Testimony highlights drug hearing in Bluefield case
U.S. Magistrate Judge Mary Feinberg continued the detention phase of a preliminary hearing for James W. French and Jacob Dews, two Bluefield men charged with conspiracy to smuggle and possess cocaine. Prosecutors and customs agents described a drug shipment from Lima, Peru, via JFK, with a K9 unit confirming narcotics. French’s mother testified about family hardships, asserting her son’s lack of drug or alcohol addiction and his naivete.
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Bluefield
U.S
Mary Feinberg
James W. “Jay” French
Jacob Dews
Bland St
Lima
Peru
John Parr
David D. Guerrant
U.S. Customs Office
Jfk
New York City
Guerrant
U.S. Postal Service
Ronald Joe Holcomb
News
Holcomb
Dews
Jody Neal
Post Office
DEA
French
Linda Ferguson
Brian Kornbrath
John Earl
Jay” Williams Jr
Feinberg
Kornbrath
Williams
Princeton
Deloris French
James Wesley French Jr
Two-car crash sends woman to hospital
A two-vehicle collision on Lorton Lick Road Montcalm sent Donna Hanlin 30 to Bluefield Regional Medical Center for evaluation at 6:30 p.m. The 1978 Ford Granada driven by Rhonda Simpson 24 stopped for a left turn when a Ford F-150 driven by Teddy Warden 27 rear ended it. Warden was cited for following too closely. Responding were Bluefield Rescue Squad Bluewell and Montcalm volunteer fire departments.
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Montcalm
Lorton Lick Road
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Donna Hanlin
BRMC
Rhonda D. Simpson
Pax
Teddy W. Warden
Simpson
Warden
B.W. Clendenin
West Virginia State Police
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Bluewell Volunteer Fire Department
Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department
Hartsville Volunteers Aid Bluefield Habitat Project
A Hartsville First Presbyterian Church volunteer group joined Mercer County Habitat for Humanity crews in Bluefield to build a house on Chestnut Street. The intergenerational team, ages 16 to 72, aims to have a roof by week’s end with Concord College providing meals and local groups supplying dinners. The home will be owned by the Jeff Shumate family, as Habitat continues work on the double-lot project that began with a house completed nearby in 1995.
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Luefield
Bluefield
First Presbyterian Church
Hartsville
D.C
Mercer County
Habitat For Humanity
Charlotte
N.C
Myrtle Beach
Ken Jones
Global Mission Group
Erin Sawyer
Hartsville High School
Kentucky
Lindsay Davis
Hartsville High
Jones
Carolina Power & Light
Frank Winslow
Concord College
Ron Ciccolini
Ciccolini
Jeff Shumate
Gingrich backs Carter in Habitat project Kentucky
In Kentucky Gingrich joins Jimmy Carter in Habitat for Humanity work. He praises the Carters for do good efforts and recalls a home project in his district. Habitat, the Carter Work Project and the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises lead 3,000 volunteers building 150 homes this week.
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Ikeville
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Habitat
Jimmy Carter Work Project
Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises
Plane Crash Near Buchanan County Claims Victim
Police say a homebuilt aircraft crashed at a family-owned airstrip in Buchanan County. The victim, Goodwin, died at the scene. injuries were limited to his lower extremities chest and head. FAA and NTSP will review. the crash remains under investigation.
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Buchanan County
Ashby
Goodwin
Tazewell County
Buchanan County Ambulance Service
Columbia Clinch Valley Medical Center
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Pat Cariso
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSP
Cariso
SummerFest highlights Chili, Cars and Country theme
Four day festival features chili cook-off with 30 plus entries, Best Darn Chili Around, on Saturday. Beatle lookalikes perform Thursday night at the practice field. New attractions include Taste of West Virginia and International Pavilions with food and entertainment from multiple nations. Events run at the practice field and school, with concerts, pageants, shows, and various competitions. Contact Princeton-Mercer Chamber or Mangus for details and tickets.
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A-1
Mangus
Princeton-Mercer County
Teresa Stanley
PSHS
Taste of West Virginia
Interna
Tional
West Virginia
Mountain Heritage Wood Carvers Guild
Bluefield State College
Center For International Understanding
Canada
India
Britain
Italy
Germany
Pakistan
Philippines
James H. Drew
The
Chamber
Beach vacation turns into bad trip for Princeton men
Myrtle Beach police say two Princeton men, Bryan Keith Hill and Anthony Taylor, were charged with armed robbery after a June shooting in their Bon-Air Court hotel room. Taylor was treated and released after Hill accidentally shot him in the face, then Hill fled and returned. A .25 caliber pistol and a 9 mm handgun were recovered.
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Myrtle Beach
S.C
Princeton
J. Reuben Long
Conway
Bon-Air Court
S. Kings Highway
Hill
Taylor
17Th Avenue South
Yaupon Drive
PSA extends boil water notice to Falls Mills Virginia
The Taze well County Public Service Authority extends a boil water advisory to all Falls Mills customers. Boil drinking water for at least one minute before use and the advisory remains in effect until further notice. PSA coordinator Benny McGhee cites Pocahontas and Boissevain notices as reasons for the action. Lifted advisories also cover PikeView Park and Hickory Ridge water systems in Gardner.
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Falls Mills
Tazewell County Public Service Authority
PSA
Falls Mills Water Works
Benny McGhee
Pocahontas
PikeView Park
Hickory Ridge
State Bureau For Public Health
Pike View Park
Princeton
Cornbread Ridge
Gardner
Obituary notices for Kissinger Pennington Grogan and others
Obituary items list survivors and funeral details for Ruby Pennington and others. Denny Kissinger of Jaeger, sisters Joyce Cox and Ethel Manes, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren named among survivors. Funeral at Fanning Chapel in Saeger with burial at Saeger Memorial Cemetery. Additional notices include Clyde Lane Maude Catherine Thomas Colley Kermit Grogan Annie Jordan with service details and burial locations. Page Funeral Home in Welch handling arrangements.
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A-2
Herbert
Andrew
Paul Christian
Michael Greg Kissinger
Denny Kissinger
Jaeger
Douglas
Joyce) Cox
Bluefield
Alex
Ethel) Manes
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Alton Richardson
Saeger Memorial
Roderfield
Ter
Drucilla Bovero
Gresham
Ore
Lexie Blevins
Anawalt
Cravens-Shires Funeral Home
Bluewell
John Witt
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Clyde George Lane
Hurst- Scott
Richlands
Greenhills Memory Gardens
Claypool Hill
Maude Catherine Thomas Colley
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Rose Hill
Bastian
Kermit L. Grogan
Houston United Methodist Church
Kimball
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Bill Archer
Daily Telegraph
South Carolina Volunteers
Bill Arcs
Gingrich
Carter
Columbus
Ohio
Dr. A Safder
Dr. T. Richardson
Ruby Pennington Bluefield
Carl F
Ruby Grace) Pennington
Elkhorn
Harvey
Amanda Kidwell
Route 5
Bluewell United Methodist Church
Carl Franklin Pennington
Joan C. Gross
Carl F. Pennington, Jr
Daugh
Anderson
Courthouse
Beckley Road
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