Former prosecutor cleared to relocate in West Virginia
Grover Jones Jr., a disbarred Monroe County prosecutor charged in a four murder conspiracy case, won permission to relocate in the Southern District of West Virginia. At a hearing, Judge Elizabeth V. Hallanan granted the move to confer with attorneys before an August presentation, with strict address notices and court approval for exits. a change of venue motion was withdrawn.
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Monroe County
West Virginia
U.S
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
Grover Jones Jr
Jones
Hallanan
Revivalfires at Christian Ridge Tabernacle Weeknight Services
A Fellowship Revival is in progress at Christian Ridge Tabernacle on Goodwins Chapel Elgood Road with nightly 7 p.m. services led by Rev Pete Williams, Sister Ida Quesenberry, Rev Dana Hazelwood, Sister Joyce Ted der, Sister Sylvia Hill, Rev James Coburn and Rev Roy Crews. A special service with Rev Dwight Palmer is planned at Refuge Pentecostal Temple on Lincoln Street in Princeton Sunday at 3 p.m. Clothing will be given away at Friendly Missionary Hall 224 Mercer St Princeton Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. clothing donated by church members and local residents.
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Christian Ridge Tabernacle
Goodwin's Chapel
Elgood Road
Pete Williams
Ida Quesenberry
Dana Hazelwood
Joyce Tedder
Sylvia Hill
James Coburn
Roy Crews
Refuge Pentecostal Temple
Lincoln Street
Princeton
Dwight Palmer
Friendly Missionary Hall
Mercer St
Calvin O’donell
Sanitary board weighs major expenditures and bids
The sanitary board chairman outlines a $28,000 dump truck bid from Cole Chevrolet for sludge hauling, plus $30,000 to $50,000 for digester roof repairs and an upcoming storm water bypass project. Debt stands at about $1.3 million with $11,000 monthly bond retirement, while officials worry about staying in the black. The report notes the March 5 1770 Boston Massacre.
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Sanitary Board
Cole Chevrolet
Juhl
Seven burned in Galax furniture plant explosion
Seven Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. workers were burned when No 1 plant exploded at 2 30 p m in Galax Virginia. Six remained in stable condition with first and second degree burns and one treated and released. Officials do not know the cause of the blast, which also started a fire.
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GALAX
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co
John Dickson
Fur
Dowell
Dickson
Madison
Culpeper
Two indicted in Welch on charges of murder
McDowell County grand jury indicted Woodrow Padgett Jr for murder in the shooting death of his brother in law Ronald Austin of Coalwood. Padgett’s bond is $20,000. George Edward Phillips faces murder and related counts with no bond set. Action on both cases moved to late June and July, with other indictments listed including marijuana, larceny, and weapon offenses against numerous defendants.
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Welch
McDowell County
Woodrow Padgett Jr
Booker Stephens
Padgett
Coalwood
Ronald Austin
McDowell County Prosecuting Attorney
Harvey Phillips
Kendrick King
George Phillips
Frank Addair
Willie Click
Gregory Dean Allen
Brian Cecil Allen
Ricky Clell Allen
William Scott Barber
Henry K. Blankenship
Lower Copas Blankenship
Doris Bolen
Shirley Cecil
Brenda Stewart
Timothy Alexander
Teddy Meadows
Jimmy Edward Church
Jerry Copley
Jeffery Randolph Davidson
Jeffery Davidson
Anna Thompson
Davidson
Michael
Holiday Inn strike tense as labor talks stall
Nissley reports a protracted National Labor Relations Board backed strike by hotel workers at the Holiday Inn. He says 98 percent of truckers support the picket line, guests dropped about half, and management agreements to negotiate were reversed. Workers threaten to strike if no settlement by June 22.
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National Labor Relations Board
Nissley
Holiday Inn
UMWA
Two Charged in Thorn Street Break-In at Powell's Garden Shop
Princeton police arrested Ricky Kenneth Dawson, 26, of 513 Mercer St, and a 15-year-old juvenile for breaking into Powell's Lawn and Garden Shop on Thorn Street. A cash box containing about $40 was stolen and recovered. Dawson is held on a $5,000 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing. The juvenile awaits county juvenile authorities action. Detective notes say entry was gained by breaking a plate glass window.
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Princeton
Powell’s
Thorn Street
Ricky Kenneth Dawson
Mercer St
Dawson
Katherine L. Williams
West Virginia
R. C. Martin
Martin
K. B. Davis
D. L. Spradlin
Giles County Man Sentenced In Mercer Court
Giles County resident Alan B. Crewey 27 of Narrows Va was given an indeterminate prison term of 5 to 18 years by Mercer County Circuit Judge John R. Frazier after pleading guilty to unaggravated robbery The prior felony conviction barred probation Crewey had been indicted for aggravated robbery of the Golden Nugget nightclub Princeton on Nov 16 1984 and admitted to the lesser charge under a plea bargain He faced removal of a cash box containing about 110 dollars at gunpoint in the incident.
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Princeton
Giles County
Mercer County
John R. Frazier
Alan B. Crewey
Narrows
Mercer County Prosecutor's Office
Frazier
Crewey
Virginia not likely for high level waste site this century
Paul Kerns of the Department of Energy told the Virginia Coal and Energy and Solid Waste Commissions that Virginia is far down the list of theoretical sites for long term radioactive waste storage. Nine tentative sites exist with three in preferred status in Nevada, Washington, and Texas. The timetable targets a first facility operating by 1998.
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Richmond
Virginia
Paul Kerns
Department of Energy
State Coal and Energy Commission
Solid Waste Commission
Nevada
Washington
Texas
Rail entrepreneur seeks $25 million for new coal locomotive
Charleston AP Ross Rowland head of American Coal Enterprises asked state government for a $25 million package to finance a prototype coal fired locomotive. ACE has spent about $3.5 million with financing delayed. Lysander Dudley of the state division said no commitments were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Ross Rowland
Rowland
American Coal Enterprises
ACE
Lysander Dudley
Division of
State Office of Economic and Community Development
Dudley
7 room brick home auction in Athens WV
Auction for a 7 room two story brick home at 206 Vermillion St Athens West Virginia on June 29 at 11am. The property features a living room with fireplace modern kitchen dining area breezeway enclosed back porch three upstairs bedrooms ceramic bath partially floored attic dry basement with gas heating 200 amp service attached one car garage and a landscaped 99 by 217 foot lot. Open house June 23 2 5pm. Terms: 10 percent down day of sale with deed details. Sale by C N Kirby Co Inc. Broker T Hazelwood and Auctioneer Jimmy Mayberry WV VA licenses.
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Vermillion St
Athens
Bsmt
Concord College
Sun
Penn
State Rt
First House
C.N. Kirby Co Inc
Courthouse
T. Hazelwood
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