Radical plan to merge Matoaka and Spanishburg schools near Lake Shawnee
Mrs. Elma Moye advocates consolidating Matoaka and Spanishburg high schools into a four-school Mercer County system with a new building near Lake Shawnee. The piece spots fierce local opposition, hints at conflicts of interest among town leaders, and argues for a tax revolt aimed at funds for the community school system. The author vows to press BOE members, while warning political stakes may shape the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Davis
U.S. Navy
Elma Moye
Matoaka
Spanishburg
Lake Shawnee
Mercer County
Moye
Winston Churchill
Charles Blankenship
Truman
Oregon
California
Wanda Sigman
Roney
Board of Education
Mercer
Bramwell Man Fined for Obstructing Officer After May Altercation
Bramwell man Tommy Wilson was found guilty of obstructing an officer in a May 1 incident that left Police Chief Walter Lawson with gunshot wounds. Wilson faced a $513 fine and costs, while a battery charge was dropped. Lawson, who was shot in both legs, was released from hospital. other cases included forgery and public intoxication charges, with multiple defendants across Mercer and Bluefield magistrates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bramwell
Walter Lawson
Mercer County
Ernest R Six
Tormmy Wilson
Wilson
Lawson
Bluefield Community Hospital
Ots West
Princeton
Princeton Bank and Trust Company
Roy D. Belton
S. E. Pennington
Deborah Tibbs
Phillip W. Wasson
Bluefield
Mike Perdue
Deborah Gibson
Carlos B. Hartwell
Matoaka
Dwayne C. Earnest
Harold Skeens
J.L. Brogan
Donald Hare
Larry Taylor
Montcalm
Marco Tedesco
Paul Douglas
Tommy Ratliff
Phyllis White
Karl Evans
McDowell County
Welch
Larry Muncy
Macasin Coal Company
Coalwood
Norman Baker
Muncy
Parker Gilbert Addair
Baker
Blaine Keene
Thomas Robinson
John M. Blaylock
Caples
Richard Parks
Allen
Robin Smith
Charles Hall
Wanda Emmert
Box 1812
Elbert
G. C. Murphy Co
Jimmy's
Tazewell Man Charged After Collision in Bluefield
An 85-year-old Tazewell County man James Lawson was charged with failure to yield after his vehicle hit Jeffrey Harman’s car at Mercer Roger and Duhring Streets Bluefield causing about 1800 dollars in damage. No injuries reported. Patrolman Roscoe Boone leads the investigation. A UPS truck wreck on Grandview Avenue left a tree and a house damaged after the driver lost control at about 730 p.m. Bluefield Fire Department handled a brush fire on Allen Street with no major damage.
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Tazewell County
Bluefield
James Lawson
Jeffrey Harman
Mercer
Roger
Duhring
Roscoe Boone
United Parcel Service
Grandview Avenue
Bluefield City
Train Tragedy In Bluefield Claims A 15-Year-Old Victim
Police report details a fatal Bluefield mishap at Depot Street crossing where 15-year-old Walter Little was killed and Melvin Madison was hospitalized with serious head injuries after walking into a diesel locomotive’s path. Officer Patricia Hayes leads the probe. Repair costs for an air pump on Washington Street were estimated at 50 dollars.
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Washington Street
Patricia Hayes
Melvin Madison
Bluefield
Bluefield Community Hospital
Madison
Norfolk & Western
Depot Street
Walter Little
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Mr. Blankenship
Tracy Lusk
Mr. Lusk
Blankenship
Lackey
Harry
Bruce Ambrose
William Kilduff
Sgt
R. E. Baughman
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Dave Pedneau
James Wells
Dreama Wells
D. R. Compton
Randall Earnest
Susan Robinett
Parkeview Professional Lab
Lloyd V. Saylor
Bledsoe
F. E. Thomas
Clarence Buckhannon, Jr
Norris Kantor
Buckhannon
K. G. Burner
Perry Grogan
L. J. McCarty
Tazewell
West Virginia
Willmatt Co
Bluefield City Police
Provde
Victor
Raleigh Street
W.va
Flat Top
Virginia
Custom Auto
Insurance Agency
Federal Street
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