Troubled son DeGraw in murder trial described by mother
Barbara White testified that her son Floyd DeGraw appeared unsettled the morning Adrianna Vaught was killed in her Princeton apartment. She recalled blood on his shirt and a butcher knife in his hand, saying he had killed someone and that she heard a possible name Adrianna or similar. The case, moved to Raleigh County, involves alleged entry to rape Vaught, with blood evidence tied to the suspect.
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Beckley
Floyd DeGraw
Barbara White
Adrianna
DeGraw
Adrianna Vaught
Princeton
John R. Frazier
Raleigh County
Deborah Garton
Vaught
Garton
Michigan
White
George Bowling
Spanishburg
Holly Jenkins
Steven Poolis
Jennifer Pellillo
Graham Middle School
UMW Pittston contract eyed after 1989 fears
United Mine Workers will vote Sunday on a proposed Pittston Coal Group contract to replace the 1989 bitter strike era pact. The current deal covers about 1,200 workers in Virginia and West Virginia and expires June 30. UMW leaders promise job security gains under the new terms.
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Castlewood
United Mine Workers
Pittston Coal Group
UMW
Tom Johnson
Virginia
West Virginia
Cecil
Bluefield Antique Festival Weekend at Bluefield Center
The Appalachian Antique Association sponsors the Bluefield Antique Festival at Bluefield Recreation Center and Auditorium Stadium Drive from Friday June 17 6 to 9 pm with a $10 weekend admission or $2.50 for Saturday and Sunday. The event continues Saturday June 18 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday June 19 11 am to 5 pm. Also Saturday June 18 at 4 pm the Lower West Virginia District Raritan Spring Rally meets at Pipestein Raritan Community Center with 44 clubs from Webster to Mercer counties. Special guest Dick Schmidt of Lewisburg national president. For information call 466-6327.
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Bluefield
Appalachian Antique Association
Bluefield Recreation Center
Stadium Drive
Lower West Virginia
Pipestein Raritan
Webster County
Mercer County
Dick Schmidt
Lewisburg
Raritan
Heat wave prompts caution as heat climbs across Four Seasons Country
Heat wave conditions bring high humidity and temperatures with none yet causing heat related illnesses. National Weather Service reports disturbances causing thunderstorms and risk from wind rain and lightning through several days. A severe thunderstorm watch covers multiple counties. Hospital reports no rise in heat illness admissions. Officials urge common sense steps like limiting outdoor exertion and watering gardens in cooler hours.
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National Weather Service
Beckley
Fayette
Greenbrier
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Mercer
Monroe
Raleigh
Summers
Princeton
Inmate Escapes From Virginia Mental Health Institute
A 19-year-old man named Jason Coy Vick escaped from the Virginia Mental Health Institute in Marion. Authorities launched a multi county search across Southwest Virginia as Vick remains at large. Born in Christiansburg, he weighs 144 pounds, is five feet ten inches tall, with hazel eyes, and faces escaping charges with possible additional counts. Bulletins were issued by Wytheville State Police, Bluefield Police, and other agencies. Tazewell County declined comment.
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Marion
Marion Health Institute
Jason Coy Vick
Virginia Mental Health Institute
Virginia
Vick
Christiansburg
Smythe County Sheriffs Department
Wytheville
Virginia State Police
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Junior Volunteers orient at BRMC for hospital duties
Bluefield area youths from Narrows Bland and Tazewell join a new class of Junior Volunteers at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. The program, previously called Candy Stripers, includes 31 new volunteers and nine returnees. Participants cite medical careers with interests in physical therapy and radiology while sharing personal motivations.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Phyllis Walker
BRMC
Walker
Narrows
Bland
Tazewell
Virginia natives taste of Mercer County tour stop
A mystery tour of Mercer County hosted from Princeton drew 42 Roanoke visitors who rode with All American Tours. The group heard lore of the James Brothers and lunch with a bank president as they explored local sites from the West Virginia Information Center to East River Mountain.
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Princeton
James Brothers
Frank James
James
Mercer County
Roanoke
Lou Stoker
Bluestone Inn
All American Tours, Inc
William Dales
Grundy
Anna Dales
Pipestein
Beckley
West Virginia
Ira “Ike” Southern
East River Mountain
Bluefield
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