Lightning Sparks Fire At Bluefield Home
A bolt of lightning struck the Mary Dearing residence at 310 Valleydale St in Bluefield Virginia during a mid morning thunderstorm causing attic fire and power loss. No injuries were reported though the 90 plus resident was moved to another home. Fire Chief Jim Hardy estimated about 2000 dollars in smoke and water damage with extensive electrical system damage awaiting inspection. Firefighters from Bluefield Rescue Squad battled the blaze in heavy rain as responders secured the scene near Graham High School and Fincastle Country Club.
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Bluefield
Jim Hardy
Mary Dearing
Valleydale St
Hardy
Dearing
Graham High School
Fincastle Country Club
Richlands standoff ends with gunman contact ongoing
Police negotiators contended with a gunman inside a Richlands house for hours. Two men were barricaded and repeatedly stepped onto a porch while authorities, including a state police negotiator, sought to avert a hostage scenario. A woman linked to the gunman pleaded for restraint.
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Richlands
William Puckett
Puckett
Tazewell County
Ditch Hazard Raised Over Time Prompted Talks
Bluefield officials discussed the ditch hazard near a traffic area after Tuesday's tragedy. Police Chief Mike Poe noted prior minor accidents, while former City Manager Bill Looney recalled recommendations to cover the ditch with concrete or an iron grate and add a sidewalk.
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Bluefield
Mike Poe
Bill Looney
Looney
Dying in Car Crash Lester Honored by Chamber
The Richlands area mourns Judy Lester and her husband founder of Ragpickers who built a nationally recognized business from a home basement. In Buchanan County two victims died at Buchannan General Hospital after a crash prompted two manslaughter charges against Hinton with July 31 trial date.
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Grundy
Oakwood
Cantrell
Buchanan General Hospital
Hinton
Buchanan County
New York
Hershey
Richlands Chamber
Ginger Branton
Judy Lester
Business Review
Lester
Chamber
Logging accident hospitalizes worker in Falls Mills
A private logging worker was struck on the head by a collapsed tree on a dirt road off Falls Mills Dam at about 11:30 a.m. He was transported to Columbia St Luke's Hospital in Bluefield with back and head pain. The on-site incident involved a private logging company. no other injuries were reported.
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Falls Mills
Falls Mills Dam
Brian Hieatt
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Columbia St. Lukes Hospital
Hieatt
Ing
BRMC reports tremendous fiscal year and ER wing plans
BRMC President Eugene Pawlowski told the board the Bluefield Medical Center is enjoying a strong year with high hospital utilization and solid cash flow. The ER expansion, budget overrun by about 4.5 million, has 2.7 million in reserves and is slated for this fall with bids anticipated.
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Bluefield - Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Eugene Pawlowski
Pawlowski
Obituary notices list Johnson family survivors in Beckley Princeton and Bluefield
Survivors include his wife Margaret Tingler Johnson, step father Jess Williams of Rock, three sons Eddie Clark and Harold Ray Clark with Pearl and Ronnie Lee Clark with Crystal Bail ey of Princeton, two daughters Roseanne Ball and Loretta Hays with spouses, seven brothers and three sisters, five grandchildren and 20 nieces and nephews. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at George W Seaver Funeral Home Chapel in Princeton, Rev. Bill Deskins officiating. Burial at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Princeton. Friends may call noon to service hour.
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Margaret Tingler Johnson
Jess Williams
Rock
Eddie Clark
Pearl
Harold Ray Clark
Beckley
Ronnie Lee Clark
Crystal Bailey
Princeton
Roseanne Ball
Rodney
Loretta Hays
Allen
Bluefield
Donnie Johnson
Danny Ray Johnson
Debbie
Roy Michael Johnson
Dublin
Gary Wayne Johnson
Wanda
Wright Mountain
David Allen Johnson
Pam
Pulaski
Terry Lee Johnson
Starlene
Kenneth Harold Johnson
Kimberly
Margaret
Sissy” Crotty
Mike
Tammy Hodges
Frankie
Buchannon County
Pamela Stowers
Mark
George W. Seaver
Bill Deskins
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Ronnie Lee Johnson
Roselawn Memorial Gar
Funeral services scheduled today across Virginia and West Virginia
Funeral notices list multiple services including George Tweedy in Lynchburg at 1 p.m. Frank Crabtree in Honaker at 2 p.m. and burial in Sandy Ridge. Virginia Meadow Sutter at Willowton, Davis in Oakvale at 11 a.m., and several others at Hurst-Scott and Mercer funeral homes with burials in Bluefield, Richlands, and Princeton.
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Virginia
Grace Sutter
Willowton Christian Church
Willowton
Stellar L. Carter
Davis Funeral Home
Oakvale
Rose
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