Inaugural Juston Thacker Memorial Car Show June 27
Registration runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Juston Thacker Memorial Car Show in Brushfork with a $15 entry fee and dash plaques for the first 75. Sponsored by the Juston Thacker Foundation and Mountain State Street Red Association, the event honors Marine Lance Cpl. Juston T. Thacker who was killed in Afghanistan in 2004. The show features Top 25 and specialty trophies and will include a 1992 Ford Mustang GT displayed by Alesia Swartz in memory of her son Sgt. R. J. Jimenez.
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Brushfork
National Guard
Juston Thacker Memorial
Juston Thacker Foundation
Mountain State Street Red Association
Thacker
Sharon
Bowling
Lance Cpl
Juston T. Thacker
6Th Marine Regiment
2Nd Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Bari Khout
Afghanistan
Princeton Senior High School
Cocaptain
PSHS
Mercer County
U.S. Marine Corps
Juston Thacker
Faluja
Iraq
Jimenez
Swartz
Wade
Fairmont
Tractor driver in stable condition after Route 20 crash
A Mercer County man, Robert Lester, 69, from Surface Hill, is in stable condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital after a tractor towing a trailer was struck by a truck on Route 20. Lester was initially treated at Bluefield Regional Medical Center and later transferred. Deputy E. Rose of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department provided the update.
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Bluewell
Mercer County
Roanoke
Robert Lester
Surface Hill
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
WE. Rose
Sheriff’s Department
Monroe man charged with illegal possession of weapon
A federal indictment unsealed charges Kerney Ray Thornsbury a 54 year old Monroe County man with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. The case notes a March 18 possession of a U S M 1 carbine and references a 1998 Wyoming County conviction for voluntary manslaughter and wanton endangerment. An arraignment/detention hearing is set for June 30 in Beckley.
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Thornsbury
Wyoming County
Beckley
U.S
John File
David R. Bungard
VanDervort
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Police blotter highlights multiple incidents across town
June 23 reports include two kittens and an unwanted dog picked up by Animal Control. Domestic disputes, a theft of a chain saw, carport vandalism, a non-cooperative assault victim, a trespasser near the Route 52 bridge, a breaking attempt, and gunshot sounds noted. June 24 items include possible gunshots at East River Playground, counterfeit money, stolen card use, threats with a gun, shoplifting at Kmart, and a domestic arrest at Jefferson Street Apartments.
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Augusta Street
Essex Street
Randall Thompson
Randolph Terrace
DA. Lambert
J.W. Murray Jr
D.M. Dillon
Center
Drive
H.E. Naumann
Union Street
Frederick Street
R.D. Davis
Norfolk Southern
Route 52
East River
Grants
Bluefield Avenue
J.D. Vance
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By Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Wade Singer
Arizona
Monroe
Ry Bill Archer
Charles Edward Mitchell Jr
Bluefield
Bonita
Charles Mitchell Sr
Albemarle Street
Charles B. Mitchell
M.D. McPherson
Kmart
Jefferson Street
Bdtonline
THE
Eegore P. Werblin Eye
Stafford
Princeton
Werblin Center
Tazewell
DODGE
Pat
Chevy Cobalt
JEEP
Jon
Chevy Aveo
Dodge Wey
Meeeransmission
GMC
Oselawn Funeral Home
Fotane Laniel
Reily
Funeral Cate
Roselawn
Gounthouse Roadie
Iceton
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