Welcome home Deputy Shane Charles after gun battle injuries
Buchanan County Sheriff Ray Foster led preparations for the return of Deputy Shane Charles, wounded March 13 in Vansant, as two deputies died and another was injured. Communities renovated his home, WCYR-TV considered Extreme Home Makeover, and local officers and residents gathered to greet him on Route 460 and Route 19.
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Grundy
Buchanan
Ray Foster
Shane Charles
Neil Justus
Billy Stiltner
Eric Rasnake
Vansant
Randy Gilbert Newberry
Shane
Foster
Shepard Center
Atlanta
Charles
Wcyr-Tv
WCYR
Daniel Scott
Pocahontas
U.S. Route 460
Greg Jordan
Mercer County escapee sought in Huntington work release case
Law officers seek David Wayne Popp Jr. and Dejuan Jones, two inmates who escaped from a Huntington work release facility. Popp, 25, from Bluefield, fled Friday with Jones. Popp is tall with tattoos and scars, last seen at the DMV in Huntington wearing blue jeans and a white T shirt. Authorities have warrants for felony escape and ask for tips via the Huntington Work Release Center or 911.
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Untington — Law IH
Mercer County
Huntington
David Wayne Popp, Jr
Bluefield
Dejuan Jones
Popp
Jones
Associated Press
Department of Motor Vehicles
Department of Highways
Magistrate Court
Cabell County
West Virginia
Lambert invites area to join fight against substance abuse
Gospel singer Amy Lambert, who organized Invasion 2010, invites Bluefield residents to a free dinner at 6 p.m. in the Historic Bank Lobby on Federal Street to unite against substance abuse. She urges community action to stand in the gap, fight for families, and declare war on the epidemic.
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Lambert
Area
Bluefield
Amy Lambert
Mitchell Stadium
Federal Street
Hall named Mercer County Teacher of the Year
Bluefield Middle School math teacher Peggy Hall was surprised by a campus assembly as she learned she had been selected 2011 Mercer County Teacher of the Year. After 36 years in teaching she plans to pursue the state title later this summer.
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Luefield
Bluefield Middle School
Peggy Hall
Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Hall
Todd Browning
Virginia
Browning
Virginia Tech Free Thinkers rep at Giles school board
Cory Brunson urged the Giles County School Board to apply the Lemon Test to displays featuring the Ten Commandments noting that secular status requires three criteria under the Lemon v. Kurtzman ruling.
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Cory Brunson
Virginia Tech Free Thinkers
Giles County School Board
Brunson
Princeton Street Fair sets Saturday opening with carnival and car show
Princeton Street Fair organizers expect a busy Saturday on Mercer Street with contests like Best Breakfast in Princeton, a car show by Mountain Memories Car Club, a children's carnival in the First Community Bank lot, and a range of vendors. The day features a Marine Corps League flag ceremony, national anthem by Diana Buchanan, mountain music, Granny Sue stories, and a 25-act showdown leading to possible state and national levels.
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Princeton
Princeton Street
Mercer Street
Connie Shumate
Park Avenue
Marine
Diana Buchanan
Shumate
Bob Evans
Hardee’s
Patty Cakes
Princeton Police Department
Princeton Fire Department
City Public Works Department
First Community Bank
Community event briefs and fairs spread across region
RICHLANDS VA Virginia Black Lung Association meets Friday at noon in Claypool Hill Community Room. PRINCETON Myasthenia Gravis Support Group gathers Saturday at 1 p.m. in Parkview Atrium Princeton Community Hospital. call 304-952-7957. PRINCETON Princeton Library hosts Celebrate Princeton Street Fair on Mercer Street Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with Grandma Dynamite, Best Breakfast, children's carnival, Granny Sue storytelling, and a car show by Mountain Memories Car Club at Southwest Virginia Community College 2 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Gold jewelry drive for cash. Relay for Life cash-for-gold event details follow.
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Richlands
Virginia Black Lung Association
Claypool Hill
Myasthenia Gravis
Princeton
Parkview Atrium
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton Street
Mercer Street
Granny Sue
Mountain Memories Car Club
Southwest Virginia Community College
American Cancer Society
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Math Formula Wall
Lemon Vs. Kurtzman
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Princeton Street Fair
By Greg Jordan
Princeton Gymnastics Academy
Bill Buzzo Jr
Jean Hanna Davis
Grandma Dynamite
Mountain Memories
Black Lung Association
Tazewell County
Relay For Life Foundation
Will Ivold
Veterinary Associates
Matthew Faulkner
UGA
Courthouse Road
E. Cumberland Ro
Tracy Cutlip
Tracycutlip
Gmail
Beckley Rd
Princeton, WV
Grace Temple
Full Gospel Church
Bowling St
Silver Springs School
Claudia
J.J. Rodgin
FAAO
G. Frank Britton
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