Local church events music and sermons announced citywide
Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Crystal hosts a 3 p.m. musical program with singing groups from various churches chaired by Lena Smith. Lent service begins March 8 at First United Methodist Princeton at 7 p.m. Rose of Sharon United Holy Church holds Sunday School at Bluefield. St Matthew hosts BCS YPHA. Union Baptist Church invites public to a Sunday a.m. service with guest speaker Rev James Martin. Scott Street Baptist marks Usher’s Day with guest soloist Charles Thompson and reception. John Stewart United Methodist hosts Hand In Hand founder Alfreda Tyson on March 15 at 11 a.m. Speaker discusses unity after MLK assassination riots.
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Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church
Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church of
Crystal
Lena Smith
Willie Hampton
First United Methodist Church
Princeton
Rose OF Sharon
Rose of Sharon United Holy Church
Presentview Apts
Bluefield
BCS & Ypha Association
St. Matthew United Holy Church
Idelia Jones
Union Baptist Church
James Martin
Wilson St
John Hooper
Scott Street
John Stewart Church
Alfreda Tyson
Hand In Hand, Inc
John Stewart United Methodist Church
Jones Street
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Pittsburgh
Tyson
A.F.T. Enterprises
Pittsburg Courier
Idus Jones Jr
Lifeline rates feared to raise other utility charges in West Virginia
West Virginia utility officials told a Senate committee that lowering rates for some customers would raise costs for others by about 10 to 15 percent for non lifeline users. Public Service Commission chair E D McDonald called lifeline pricing income redistribution and urged caution. Lifeline plans aim to aid elderly and low income residential users with below cost energy consumption.
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Charleston
W.va
Senate
E. Dandridge McDonald
Public Service Commission
McDonald
Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee
Bluewell Public Service Allocation Approved by County Commission
Mercer County Commissioners unanimously approved a emergency grant of 9 581.89 to the Bluewell Public Service District for pond repairs after a request by A V Gibson. The meeting also approved deed of 1.62 acres near Matoaka for a new high school site and noted oaths and salary adjustments for county staff and notary license approvals.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Bluewell
Ray Bragg
Joe Coburn
Clarence Six
Mercer County Board of Education
Matoaka High School
County Commission
Pocahontas Land Corporation
Matoaka
Wilson Harvey
Donald Keith Hare
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Bramwell Youth Guilty of Larceny
Princeton police say a 16 year old youth robbed the Con venient Food Store on Thorn Street late Thursday, handing a clerk a quarter and grabbing about $130. He was arrested Friday on Wickham Avenue and released to his parents pending juvenile authorities action. about $110 was recovered.
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Princeton
Convenient
Thorn Street
Michael P. Forbes
Wickham Avenue
Forbes
M. O. Thorne
C. A. Kassay
Sam B. Hawley
Princeton Woman Charged With Vandalism and Disruptive Conduct
A 20 year old Princeton woman Kathy Kanade remained in Mercer County jail after charges of intoxication destruction of private property and resisting arrest. Police said she broke three small windows at the King's Gallery and a plate glass window at the Princeton Tele Cable office after being ejected from the gallery for starting a disturbance. Officers subdued her to place her in a patrol car. Estimated window damage was $500.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Kathy Kanade
King’s Gallery
Princeton TeleCable
Mistrial Declared In Tazewell County Rape Case
A seven to twelve member jury could not reach a verdict in the case of David Sydney Adams 40 of Baptist Valley charged with raping a nine year old girl last July 10. The mistrial was declared by Judge Robert Powell after about five hours of deliberations. A new trial tentatively set for June 3 or 4 was discussed. The nine year old witness testified she was raped at her mother home during church time. Adams pleaded innocent and his wife corroborated his claim of sexual difficulty due to medication.
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Wilson Ramsey
Telegraph
Tazewell, Va
Tazewell County
David Sydney Adams
Baptist Valley
Robert Powell
Adams
Powell
Probe of Abduction Suspect Sought in Princeton Case
Police continue a February 28 investigation into an attempted abduction of two Bluefield women in a Straley Avenue parking lot. The man, described as wearing glasses and a mustache, weight 150 to 175 pounds, carried a pearl-handled pistol and forced entry into the car before the women escaped unharmed. Investigators Forbes and Ellis gathered statements. the vehicle, owned by Louis Munday, was found near Mercer Street.
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Charleston
W.va
U.S. Interior Department
Office of Surface Mining
Belle
Kanawha County
Midland Avenue
Patrick Boggs
Region I
Boggs
Princeton
Bluefield
Karol Rebuck
Linda Wilson
Straley Avenue
Louis Munday
Rebuuck
Mercer Street
Final Lockhart Hearing Day Set
The state Civil Service Commission set March 19 as the likely last day of hearings on Helen C. Lockhart's appeal of her dismissal from the Welfare Department's Welch area office. The fourth day of testimony occurred Thursday. Lockhart is slated to testify when proceedings resume March 9. Betty Jo Jones, Welch area administrator, dismissed her last August for alleged inadequate screening and verification of emergency aid applications.
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Charleston
W.va
State Civil Service Commission
Helen C. Lockhart
State Welfare Department
Welch
Ms. Jones
Lockhart
Youth Charged With Robbery In Mercer County Court
A Bramwell youth aged fourteen or younger was adjudicated guilty of grand larceny of an automobile in Mercer County Juvenile Court. Judge William O. Bivens Jr. ordered a pre sentence investigation with disposition set for March 20. Assistant Prosecutor Charles R. Smith led the state case. defense was William Winfrey. A second 16 year old Princeton male was ordered to undergo psychiatric evaluation on a transfer of stolen property charge.
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Princeton
Bramwell
Mercer County
William O. Bivens Jr
Juvenile Probation Department
Charles R. Smith
William
Bill) Winfrey
Derek Swope
Byrd Announces Federal Funds for Access Road
Senator Robert Byrd said nearly 1.4 million dollars in federal funds were approved to build an access road serving the Cumberland Industrial Park in Mercer County. The Appalachian Regional Commission approved the grant, to be matched by 345 thousand dollars in state funds.
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Washington
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Cumberland
Mercer County
Byrd
Appalachian Regional Commission
Mercer County Magistrate reports multiple cases heard
Chief Mercer County Magistrate Ernest R Six presided on cases in Athens Bluefield Princeton and Matoaka. Reynolds bound over to circuit court on stolen goods transfer charges with attorney Michael Gibson and Trooper J L Brogan present. Numerous warrants for worthless checks were dismissed after payment of amounts plus costs. Juvenile and mental hygiene hearings were also conducted.
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Mercer County
Ernest R
Terry Reynolds
Athens
Charles Smith
Michael Gibson
Reynolds
J.L. Brogan
Jackie Wilson
Bluefield
R.E. Baughman
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Ched’s and
A-Mart
Princeton
Dinah Pettrey
R and R
Quick Stop Market
G.E. Meadows
Billy Ray Nichols
Matoaka
Sarah Nichols
Meadows
Louis L. Walker
Lashmeet
Ernie L. Akers
Henry J. Christian
Nationwise Auto Parts
Donald R. Hare
Clinton Lewis
Drema Lewis
Barbs Faith and four color ad vision in pudding packaging
A reflection on belief and perception as faith shapes expectations of a packaged pudding aging to resemble the vivid layouts seen in women’s magazines. The piece contrasts aspiration with the mundane product, suggesting nostalgia and consumer imagination.
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United Mine Workers Union District 17
Jack Perry
UMW
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Elizabeth D. Artis
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Assembly OF God
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Youth Fellowship
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Royal Rangers
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Radio Shack
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