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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1978
Page
10
Chief Judge Howard M. Jarrett announces a July 1 rotation of magistrates in Mercer County to equalize workloads. Civil actions started with a magistrate and criminal warrants will be heard by another magistrate, while trials proceed with new fact presentation.
Four hearings were held before Mercer County Magistrate David Pedneau. Arthur Christian of Kegley bound over to the circuit court on a malicious assault charge, with Veronica Kidd as witness and Deborah Gibson for the state. Jimmy Junior French of Bluefield found guilty of breaking and entering an auto and sentenced to two months in jail, with J Franklin Long as his attorney. William A. Burton of Princeton pled not guilty to DUI, no operator's license, and three worthless checks, jailed on $500 bond. Roy D. Walls of Bluefield sentenced to 60 days in jail and $100 fine plus costs after a prior assault and battery finding, with Donna Hatcher as witness.
Judge William O. Bivens Jr. committed a 16 year old Princeton youth adjudicated delinquent on an assault charge to Leckie Correctional Center. A Tuesday hearing under House Bill 364 began parole oversight by the Department of Welfare with future transfer to Tazewell County authorities.
Debra Ann Bird 29 of Athens and two other drivers Juanita Hatcher of Quail Valley Princeton and Pamela J Lamb 17 of Princeton were involved in a three vehicle collision on state Rt 20 north near Lerona at about 3 35 p m Wednesday. Bird sustained minor injuries and was not taken to a hospital.
Tazewell County officials dedicated the new Boissevain Refuse Transfer Station serving the eastern part of the county. The $121,000 facility near Virginia Route 644 includes a 6.7 cubic yard compactor a 25 cubic yard hopper a 25 ton roll-off trailer and a 30 horsepower power unit. The station will receive and transport household refuse to the Divides landfill 21 miles away serving about 3000 to 4000 households and was built by the Board of Supervisors with a field office trailer and grass planted to resemble a park.
Mercer County Board of Education member-elect Dr. Allen Lackey says bond issue planning must include himself and fellow member-elect James Oxley. He conditions support on returning Oakvale students, avoiding consolidation, transparent contracts, and reasonable prices. He favors smaller junior high schools over one large facility and notes water and overcrowding issues in Matoaka and Montcalm.
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