Voting bill showdown as GOP rejects Manchin plan
The Senate prepare s for a pivotal vote on the For the People Act amid Democratic unity strains and GOP resistance. Manchin proposes changes to win bipartisan support but Republicans, led by Mitch McConnell, remain against the bill and opposition could sink efforts without filibuster reform. Abrams backs the plan, highlighting calls for accessible democracy.
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Gop
Manchin
Washington
Senate
West Virginia
Joe Manchin
Connecticut
House
Stacey Abrams
Georgia
Sen. Manchin
Abrams
CNN
Kamala Harris
McConnell
Sen
Roy Blunt
Juneteenth events mark Tazewell and Mabry families lead parade
Psi Phi Fraternity invites City Board members to Juneteenth celebrations in Tazewell with a 10 30 a m march from Martin Luther King Jr Bridge to Chicory Square, a 11 a m program at Mini-Park, parade to Carline Avenue, and festivities at the former Grade School Head Start Center featuring speeches by Rev Garry Moore and Rev Charles Collins, music, speakers, vendors, and free Covid vaccines.
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Psi Phi Fraternity
Hunt
Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge
Chicory Square
Garry Moore
Charles Collins
Tazewell
Jeanette Wilson
John Rainey
THS
Junieteenth
Rainey
University of Virginia
Main Street
Carline Avenue
Mabry
Lebanon
Tazewell County
Tazewell County Public Library and Historical Society
Southwest Virginia Community College
Clinch Valley Community Action
Tazewell County Health Department
West Virginia lottery to award 1 million prize and weekly draws
Justice outlined a Do it for Babydog vaccination lottery with a June 26 start and weekly drawings through August 4 awarding a $1 million case prize, two new trucks, 25 park getaways, licenses, hunting and fishing gear, and two four year scholarships. Final Aug 4 prizes include a $1.588 million grand prize and $588,000 second prize. About 246,000 residents have registered.
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Justice
West Virginia
West
Schools inspire students through Communities in Schools expansion
Mercer and McDowell counties expand the Communities in Schools program to support students with needs big and small. Site advisors assist with rides, tutoring, dental care, and positive reinforcement, while student ambassadors from New River CC and Concord University share experiences.
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Justice
Mercer County
McDowell County
Pike View High School
New River Community and Technical College
Melinda Price
Concord University
Mother
Jury Case Highlights Drug Influence and Serial Indictments
The Mercer County case files include Bobby Glenn Trent 36 of Princeton facing charges for driving under the influence and related offenses after a October 2020 crash on Matoaka Road that killed a woman and injured others. Indictments retried involve Timothy Gibbs 31 and Amy Mitchem 20 from Bluefield over a Strawberry Loop Road shooting and robbery conspiracy. Matthew Davis 35 of Princeton faced multiple charges after fleeing deputies, injuring a deputy, and a subsequent pursuit, with bail set at 50,000.
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Bobby Glenn
Trent
Princeton
Matoaka Road
Lashmeet
JS. Bish
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Bish
Daisy Ryan
Ryan
Princeton Community Hospital
Muse
Ford
Timothy Tyrone Gibbs
Amy Dawn Mitchem
Bluefield
Strawberry Loop Road
Gibbs
Welch
U.S. Marshals Service
S.A. Sommers
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Inter
Maple Acres Road
Glenwood Park Road
Strawberry Loop
M.T. Hatfield
Mitchem
Timothy
Hatfield
Sommers
Southwestern
Mercer County
Matthew James Davis
J.S. Bish
Kegley
A. Sommers. Bish
S.J. Cary
S.J. Cary, Cpl. J.M. Ellison
D.A. Calloway
Davis
Calloway
Cary
Joe Parks
Spanishburg
Parks
West Virginia State Police
Southern
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bdiontine
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R-Ky
Chris Murphy
A-1
Evelyn Crawley
Andre Wallace
North Tazewell
Veda Ferguson
Brittany Davis
Nuckolls Hall
Tazewell County Fairgrounds
Friends of Juneteenth
Charles Boothe
Coothe
Bdionline
Clay Marsh
India
Marsh
James Hoyer
State InterAgency Vaccine Task Force
CDC
Price
New River Community College
Jaden Clarkson
James Monroe High School
U.S
New River
Miranda Ellis
Ellis
Bush
Corporal Ellison
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