Indicted in cabby murder Richlands man faces capital murder charge
Jonathon Gilbert, 18, was indicted by the Tazewell County grand jury on one count of capital murder and one count of robbery in the stabbing death of Albert Basham, 84, a Richlands taxi driver. Basham's car was found abandoned in a Richlands storage yard. The case seeks the death penalty. Gilbert is jailed without bond as a trial date awaits.
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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 comes to Princeton
In Princeton Town Square musicians Penny Justus Tiffany Pruett Brandi Reatsey and Megan Wolford perform in a free Wednesday concert from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. SummerFest kick off will crown the Belle and Beau. Green Valley Fire Department provides concessions and weather holds may move shows to 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 celebrates 40 years with a Business After Hours event at Bowen Field in the Coppinger Clubhouse honoring the Baltimore Orioles. Admission is $5 plus a business card.
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Bluefield Baseball Club
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bowen Field
Coppinger
Baltimore Orioles
Supervisors OK trash plan in Tazewell County
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors approved an amended solid waste ordinance by a 4-1 vote to allow disposal of outside waste at the county landfill. Wilma Sayers opposed the move citing concerns about accepting external waste. County attorney Dennis Simmons said entrants must have a valid contract with the board. The plan also references courthouse renovation logistics involving Brown & Root and relocation of the extension and commonwealth attorney offices by July 15.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Ben Hudson
Brown & Root
Commonwealth Attorney’s Office
Jimmy Thompson
Thompson & Litton
Bluefield Fire Destroys Home. State Investigators Called In
A Bluefield home at 212 Lee St. was gutted by fire reported at 12:30 a.m. and fully involved by the time crews arrived. The resident, 41 year old Robert Williams, escaped by leaping from a second story window and was uninjured. Firefighters fought the blaze until 4:30 a.m. and the state fire marshal’s office and Bluefield Police Detective Bureau opened inquiries into the suspicious origin. Williams is being sheltered at the Bluefield Econo Lodge through a burn-out fund. Fire units included three pumpers, seven units and ten firefighters.
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Bluefield
Lee St
Rusty Holcomb
Bluefield Fire Department
Robert Williams
Holcomb
D.M. Dillon
Bluefield Police Department
Williams
Princeton hosts first professional baseball in tiny town
The Tampa Bay Princeton Devil Rays bring Appalachian League action to Princeton at Hunnicutt Field on Thursday with a free gate and night of fan giveaways. First 800 fans receive magnet schedules from Little Caesar's Pizza and 500 get commemorative pennants. cross county rival Bluefield Orioles loom in upcoming meetings.
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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 to Boost Education in Bluefield
Hechler to headline a Friday literacy rally at Chicory Square sponsored by the Turn the Page coalition part of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce. The event includes entertainment by tenor James Hoback and local musicians, door prizes, and gifts for attending children, starting at 6 p.m. with remarks on how literacy affects government.
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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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Princeton High School
Gerald Steele
Lee Street
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