Students clash with police after arrest at VA Job Corps Center
Dozens of students clashed with about 40 officers at the Old Dominion Job Corps Center in Amherst County Virginia after deputies removed a 17 year old student on a charge of obstruction of justice and assault on an officer following a bomb threat. No bomb was found during evacuations as officers in riot gear prepared to use a high pressure hose.
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Onrce
Old Dominion
Bob Barlow
Amherst County
L.T. Ayers
Ayers
Barlow
Calvin Burton
Norfolk
Lisa Wilson
Littleton
Colo
Amherst County Sheriffs
Roy Wood
Mercer County Calendar of Meetings and a Picnic
June 22 7 p.m. Mercer County Board of Education meets at Technical Education Seminar Center Princeton. 7:30 p.m. Bluefield Mercer Masonic Lodge No 85 installs officers with refreshments. June 29 6 p.m. Mercer County Historical Society meets at Camp Creek State Bark. June 30 4 p.m. Hiawatha Water Association bids open for system repairs at Donald Jones home. July 11 12:30 p.m. Woodmen of the World family picnic at Glenwood 4H Park.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Technical Education
Princeton
Bluefield-Mercer
The
Mercer County Historical Society
Camp Creek State Bark
Hiawatha Water Association
Donald Jones
Woodmen of the World Family
Glenwood
Sheriff Admits Leave Request Amid Sheriff Runoff Controversy
Johnson says he will require three deputies to take a leave of absence during the county sheriff race, citing fairness and department integrity. He notes no formal policy exists and calls the July 1 deadline firm, while acknowledging potential hardship if deputies refuse. Dennis Simmons, county attorney, is on vacation.
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Johnson
Sheriff's Department
Candiff
Candi
Candilf
Harry
Dennis Simmons
County residents push to cut auto insurance rates
Local residents and state figures discuss lowering West Virginia auto insurance costs. Fanning seeks relief via policy changes while Eugene Shaw cites unfair high rates for Mercer County residents. Insurance Commissioner Hanley Clark notes regional rate differences and factors like accident history and driver demographics.
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Fanning
Noe
Eugene Shaw
Jaeger
Beckley
West Virginia
Hanley Clark
Clark
Associated Press
Mercer County
Clinton visit signals Slovenia's rising status and NATO hopes
Kacan praised Clinton for recognizing Slovenia eight years after independence as a stable, prosperous nation with 2 million people. The planned Brdo Castle dinner with Kucan highlights a pivot toward greater international recognition, NATO prospects, and continued EU integration amid Slovenia's pharmaceuticals and electronics sectors.
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Kacan
Clinton
Kucan
Brdo Castle
Josip Broz Tito
Slovenia
New Jersey
Austria
Croatia
Portugal
Greece
NATO
Partnership For Peace
If I Had a Billion Dollars Wish List from West Virginia Teens
Princeton and surrounding towns children imagine wealth with plans to travel start businesses buy land and houses. Answers include paying bills helping family investing in education and buying a ranch with horses and shopping trips at Mercer Mall.
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Bly
Orville Carter
Princeton
West Virginia
Las Vegas
Billy Duncan
Rick Hunley
Anawalt
Charlene Vaughn
Narrows
Mercer Mall
Latasha White
Kayla Vaughn
Tina Williams
Ballard
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Poland
Hungary
Czech Republic
U.S
Penn Evergreen Log Inc
Princeton Health & Fitness Center
Princeton Health & Fitness
Foundation For Healthy Lifestyles
PCH Foundation
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Bluefield
Charleston
Huntington
Morgantown
Wheeling
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