Barron Bond Set in Mercer County Murder Case
In Mercer County Circuit Court on Tuesday, 25 year old Harry A. Barron of Bluefield had his bond set at 40000 for the murder of Sandra Casey Stump 28 of Littlesburg. An unrelated wanton endangerment charge was dismissed due to unavailable witnesses and testimony issues. Barron remains jailed without bond on the murder charge.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Bluefield
Littlesburg
Harry A. “Boo” Barron
Sandra Casey Stump
Stump
Rock-Matoaka Road
Michael Lawrence
William Meyer
Meyer
Barron
Mercer
McDowell
Frazier
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Bluefield Police Department
West Virginia State Police
Corps gets OK to stop Princeton's flooding
The U S Army Corps of Engineers won federal go ahead to begin advance flood control work in the Princeton area along Brush Creek. Rep Nick J Rahall announced the House approved 350000 in the Energy and Water Development bill to fund long term flood solutions, part of a 700000 project. Local and state matching funds are under review, with the second phase expanding the corps study and planning.
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Princeton
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Princeton Area
Nick J. Rahall
U.S
House of Representatives
Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Brush Creek
U.S. Army Corps of Energy
Rahall
Mercer County Commission
Office of Emergency Services
Mercer County
Bluefield Approves Sewer Bond Takeover of Bluewell PSD
Bluefield directors authorize up to 1.6 million dollars in sewer revenue bonds to fund the Bluefield Sanitary Board's takeover of part of the Bluewell Public Service District. A 3-2 vote also rejects a planned unit development for a dental and medical offices on Maryland Avenue. A July 14 public hearing precedes implementation. The takeover adds about 600 new sewer customers with no rate increase for current customers.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Bluewell Public Service District
Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield Planning Commission
Thomas Conklin
DDS, Inc
Maryland Avenue
Sanitary Board
Jim Withrow
City Board
Norris Kantor
Brushfork Sewage Service
Bluewell Psd
Brushfork
Kantor
Bluewell
PSD
Officials: Unreported abuse by women skews numbers
In Virginia a clinic notes 216 abused women and only three abused men last year. Experts say men rarely report, while psychological and substance factors, along with mental illness, influence female aggression. Plummer cites gender stereotypes and physiology as factors in reporting gaps and abuse dynamics.
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Marc Plummer
Family Crisis Services
Jennifer Bourne
Bourne
Plummer
Jackson Named Bluefield Rotarian of the Year
Jerry W. Jackson, longtime Bluefield Rotary Club member and former club president, was named Rotarian of the Year for his behind the scenes service and audits work. He is a managing partner at Brown Edwards & Company LLP with 29 years in public accounting.
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Jackson
Bluefield
Jerry W. Jackson
Rotary Club
Rotary
John Beckett
Jerry
Beckett
Brown, Edwards & Company, LLP
Jerry Jackson
Plea bargain seen likely in social worker case in Virginia
The jury was disbanded in the Robert Gemmell case after Circuit Court Judge Donald Mullins directed cancellation, a move signaling a possible plea. Gemmell faces four counts of indecent liberties unlawful filming and indecent exposure from indictments issued after a 1997 investigation by the Tazewell County Sheriff's office. Special prosecutor Gerald Gray noted the charge is a class six felony with up to 1 to 5 years or 12 months plus fines. DSS attorney Stephen Arey said Gemmell was laid off pending the outcome of proceedings. Tom Scott represents Gemmell.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Robert “Bob” Gemmell
Buddy Blevins
Donald
Mullins
Gemmell
Anne Wildeman
L.J. “Mac” McCarty
Dickenson County Commonwealth
Gerald Gray
Gray
Stephen Arey
Tazewell Department of Social Services
Arey
DSS
Tom Scott
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Harmony Acres Pool
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World Congress On Information and Technology
Fairfax
Chelyen Davis
Daily Telegraph
Mpmazewell
Clinch Valley Community Action
Appalachian
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