Two area men in court on drug charges
George Brooks Jr of Princeton was sentenced to 30 months in prison with three years supervised release for distribution of cocaine base. The judge ordered the sentence to run consecutive to a state term, with placement at Morgantown federal prison. Gary Wesley Hurt of Bluefield pleaded guilty to two counts of crack distribution, with sentencing set for May 18 in Charleston. Both men are jailed.
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Bluefield
U.S. District Court
George Brooks Jr
Princeton
Brooks
U.S
David A. Faber
Virginia
Faber
Morgantown
Gary
Wesley Hurt
Hurt
Charleston
John L. File
Juveniles sentenced in beating death of teen in Alexandria
Two 17 and 16 year olds were sentenced to juvenile detention until age 21 with 10 years probation for involuntary manslaughter in the Market Square death of 16 year old Schuyler Hamilton Jones. A 17 year old co-defendant pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in December.
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Alexandria
Patrick D. Casey
Brian J. Adem
Casey
Adem
Schuyler Hamilton Jones
Fairfax County
Jones
Old Town
Market Square
T.C. Williams High School
City completes first step of Storm Water Plan in Bluefield
Bluefield officials report the city has met the first requirement of a federally mandated Storm Water Management Plan for cities over 10 000 residents a five year plan with one year elapsed. The board still must pass ordinances establish a funding mechanism and plan for implementation while reviewing a Wireless Facility Siting Regulation proposal. Trash and junk auto removal programs will be intensified as winter ends and a Streetscape phase two grant of nearly 500 000 was signed into law by President Bush.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Mark Henne
Kienne
Robert E
Bob” Perkinson Jr
Perkinson
Henne
Tommy Isaacs
H.C. Nutting Co
Art Riley
Downtown Merchants Association
C.N. “Butch” Blizzard
Christy Bailey
Coal Heritage Highway Association
George Bush
Police blotter reports multiple February incidents at area locales
The blotter documents a series of March incidents including a single car crash at Days Inn with a reckless driving citation. forgery and identity theft investigations in Mercer and Raleigh Counties. DUI arrests of Andrew Meadows and Earl McHugh. possession of controlled substance charges against Keith Lee Graham. indecent exposure citation for Kenny Perkins Jr.. two petit larcenies involving a hammock and a purse from Rose's cart. an entering without breaking case. a breaking and entering with property destruction at First Baptist Church. burglary of Harris Street residence for an antique mirror. and multiple driving related offenses including Stanley Hardin and Jeffrey Mowe with suspensions and renewals.
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Days Inn
M.D. Clemmons
Funerals Scheduled Today Across Several Congregations and Cemeteries
Funeral services are set for multiple individuals across several locations. Alice Kennedy Blakley attends at Berwind Pentecostal Center with interment at Perkins Cemetery Whittaker Ridge. Michelle Lynn Coleman and Roy James Coleman at Mt Zion Old Regular Baptist Church with burial at Fred Lester Cemetery Bull Creek. James Bernard Evans at G H Sinkford Memorial Chapel Bluefield, entombment at Resthaven Princeton. Loraine Justus at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel Grundy Virginia, burial at Mountain Valley Memorial Park Big Rock. Kenneth Lindsay at Bailey Kirk Funeral Home Princeton, entombment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. Mildred Neel at Sturgill Chapel Wise Virginia. Judith Hager Roberts at Peery St Clair Chapel Tazewell and Grandview Memory Gardens Bluefield. Lillian Stevenson at Fanning Chapel Welch and Roselawn Memorial.
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Alice Kennedy Blakley
Berwind
Bluefield
Resthaven Memorial Gardens
Princeton
Loraine P. Justus
Grundy Funeral Home
Grundy
Mountain Valley Memorial
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Michael Desautels
Bill Archer
Barcher
Schuyler
West Virginia
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Mercer
Raleigh
Haynes
Andrew Meadows
King, N.C
A.P Christian
Princeton City Police
Earl D. McHugh
Serena
Sgt
K.T. Compton
Keith Lee Graham
Kenny W. Perkins Jr
Forest Street
W.J. Gilley
T.A. Gray
First Baptist Church
Harris Street
G.C. Paisel
Mercer Sheriff’s Department
Stanley Bruce Hardin
D.A. Furbes
Jeffrey Allan Mowe
S. Cary
Pana
Mountain State
Surgery, Inc
Brookshire Lane
Beckley
A-3
National Safety Council
Vas
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