Pocahontas Officials Call For Harmony After Council Changes
In Pocahontas Virginia town leaders urged peace after two contentious moves. Vice mayor John Pat Hurley described reducing the Town Council from eight to four as aimed at efficiency. He noted the council’s order to halt radar use while seeking to allow radar enforcement and boundary signs later. The radar device remains a possible tool for speed enforcement.
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Pocahontas
John Pat Hurley
Hurley
Gas prices show regional lows across several towns
A roundup of some of the region’s lowest unleaded gasoline prices on Wednesday lists several stations by town and price. Bluefield West Virginia Joy Food Mart and Bluefield Virginia options at 1.39 and 1.27 at multiple outlets. Princeton Citgo 1.39. Green Valley KO and GoMart 1.39. Tazewell Pop Shop Cave Cargo 1.27. Richlands Double Kwik 1.42. Springville Landmark 1.26. Please email with any other low price sightings.
Buckeye man killed and son wounded in Buchanan shooting
In Buck Eye near the Kentucky line, Steve Salyers 53 of Big Rock died from a neck gunshot and his 18 year old son was critically injured after a single bullet fired from an assault rifle struck both. A juvenile daughter stayed with relatives as investigators pursue leads.
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Big Rock
Buchanan County
Buck Eye
Kentucky
Paul Crouse
Steve Salyers
Crouse
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Oakvale Receives FEMA Grant for Floodplain Mitigation
Oakvale, long ravaged by floods, won a substantial FEMA hazard mitigation grant to reduce flood disruption in the 100 year East River floodplain. U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller announced the funding on Wednesday, noting steps to curb future flood impacts.
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Washington
Oakvale
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
D-Wv
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
FEMA town meeting set for Monday
Mercer County residents affected by the May 15 to June 11 storms floods and landslides are invited to a town meeting with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management.
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Rinceton
Mercer County
Federal Emergency Management
Tazewell County man sentenced for fowl offenses
Larry Furbes Blevins of Thompson Valley Va was sentenced in Abingdon federal court to 18 months in prison plus three years of supervised release and fined 10000 with 5000 restitution to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. He faced seven federal charges and Thompson Valley Game Fowl Inc faced five.
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Thompson Valley
Tazewell County
Larry Furbes Blevins
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
U.S
Abingdon
Rick Mountcastle
Blevins
Thompson Valley Game Fowl, Inc
Mountcastle
Tenn man arrested charged in shootout
Lester Potter age 39 of Butler Tennessee was wounded six times after an exchange of gunfire with Deputy Jon Jones of the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department in Bluefield Virginia Potter faced charges of attempted capital murder of a law enforcement officer and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony He was served fugitive warrants from Tennessee authorities and remained hospitalized at Bristol Regional Medical Center per Commonwealth Attorney Dennis Lee
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Bluefield
Lester Potter
Route 2
Button Road
Butler
Tazewell County
Tennessee
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Commonwealth
Dennis Lee
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Christian Allen
Orioles
Bowen Field
Bernie Martin
Princeton U.S. Army Recruiting Office
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Barbara Hawkins
The
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Eric DiNovo
Brenden Williams
James H. Drew
Richlands High School
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Ooos Bozhaiak
Central Park Lake
New York City
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Charles Owens
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