Light turnout in four Mercer towns election results
Mercer County voters cast few ballots in Matoaka Athens Bramwell and Oakvale with incumbents largely unopposed. Matoaka re elected Mayor Todd Colonna and Town Recorder Annie Bowden. Athens Mayor Carol Bard and council incumbents won though turnout was low. Bramwell saw multiple unopposed races with modest totals. Oakvale had no contests and 17 votes with re elected Mayor Mary Nelson.
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Charles Owens
Greg Jordan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Athens
Mercer County
Matoaka
Oakvale
Todd Colonna
Annie Bowden
Robert Akers
Douglas Hawkes
Marsha Howell
Debra Vickers
Frank Caruso
Esther Comer
Carol Bard
Joe Manzo
Roger Lokay
Doug Becker
Rodger A. McKinley
Elizabeth Owen
Bramwell
Louise Stoker
Cristina Hill
Kelly Murphy Eller
Dwight Hurley
Joe Miller
Kelly Goins
John Husband
Eric Strain
Joe Vinciguerra
Roy Gerwig
Gary Conklin
Hill
Shenae Bailey
Bailey
Mary Nelson
Wallace Jack Thomas
Randolph Honaker
Ronald Rumley
Paula Akers
Paula Brinkley Simpkins
Downtown volunteers clean neglected Bluefield storefronts
Bluefield volunteers from the Downtown Merchants Association and Frontier Communications’ community action team washed windows of more than 28 vacant storefronts along Bland Federal Commerce and Raleigh streets. Art Riley said the effort aims to keep downtown inviting, noting several buildings remain empty, including the old Daily Telegraph property owned by the city.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Merchant’s Association
Frontier Communications
Bland
Federal
Commerce
Raleigh
Art Riley
Downtown Merchants Association
Frontier
Riley
Daily Telegraph
City of
Cowens
Bottonline
16th suspect surrenders in Bluefield Pill Initiative case
Anthony Lee Madison 23 of Bluefield surrendered to federal authorities as the 16th defendant in a 51 count indictment tied to the Bluefield Pill Initiative. The June 4 indictment named 21 individuals connected to a drug distribution ring and related telephone drug crimes.
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Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Anthony Lee Madison
U.S
Booth Goodwin
West Virginia
Madison
Goodwin
Mercer County
Scott Ash
Drug & Violent Crime Task Force
Four arrested for failing to update sex offender registry
West Virginia State Police at Princeton detachment arrested Roge Stone 47 of Princeton Steven Leinster 58 of Rock and Ricky Compton 59 of Bluefield on Monday for not updating their status on the sex offender registry Frederick Beggs 55 of Rock was arrested Wednesday and officers also attempted to arrest Jason Williams 29 of Princeton for the same charge but could not on Wednesday Police say registry data is updated daily and available online for questions.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Cpl. J.C. Long
West Virginia
Roge Stone
Steven Leinster
Rock
Ricky Compton
Bluefield
Frederick Beggs
Long
Jason
Local gospel singer Ken Kirby to perform at Chicory Square
Ken Kirby, a Bluefield gospel musician with nearly 40 years on stage, headlines Friday noon at Chicory Square in downtown Bluefield. Sponsored by Hearthside Books and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, the fourth Chicory Square showing features Kirby’s upbeat gospel set as rain plans are updated on the Telegraph website.
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Kate Coil
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Chicory Square
Ken Kirby
Hearthside Books
Kirby
Goins
Mike Bowling
Crabb Family
Telegraph
Bdtonline
Kate Coil al Kcoil
Bramwell Farmers Market Shows Early Growth in Mercer County
Bramwell Farmers Market in its fourth week gains vendors and shoppers led by Americorps Vista volunteer Rachelle Garner. Open Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. near the Coal Heritage Authority Interpretive Center, the market highlights local crops and an aquaponics expert from McDowell County.
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Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bramwell
Rachelle Garner
Americorps Vista
Garner
Farrhers
Coal Heritage Authority
McDowell County
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