Indicted in cabby murder case steps toward death penalty
Jonathan Gilbert, 18, was indicted on capital murder and robbery charges in the stabbing death of 84 year old Albert Basham, a Richlands taxi driver. The grand jury returned a true bill, and prosecutors plan to seek the death sentence. Basham’s car was found abandoned in Richlands after he was killed. Gilbert is jailed without bond awaiting trial.
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Tazewell, Va
Richlands
Tazewell County
Mike den
Nis
Jonathan Gilbert
Gilbert
Dennis
Albert Basham
Clifford
Basham
South Front Street
Country Music in the Square brings local talent to Princeton
In Princeton Town Square from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, singers Penny Justus Tiffany Pruett Brandi Roatsey and Megan Wolford perform country tunes. The event includes a SummerFest kick-off and Belle and Beau crown, with Green Valley Fire Department concessions. The free series runs Wednesdays through Sept 10 rain date June 19.
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Princeton
Penny Justus
Tiffany Pruett
Brandi Reatsey
Megan Wolford
Town Square
Pineville
Justus
Pruett
Princeton Senior High School
Roatsey
Wolford
Vansant
Pigeon Forge
Green Valley Fire Department
Melissa D. Cuppett
Bluefield Club Hosts 40th Anniversary With Orioles
The Bluefield Baseball Club marks its 40th anniversary with a Business After Hours event at Bowen Field in the Coppinger Clubhouse honoring the Baltimore Orioles. Admission is five dollars plus a business card. The event runs 5 to 7 p.m. today.
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Bluefield Baseball Club
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bowen Field
Coppinger
Baltimore Orioles
Supervisors OK trash plan
In Tazewell Virginia the county Board of Supervisors approved an amended solid waste ordinance by a 4 to 1 vote to allow disposal of outside waste at the county landfill. Wilma Sayers opposed the measure citing concerns about accepting out of county waste.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Ben Hudson
Brown & Root
Commonwealth Attorney’s Office
Jimmy Thompson
Thompson & Litton
Blaze destroys Bluefield home on Lee Street
A Bluefield residence at 212 Lee St. was gutted by fire early Tuesday. The occupant, Robert Williams, 41, escaped by leaping from a second story window and no injuries were reported. The blaze, reported at 12:30 a.m., required four and a half hours of firefighting. State fire marshal and police detective bureau are investigating a suspicious origin. Williams is housed at the Bluefield Econo Lodge through a burn-out fund. Fire units included three pumpers seven units and ten men.
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Bluefield
Lee St
Rusty Holcomb
Bluefield Fire Department
Robert Williams
Holcomb
D.M. Dillon
Bluefield Police Department
Williams
Princeton Devils Ray Bring Pro Baseball to Town in 1997
The Princeton Devil Rays host Tampa Bay affiliate in the Appalachian League opener at Hunnicutt Field after moving from Butte. GM Jim Holland notes cross county rival Bluefield Orioles, with a packed ballpark expected and free gate courtesy of Citizens Communications. First 800 fans get magnet schedules, 500 receive commemorative pennants. balloons planned.
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Rinceton
Tampa Bay
Princeton Devil Rays
United States
Canada
Jim Holland
Devil Rays
Butte
Mont
Princeton
Cross County
Bluefield Orioles
Bluefield
Citizens Communication
Holland
Little Caesar's Pizza
Orioles
Vincent J. Naimoli
Literacy rally set in Bluefield features Hechler speech
The Friday literacy rally at Chicory Square begins around 6:30 p.m. with Keynote Speaker Ken Hechler addressing how literacy affects government. James Hoback Dan Turner and other local performers provide entertainment as sponsors promote Turn the Page literacy efforts.
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Bluefield
Chicory Square
Greater Bluefield
Chamber
Whic
Turn
West Virginia
Secretary of
Ken Hechler
James Hoback
Curtis Institute of Music
North Carolina School of the Arts
Dan Turner
Anthony Parsons
Mel Saun
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Princeton Community Hospital
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Day
Eric DiNovo
Pee Wee
Princeton High School
Gerald Steele
Lee Street
Hunnicutt Field
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Hechler
Jim Terry
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