Local celebrity Gilligan star faces marijuana charge in Princeton
Bob Denver known for Gilligan's Island was arrested at his Princeton home and charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana greater than 15 grams. He was arraigned in Mercer County Magistrate Court, released on 1000 bond. A late summer court date may be set. investigation continues as officials report 35 grams mailed to his home and 10 more grams found inside.
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Princeton
Bob Denver
Bruce McNeill
Regional
Unified Drug Enforcement Task Force
Denver
Mercer County
Jerry Flanagan
U.S. Postal Service
McNeill
Cereal recall after salmonella link across states
Malt-O-Meal Inc recalls up to 3 million pounds of plain Toasty Os and Toasted Oats cereals sold nationwide amid near 200 salmonella cases in 12 states including West Virginia. Stores urged returns. no deaths reported. cause under investigation.
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Minneapolis
John Lettmann
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Tom Skinner
Kroger’s
A&p
Safeway
Jewel
Foodland
John Lumpkin
Illinois Department of Public Health
Drunk Driver Foiled in McDowell County High-Speed Chase
Deputy Burb Blankenship on routine patrol witnessed a vehicle weaving on English roads, pursued at high speed until the car lost control and crashed in a convenience store parking lot. The driver was arrested for DUI driving revoked and fleeing an officer.
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Welch
McDowell County
Burb Blankenship
Bobby Bowman
911
Blankenship
Bowman
Officer Upgraded to Stable After Bluefield Crash
Bob Carriger, 49, a retired Bluefield Police Department patrolman, was upgraded to stable condition in the ICU at Bluefield Regional Medical Center after a Thursday crash on Princeton Avenue. His 1990 Astro Van drifted off the road, hit a lamp post, then struck the Princeton Avenue parking building. No others were hurt. Investigation continues.
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Bluefield
B.E. Vicchio
Carriger
Industrial site options eyed behind Burton property
Power said his company will fund feasibility and environmental studies. David Burton reported 45 percent of his land is level ground and offered to sell at 7000 per acre for 1,450,000 with a 15 month option for planning. Scott made the same offer behind Burton, with wetlands concerns and Brush Creek flood issues discussed. County officials urged appraisal and possible state approval to restore Brush Creek. Approval of options was unanimous by the authority.
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A-1 Power
David Burton
Authority
West
Bailey
Scott
Burton
John P. Anderson
Bill Stafford
Anderson
Brush Creek
Bluefield
Nelson Walker
Steve Smith
Teen Hit by Bat During Princeton Little League Game
A Princeton little league game left a teenager hospitalized after a bat flew from a player’s hand and struck him in the head. The injured teen was listed in stable condition at Princeton Community Hospital Friday, according to Princeton Rescue Squad officials.
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Madge Howard
Rocket Boys film and book profiled with Coalwood ties
Hickam and BCHS alumni from Coalwood are celebrated as Universal Studios drafts a Rocket Boys film slated for fall release and a book due Oct. 13. The story centers on decades of rocket making in McDowell County with Coalwood named in the cast of real residents.
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Hickam
Cooke
Wilson
Rose
Carroll
BCHS
Coalwood
Universal Studios
Rocket Boys
McDowell County
Cape Canaveral
Robert Turner
Hubert Muncy
Big Creek
Muncy
Tom Hatcher
War
Hatcher
Commencement at Graham Middle School Names Top Graduates
Fellow Ryan Belcher urged the class to “never play the game the same way twice” and prepare for the future. Saira Jamkhan urged edification of souls and shared talents, while Josh Johnson echoed Kipling and Euripides about building for tomorrow. Co-salutatorians Hillary Bourne and Amanda Hale spoke before valedictorians as diplomas were handed by Principal Crockett amid a standing room crowd.
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Ryan Belcher
Calvinball
Saira Jamkhan
Josh Johnson
Fas Kipling
Euripides
Hillary Bourne
Amanda Hale
Graham Middle School
Bruce Remines
Kelli Remines
B. J
THS graduation speakers urge self belief and imagination
Salutatorian Catherine Gibson urged classmates to hold on to childhood imagination, while valedictorian Jonathan Mason spoke on determination and Emerson quotes. Fellow valedictorian Jill Kinser emphasized self reliance using The Little Engine That Could. Of 159 graduates, 77 earned advanced diplomas. diplomas were presented by THS leaders.
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Catherine Gibson
THS
van Gogh
Picasso
Shakespeare
Gibson
Jonathan Mason
Mason
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Jill Kinser
Kinser
Charles Grindstaff
Christine Kinser
Russell Hatfield
Christopher Thompson
Anne Fisher
Davina Larimer
Nicole Fowler
Mia Walk
Blair Hill
Leanne Lambert
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Virginia Ave
Sonya
Tanya Freeman
Lisa Hinkle
Jessica Roebuck
Carrie Hall
Samuel K. Crockett
Terry Byrd
Bob Woodrum
James H. Jones
Gary Williams
Crockett
Jere White
Jos Lester
Sarah Skeen
Kisha Jones
Melissa Price
Penny Hagerman
Lauren Williams
Vivek Jain
GMS
Festina Byrd
Nancy Campbell
Ellen Davidson
Christopher Stacy
Anne Whaley
Barry Winters
Arby's
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