Fatal Bluefield truck crash during Mercer Mall traffic
A 53 year old Bluefield man died after his 18 wheeler collided with a preceding truck on U S 460 near Mercer Mall causing a chain reaction with three more vehicles. Francis Ray Moore died at Bluefield Regional Medical Center after rescue crews responded at 1010 hours.
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Bluefield
Robert Youther
Francis Ray Moore
Flowers Bakery Company
U.S. 460
Mercer Mall
R.A. Maddy
Moore
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Green Valley
Glenwood
U.S. Route 460
Thentrance
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Green Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Hatfield legacy Enduring feud shapes modern Hatfields
Dutch Hatfield 88 recalls the Hatfield McCoy feud rooted in 19th century rivalries. He notes the conflict lingered in hearts, not pig or woman myths, and reflects on family dispersal, Civil War loyalties, and local ties to Matewan West Virginia and Mingo County.
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Rinceton
Dutch Hatfield
Hatfield
Island Creek Coal Company
Matewan
McCoy
Ira Simpkins
Charleston
Mingo County
Simpkins
West Virginia
Kentucky
South
Associated Press
Asa Harmon McCoy
William Anderson
Anse” Hatfield
APA
Wetzel Hatfield
Delaware
Tony Barbery
Red Jacket
Mercer County
Verda Virginia Hatfield Davis
Princeton
Dutch
Ellison Hatfield
Hatfields
Wetzel
Murder in Buchanan County Virginia man found stabbed in home
Richard Hamilton an 80 year old Tookland resident was found dead with multiple stab wounds Tuesday morning in Grundy Virginia. Deputies say he likely was killed late Monday night or early Tuesday and investigators are pursuing leads. No obvious theft or motive yet. His sister reported him missing and authorities confirmed the scene at his US Route 460 residence near the Little Prater exit.
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Grundy
Tookland
Buchanan County
Richard Hamilton
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Russell Bostic
Bostic
Hamilton
Larry Crouse
Little Prater
Belle and Beau to be crowned at Music in the Square
Princeton SummerFest 2000 honors a retired woman and man as Belle and Beau during Music in the Square in Princeton Town Square at noon. Past winners will crown the royalty as Clinton Collins performs and Pisgah United Methodist Church women provide concessions. Bluefield Daily Telegraph and Princeton Times sponsor the weekly event.
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Princeton
Princeton Town Square
Clinton Collins
Sisters Coffee House
Pisgah United Methodist Church Women’s Organization
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton Times
Gas thieves face license suspensions under new West Virginia law
West Virginia enacts a Friday effective measure to deter unpaid gasoline purchases. Offenders risk license suspensions from six to twelve months on repeated offenses, with up to a year in prison and fines for a first offense. State Police note the thefts occur statewide and rely on station video and clerk reports for arrests.
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Sion
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Lem
TR. Watkins
West Virginia State Police
Welch
Watkins
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