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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2002
Page
1
WVYVA reports a Wise county governor visit and Princeton student engagement while a courtroom in McDowell County covers the ongoing murder case. The coverage notes trucker protests against weight limits and mentions trial developments and justice words from officials.
An open meeting on the status of the K through 12 program will be held Thursday at noon in the Herzbrun Room at the McDowell County Library. Dr. Mark Manchin, superintendent, will speak and lunch will be provided. Call 436-4260 for more information.
Andrea Yates, 37, was found guilty of two counts of capital murder for the drownings of her five children. The jury rejected the insanity defense after deliberating three and a half hours. Prosecutor Kaylynn Williford said Yates knew right from wrong and chose to kill on June 20.
Principal Giles Jones led a pep rally at James Monroe High School to celebrate Monroe County back-to-back state Class AA girls basketball championships. He urged the crowd to cheer for last year’s title and then for this year, signaling plans to practice for next year.
McDowell County court hears testimony in the first degree murder case of Lorie Day 27 of War in the January 29 2001 homicide of Dorothy Mitchell known as Ma. Prosecution rests as defense opens with witnesses including Tina Perkins and Donna Sue Brewster detailing Day's involvement in the aftermath.
Mercer County retrials Timothy Justice for the 1994 murder of Angela Swick, 19, of McDowell County. Swick was found at Brush Creek Falls after being struck in the head with a rock. Justice previously was found guilty but the conviction was set aside after appeal and a claim of improper notice over blood on a T shirt.
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on a Gateway area boundary adjustment affecting 14 Cedar Bluff and Richlands families and business owners. Officials voiced mixed views with little compromise progress. Cedar Bluff asked for an official Cedar Bluff hearing.
Noon gathering of the Princeton Kiwanis Club at Western Sizzlin on Stafford Drive in Princeton. Members from local organizations plan community service events and discuss upcoming projects.
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