Flood floods Abbs Valley home in unprecedented rush
The Pars Mitchem family in Abbs Valley Virginia faced a sudden wall of muddy floodwaters around 5 30 p m Wednesday devastating their home while sparing the family. Flooding spread through nearby areas as autos and furniture were swept away dozens of yards into the yard. Jimmy Mitchem and his family escaped as they watched floors give way and snakes float by in the rushing water. The home suffered severe structural damage with floors, furniture, a freezer and a couch carried away. Residents in Pocahontas Boissevain and elsewhere evacuated until fears subsided while authorities assess the strange watershed source. The family mourns the loss of irreplaceable items including a leather bar built when Parris Mitchem left service.
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Karen Kaplan
Daily Telegraph
Pars Mitchem
Abbs Valley
Mitchem
Abbs Valley-Boissevain Fire Department
Herman Wright
Pocahontas
Boissevain
Jimmy Lee
Paris Mitchem
Jimmy
Abbs Valley-Boissevain
Tazewell County
Parris Mitchem
Rockefeller invites ideas for 1982 West Virginia Birthday Time Capsule
Governor Jay Rockefeller calls on West Virginians to submit items reflecting the state and culture of 1982 for a two-cubic-foot time capsule to be sealed during the June 20 Capitol Birthday Celebration. Instructions urge suggestions by June 14 and note the event will feature exhibits, tours, games, music, 1930s films, fashion, air show, auto show, fireworks, and a rededication ceremony at 2 p.m. with free public access.
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Rockefeller
Charleston
Jay Rockefeller
West
West Virginia
State Capitol
Magistrates Hear Cases in Bluefield and Princeton
Mercer County Magistrate David Pedneau presided on Wednesday and Thursday. Francis Blankenship of Bluefield pled guilty to nonsupport and was ordered to pay monthly child support under state welfare supervision. Shelby Blankenship of Princeton faced a trespass warrant which was dismissed. Mary Martin did not appear for trial. Johnny Ray Jarrells of Princeton faced a breaking and entering warrant, dismissed at preliminary hearing.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
David Pedneau
Francis Blankenship
Lawrence Morhous
Deborah Garton
West Virginia Department of Welfare
Shelby Blankenship
South St. Princeton
Mary Martin
Garton
Derek Swope
Johnny Ray Jarrells
McKinley Avenue
Princeton
J . Brogan
G.W. Lavendar
Deborah Archer
Mercer County Court Dockets Include Battery, Non‑Support and Warrant Dismissals
Public records show cases heard before Mercer County Chief Magistrate Ernest R. Six. Dismissals include a battery charge against Herbert Humphrey and a speeding charge against Samuel White Jr due to statute limits. Gary Haga pled guilty to non support. Danny Ray Stevenson bound to circuit court on grand larceny. Marriages license data and other minor actions also listed.
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Bille
Joe Akers
Union St
Bluefield
Michael Stratton
Thal Garton
William Akers
Mercer County
Ernest R
Herbert Humphrey
Carol Oakes
George Dishner
Edwin Wiley
Randall Reading
Gary Haga
Princeton
Department of Welfare
W. O. Lawson
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Charles Smith
Mark Wills
Samuel E. White, Jr
J. E. Asbury
West Virginia Turnpike Division
Danny Ray Stevenson
Mercer County Circuit Court
Tim Manchin
R. E. Baughman
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Mitchem's
Elm and
Ave
American Heart Association
Ethel Cole
C E Mitchem
Julia Taylor
Kroger Company
Bluewell
G Meadows
Teressa Reasor
Spanishburg
Tammy Nelson
Lonnie Feury
David Byrd
Fred Feather
James Robbins
Saretha Stone
Lewis Hill
Mercer County Clerk's Office
Mark Kevin Wimmer
Kimberly Lynn Repass
Dennis Lee Bennett
Rita Elaine Cox
James Howard Ingram
Sue Cinda Riggs
Carterville
William Joseph Lawson
Rita Ann Jones
East River
Tummel
U.S
Kelvinator
Waruck
Raleigh St
W.vo
IN Young Park
M.D
American Board OF Internal Medicine
Parks Clinic
Mercer Street
W.V
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