Six indicted for first degree murder in Mercer County
Mercer County Grand Jury issued two indictments for first degree murder among 41 criminal indictments at the June circuit term. Arnold Cecil and Ronnie Ellison charged in a murder case in Princeton. Other indictments include nine maiming cases and nineteen theft-related charges involving multiple defendants across Bluefield and Princeton.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Arnold C. Cecil
Ronnie W. Ellison
Roy Lee Graham
Horsepen
Old Towne
Glen Mitchell
Deborah Worth
Jackson Carey, Jr
Johnny T
Thomas Calvin Barker
Jerry Cecil
Randall Gibson
Charles D. Cole
Timothy A. Combs
Jackie D. Compton
Billy D. Sheens
Bluefield Man Acquitted in Death of Drinking Companion
Hoge Boyd, 64, acquitted of first degree murder in the May 16 death of Ralph Ramey, who drowned in Boyd’s bathtub after a night of heavy drinking. He describes chronic alcoholism, health decline, and a careful plan to avoid public drinking while living modestly on VA benefits and gambling tips.
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Hoge Boyd
Boyd
Mercer County
Ralph Ramey
Ramey
Bluefield Avenue
Ralph
Bluefield
Dts
Las Vegas
Brooks
Veterans Administration
Bugs
Ree
Tye
UMW Accepts Violence Pledge in NLRB Settlement at Pikeville
The United Mine Workers agreed not to threaten or shoot non-striking Samoyed employees as part of an NLRB settlement over alleged unfair labor practices in Pike County Kentucky. The deal, signed by UMW Local 2496 and NLRB Region 9, must still win NLRB approval in Washington.
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Pikeville
United Mine Workers Union
Eastern Kentucky
UMW
Samoyed Energy Co
Pike County
Samoyed
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Washington, D.C
James Hampton
James Scott
Hampton
Canada
Belfry
Sharondale Corp
Sharondale
Pike Circuit Court
Hayes West
P&s Trucking
Coeburn Mountain
A.T. Massey Coal Co
Massey
E. Morgan Massey
Bluefield Supply merger vote planned
Bluefield Supply faces a $22.16 million merger with WJD Corporation to form a subsidiary, with stockholders to vote on July 1. President B W Harvey said an unsolicited offer from the McCall Group to buy remaining common stock expired June 10 without changes to remove objections.
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Bluefield Supply
W.J.D. Corporation
Coeburn
Bluefield Supply Company
B.W. Harvey
McCall Group
Harvey
Richlands
Ocala
Fla
McCall
G.W. McCall Jr
G.W. McCall III
Marcus S. McCall
Joseph W. McCall
John M. McCall II
William E. Valentine
Sidney W. Warner
Marjorie Whiteside
Sheriff Hare Named Mercer County Democratic Party Chair
Mercer County Sheriff Donald R. Hare was named chair of the Mercer County Democratic Party succeeding E. R. Shorty Simons who resigned. Hare will serve the remainder of the unexpired term and plans for the 1986 election include organizing efforts and broadening party support in Mercer County. Simons had chaired the party for four years before retirement.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Donald R. Hare
Democratic Party
E. R
Shorty
Simons
Hare
Mercer County Democrats
Democrat Executive Committee
West Virginia
Democrat Party
Florida
Bluefield
Howard M. Jarrett
9Th Judicial Circuit
Bluefield High School
Mercer
Concord College
Arline Hedrick
Montcalm
Keith
State Treasurer’s Office
Steve
West Virginia State Police Academy
West Virginia Department of Public Safety
Pedestrians Have Right of Way In Crosswalks Reminders
Bluefield Police Chief James Dent said residents are reminded pedestrians have the right of way in crosswalks. Police will monitor downtown this week after merchants requested attention amid near misses. The city code requires motorists to yield when no signal is present, while pedestrians must not abruptly leave safety.
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Bluefield
James Dent
Dent
Denver-bound biker makes area pitstop
Johnny Walker of Denver, Colorado, began an 11 state bike trip on May 4 to thank ASHBEAMS emergency air medical crews. Five years earlier lightning struck him in the temple, stopping his heart and breathing until CPR saved him and four of his players. The Flight for Life team airlifted Walker and his players to St. Please see Denver-bound, B2.
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Chris Morris
Daily Telegraph
Johnny Walker
Denver
Colorado
All American Societies of
Ashbeams
Walker
Flight For Life
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Circuit Court
Allen and
Powell Streets
Kenneth Darrell Curry, Jr
Burbridge T. Tate
Danny Lee Davis
Lawrence Edward Goodman
Joel Graham
Gordon Dean Hall
Ray Hubert Kinzer
Dewey Vance Spencer
Donald Eugene Kipsinger
Thomas Eugene Lowe
Wayne Runyon
James Jasper Spencer
Roger Lee Fortner
Tessa Clowers
Stormy L. Epps
Roger Lee Hodge
Edward Wilson Lambert
Teddy Ni
Eric Brady
Aaron Lasker
Lee Stephenson
Whitethorn Elementary
Garret Mathews
Barbara Hawkins
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