Region I Planning dinner draws lawmakers and candidates
Politics filled Pipestein at the Region I Planning and Development Council annual dinner in which local officials and 1984 gubernatorial hopefuls Chauncey Browning and Warren McGraw were center stage. Guest list included Nick Joe Rahall and attorney candidates Si Boettner and Charlie Brown along with numerous legislators and regional officials. The City of Welch received an award for regionalism and golf honors were announced for several Bluefield and Princeton attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipestein
Region I Planning and Development Council
Region I
Mike Jacobs
Dana Musick
Democratic Party
Chauncey Browning
Senate
Warren McGraw
Nick Joe Rahall
John ‘Si’ Boettner
Kanawha County
Charlie Brown
Charleston
House of Delegates
Marion Shifler
Monroe County
Bruce Williams
Wyoming County
Richard Flanigan
Mercer County
Lacy Wright
McDowell County
Howard Wellman
Jimmy Plear
Steve Whitaker
Governor
Joe Coburn
William O. Bivens Jr
John R. Frazier
Board of Education
Bill Akers
Ben Faulkner
Fred Parker
Bluefield
Paul Cole
Fred Burton
Bill Looney
Joe Walker
J. Peter Richardson
Jack McGhee
Princeton
Bob Graham
Welch
Jacobs
Mike Goode
Benny Capparelli
Northfork
Walker
Low Gross
Cotton White
Frank Harkins
Jennings Boyd
Sylvia Flanigan
Bucky Harkins
Public Record Cases Heard in Bluefield Last Week
Mercer County Magistrate Luther Byrd heard cases in Bluefield last week. Dexter Perdue of 1913 Bluefield Ave faced trespassing charges and posted a $100 personal recognizance bond. Tammy R. Scott, Lee's Trailer Park Brushfork, alleged complainant. Freddie E Hall of Route 4 Box 126A Bluefield posted a $100 bond for battery. Deputy Lawson arrested Hall. Activities also included a guilty plea for driving on a revoked license with no liability insurance, resulting in $265 fines and 48 hours in jail. Richard Dawson of Princeton jailed on $5,000 bond for uttering a forged document. Aubrey Thomason released on $500 PR bond for battery with Tammy Thomason as complainant. Gills Walker released on a $100 PR bond for destruction of property. Albert Vineyard was complainant. Robert Jackson of Princeton waives preliminary hearing on breaking and entering and is bound over to circuit court. Roy Steele found guilty of destruction of property, fined $118 and 10 days in jail. Amito McBride was complainant with Mac Hatfield and Shaw as associates. A warrant for assault remained active against Cathreen Anderson of 1229.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Luther Byrd
Dexter Perdue
Bluefield Ave
Tammy R. Scott
Lee
Brushfork
Mercer
WO Lawson
Freddie E Hall
Route 4
Box
Tammy Sue Hall
Princeton
Rick Somyk
Aubrey Alexander Thomason
Patrica Ann Thomason
Lawson
Gills Leon Walker
Tiffany Manor
Blueficks
Albert’ Vineyard
Hanover St
Robert Lee Jackson
Bell St. Princeton
GE. Meadows
John Shott
Roy D. Steele
Amito Jo McBride
Pocahontas
Mac Hatfield
Shaw
Cathreen Anderson
Joe Dame
Ball
McComas
JL. Brogan
Ernest R
Jimmie D. Rose
K. B. Davis
Carl L. Hubbard
Davis
George Curtis Washington
Eddie Belcher
Glen Perdue
R Hutchens
Farm report and local court notes surface in fragment
The report outlines wool payments based on a percentage to lift average proceeds to the support level with pulled wool payments for unshorn lambs. Applications go to the county ASCS office. The fragment also lists Mercer County court cases with defendants from Princeton and Bluefield, detailing bonds set and officers involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASCS
Quintuplets Born In U S At George Washington University Hospital
Pamela Pisner, 29, of Olney Maryland, gave birth to five babies four boys and one girl via Caesarean at George Washington University Hospital. The sixth fetus may have died. The babies, all premature, weigh 22 ounces to 3 pounds 4 ounces. parents thanked the medical team and called it a miracle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
America
Pamela Pisner
Olney
Daniel
Amy Chikaraishi
Chicago
Pisner
George Washington University Hospital
Allan B. Weingold
Pisners
Weingold
Ham Radio Operators Gather for 46th Field Day
East River Amateur Radio Club plans a two day Field Day at Glenwood Park with emergency power and portable antennas. Mayors declare June 2026 Amateur Radio Week. Club president Robert Brookman and co chairs Mark Williams and Harold Hodges lead efforts to recruit at least 60 members. ARRL sponsors the event from Newington, Conn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood Park
East River Amateur Radio Club
American Radio Relay League
U.S
Canada
Cecile Richardson
Bluefield
Paul Cole, Jr
Emory Reaser
Princeton
Robert Brookman
Mark Williams
Harold Hodges
Brookman
East River
Brushfork National Guard
Newington
Conn
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Princton
Glenn Manning
Manning
Reaser
Daily Telegraph
Jack Scott
Mercer County Historical Society
Dr. Lamb
Barbara Hawkins
Farm Report
Princeton Ave
Damon Anderson
Rock
Short
First Virginia
C. L. Faulkner, Jr
Fay H. Lambert
Linda Townley
First Virginia Bank
Bland County
Ana
KY. MD
Oh, PA
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