PSHS workshops to teach respect for others
Princeton Senior High School hosts multiple programs on Wednesday featuring Larry Bell of Multicultural America. A RESPECT morning assembly for PSHS and eighth graders, a two hour afternoon session for educators, and an evening parent workshop outline methods to foster respect, high expectations, and family involvement. Bell, a 25 year educator, will discuss mentoring, advisory redesigns, Link Crew, and a Freshman Academy as part of the Smaller Learning Communities Grant coordinated by Brenda McLaughlin.
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Princeton
Princeton Senior High School
Larry Bell
Brenda McLaughlin
Bell
PSHS
Mercer County
Glenwood Middle School
Princeton Middle School
Mercer County Vocations School
Educa
Tion
Bluefield State College
Concord College
Bluefield College
Princeton Primary
Woodbridge
Garfield Senior High
Agnes Mayer
Court Briefs Sparsely Detail Multiple Local Sentencing Actions
Warriormine resident Jennifer Lynn Ray faced charges for obtaining a Schedule II substance via misrepresentation and entered a plea of attempting to commit a felony, with an initial sentence of one to four years. Bramwell’s Timothy Burnette, Shawn Lambert, Matoaka’s James Tooley, and Bluefield’s John Hopkins were also sentenced or plea entered for counts of receiving or transferring stolen property and weapons on school grounds, with probation, jail time, or youth facility terms and conditions outlined.
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Jennifer Lynn Ray
Warriormine
Timothy J. Burnette
Bramwell
David Parnell
Shawn Lambert
Douglas Brimm
James Lee Tooley
Matoaka
John William Hopkins, IV
Manley
Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Anthony Correctional Center
Brian Thomas Rees
Oak Hill
Southern
Rescue crews search for missing men in Giles County boating accident
Ripplemead Virginia rescue teams continued a second day along the New River seeking two men missing since a Friday fishing trip when their overturned boat vanished. Local agencies including Giles Life Saving and Rescue Squad and Virginia State Police used Med-Flight Three and river draining to aid recovery as rugged terrain hindered access. Authorities will press on with recovery efforts and urge tips to the Giles County Sheriff at 540 921 3842.
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Ripplemead
Giles County
New River
Steve Davis
Giles Life Saving and Rescue Squad
Roanoke
Vinton
Davis
Giles County Sheriff’s Department
American Electric Power
Virginia State Police
Rich Creek
Ripplemead Bridge
Hoechst- Delanese
Narrows
Giles Life Saving and Rescue — Squad
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Radford Emergency Medical Services Incorporated
Pearlsburg Volunteer Fire Department
Carillion Life Guard 10
Mark Blevins
Police blotter: city incidents reported in weekend notes
Skateboarders were sighted on Commerce Street but not located by an officer. Juveniles throwing rocks at cars on Bland Street were told to leave. An Advance Auto alarm was activated and secured. Noise at the city park led to closure. A vehicle pursuit on Bluefield and Highland resulted in a juvenile summons for reckless driving. Open door at ROBO car wash on Cumberland Road attributed to wind.
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Commerce Street
J.B. Kahle
Bland Street
S.S. Whitt
Bluefield Avenue
Highland Avenue
H.L. Harmon
Cumberland Road
M.A. Beck
Tiffany Johnson Not The Princeton Middle School Student Witness
A March 8 sexual abuse trial story in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph notes a witness named Tiffany Johnson who is distinct from Gary and Lisa Johnson’s daughter at Princeton Middle School. The BatOnline site provides clarification on the different individuals referenced.
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Tiffany Johnson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Gary and
Lisa Johnson
Princeton Middle School
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Mercer County Circuit Court
John R. Frazier
Andre ‘Sambo’ Stevenson
Nolan
Oakhurst Avenue
John Nelson
Bluefield City Police
Union Street
Nascar
Georgia
Lee
Dinefield Daily Telegraph
Batonline.com
New Hope Road
Cherry Street
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