Princeton City Pool Closes for Rest of Summer
Mercer County residents lose access as the Olympic size public pool closes mid June due to a malfunctioning pump. The custom impeller, installed in 1996, cannot be repaired quickly. Seattle suppliers would take four weeks. Officials plan to reopen next year with potential funding for upgrades.
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Princeton
Amanda McCabe
Parks and Recreation
McCabe
Seattle
Washington State
Mercer County
Jessica Nuzzo
Princeton City
Large docket day as Mercer County indictees fail to appear
A large share of defendants indicted by the June 2019 Mercer County Grand Jury did not report for docket day in circuit court causing bench warrants to be issued in 30 cases. Judge William Sadler oversaw a crowded session with some inmates transported from the Southern Regional Jail and others appearing on bond. The list includes David Keith Bennett and Jason Lee Brown among numerous Princeton Bluefield Welch and Statesville defendants facing charges from burglary to drug offenses and fraud.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William Sadler
Janet Williamson
David Keith Bennett
Bennett
Thomas Orie Brooks
Brooks
Jason Lee Brown
Patricia Neel
Christopher Steven Burks
Welch
Jamey Maurice Carter
Jacob Raymond Dine
Lowell
Terri Lynn Farley
Bluefield
Daniel Richard Farmer
Statesville
Antwan Lewis Gentry
Steyer to Spend 1 Million to Register Virginia Millennials
The NextGen America founder plans a $1 million effort to register at least 12,000 voters aged 18 to 35 in Virginia’s Republican districts. Target issues include gum safety reproductive rights and climate change as Democrats seek to flip both chambers this November. Priorities USA and Emily's List back 36 female candidates with a $600,000 digital push supporting abortion rights.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Washington Post
NextGen America
Tom Steyer
Steyer
Priorities USA
Emily’s List
House
Senate
Virginia House of Delegates
Stephanie Schmeck
Virginia Assembly
Mercer Man Sentenced in Child Sex Case to 1 to 5 Years
Stuart Archer Shinault 73 of Bluefield received a one to five year prison term and 10 years supervised release in circuit court after pleading to third degree sexual assault involving a female juvenile under 12 between March 2009 and March 2012. He had faced charges including first degree sexual abuse and incest.
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Mercer
Princeton
Mercer County
Stuart Archer Shinault
Bluefield
William Sadler
Shinault
Janet Williamson
Williamson
Regional Fourth of July Weekend Offers Fireworks Nearby
A wide slate of Fourth of July events unfolds across Bluefield and surrounding towns. Highlights include Greenbrier from July 3 to 6 with parades, games, concerts and fireworks. Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke hosting a 5:30 p.m. fireworks show. Princeton’s varsity celebration at Anne Hinman Stadium with a 10 p.m. fireworks display. Pocahontas County’s Southbound concert and a 9 p.m. fireworks show. Radford’s Bisset Park with Darin and Brooke Aldridge and Jimmy Fortune. Wytheville’s 1:30 p.m. festivities and 10 p.m. fireworks. Narrows Noon festival with 9:45 p.m. fireworks. Pulaski parade at 11 a.m.. Tazewell celebration at 7 p.m. with dusk fireworks. Bluefield Jays postgame fireworks on July 5. Jewell Ridge July 5 activities. Crumpler Mountain Resort July 6 bash with slips, games and fireworks.
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Bluefield
Greenbrier
Pembroke
Mountain Lake Lodge
Virginia
Princeton
the Anne
Hinmnicut
PSHS
Mercer County
Pocahontas Va
Pocahontas
Radford
Bisset Park
Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Jimmy Fortune
Wytheville
US Army
Wytheville Parks and Recreation Department
Narrows
Narrows Town Park
Pulaski
Tazewell
Tazewell High School
Victor Lawson
Boogie Chilen
Bluefield Blue Jays
Johnson City Cardinals
Jewell Ridge
Richlands
Crumpler
Crumpler Mountain Resort
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Thomas Allen Sheppard
Matoaka
Joshua Skipworth
Rachel Jenkins
Brandy Smith
Mark Aaron Smith
Katenin Steele
Randy Scott Thacker
Heather Thompson
Montcairn
Michael Dale Tiller
Drewery Stafford Watkins
James Russell Watkins
Matthew Alexander Wilson
Donald Trump
Agawam
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Giordan
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