord
West Virginia
North Carolina
Babson College
Massachusetts
Arter Jackson
Sun halo seen over Mercer County on Thursday
Mercer County residents reported a bluish halo around the noon sun on Thursday, a common atmospheric phenomenon caused by sunlight refracted through cirrostratus ice crystals. Meteorologist Mark Sekelsky of the National Weather Service in Charleston noted the sight was unusual for many yet a well known occurrence. The halo, seen in Charleston as well, forms similarly to rainbows but with less color.
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Rinceton
Mercer County
Princeton
Mark Sekelsky
National Weather Service
Charleston
In family adoptions common in area
West Virginia practices show many in family adoptions as grandparents adopt grandchildren. but procedures are tightening. Local attorney William Akers notes most cases involve evolved care but now require six months residence with adoptive parents and consent or a determined father. Judges have been accommodating.
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West Virginia
William Akers
Akers
Princeton
Special needs children fill huge waiting list
Hundreds of area children and thousands nationwide with special needs await adoption officials said Thursday. Ruth Bailey of Children’s Home Society says the agency works with the West Virginia Adoption Resource Network to match families with children, often prioritizing special needs cases. State program specialist Tee Goodman notes 642 special needs children are listed and 284 trial adoptions are in progress, as workers streamline processes to place children in stable homes amid ongoing abuse or neglect histories.
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Rinceton
Children’s Home Society
Ruth Bailey
West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources
Wvdhhr
Tee Goodman
Tain
Goodman
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