Officials bust local retailers in sting operation
Sixteen of thirty three outlets in Mercer County sold alcohol to a 19 year old ABC employee during a March 8 sting. Inspector Norman Baker said penalties include $1000 fines or license suspensions with hearings in Charleston. Licenses may face action and notices will be sent within 10 days.
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Princeton
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
Norman Baker
ABC Enforcement Division
ABC
Baker
West Virginia
Charleston
Deli Mart
Route 20
Athens
Amoco
Little General
Marathon
Blue Flash” Food Mart
Athens Road
Texaco
Midtown
Mercer
White collar crime victims exceed a third of US households
A Morgantown based National White Collar Crime Center survey of 1,169 households finds 36 percent report white collar crime as victims. Only 7 percent reported to authorities, while 95 percent would report fraud if it happened. The study notes public views white collar offenses as serious as traditional street crimes and highlights gaps between intent to report and actual reporting.
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Charleston
U.S
West Virginia
National White Collar Crime Center Research and Training Institute
Morgantown
Glen Gainer
Gainer
Princeton approves $4.9 million budget for 2001
Council approves a $4.931 million fiscal year 2001 budget as city manager Doug Freeman outlines growth in revenues, adds funds for a 2.5 percent cost of living raise and library support, and notes priorities like transit, development projects, and a health department funding decision.
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Princeton
B&o
Doug Freeman
Bluefield Transit Authority
Mercer County Health Department
Humane Society
Freeman
Health Department
Princeton Devil Rays
Hunnicutt Field
Mercer Street
Division of Health and Human Resources
Princeton Railroad Museum
Princeton Community Hospital
Locust Street
Rogers Street
Consolidated
Athens Crossroads
Dean Company
Anita Skeens Caldwell
Town resident complains about officers in Bluefield Va
Town council met in executive session to discuss a resident Frank Johnston who alleges mental anguish from Bluefield Police over a November 1999 head on collision. Johnston sought insurance information vital to renting a vehicle. later received it after delays. Town manager J C Higgenbotham apologized and said corrective steps were taken. Council promised a decision within eight to ten days.
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Bluefield
Graham High School
Florida
John Hurley
Frank Johnston
Johnston
Mr. Johnston
Higgenbotham
Keystone Bank case edges toward trial in Bluefield
The hearing on a defense conflict of interest motions in the Keystone Bank fraud case proceeds in Bluefield. Faber weighs whether Bowles Rice attorney Charles Love III must be disqualified as prosecutors seek fairness. witnesses discuss the bank’s record retention policy and a recovered computer document.
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First National Bank of Keystone
Graham
Bluefield
Keystone Mortgage Co
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Church
Burke Mountain
Faber
Charles M. Love III
Bowles Rice McDavid Graff
Love
Bowles Rice
Deborah Ann Link
Elizabeth Benston Elmore
FNB Keystone
Arnold
Sink
Elmore
One Valley Bank Corp
Link
Stuart Pierson
John D. Hambrick
FBI
Hambrick
Charleston
Terry Church
Pierson
U.S
Bryant J. Spann
John A. Michelich
U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division
County students shine at Mercer County fair science social studies
Fifty four judges evaluated student projects across anthropology geography and history with winners from Thorn Memorial and other schools earning trips to the State Social Studies Fair in Charleston May 12 13. First place teams and individuals represented Mercer County.
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U.S
Kathy Shott
Shelby Merilli
Cumberland Heights
Maryellen Hill
Thorn Elementary School
Josh Pentasaglia
Thorn
Ryan Mould
Glenwood
Cecil Williams
Straley School
Adrianna White
Memorial School
Alex Moore
Memorial
Susan Payton
Athens School
Marie Tanao
Bluefield Middle
Josh Howell
Nicole Larkin
Megan Massie
Mercer
Leah Galligher
Gary Sanders
Knob
Brandi Hall
Crystal Hardin
Straley
Paige Belcher
Madison Hayes
Jordan Stadvee
Brittany White
Josh Delida
Drew Burnopp
Bluewell
Vincent Madison
Michael Murphy
Brushfork
Melodie Tweedlie
Jade Dilley
Allison Caruth
Kathryn Terry
Zachary Adams
Bianca Borom
Whitethorn
Mercer County
Charleston
Rogers named to B honor roll at Princeton Middle School
Julie A. Rogers, a sixth grader at Princeton Middle School, is named to the B honor roll for the second quarter. Monroe County Schools will conduct developmental screenings for birth to age five, including hearing, vision, speech, motor, and cognition. Head Start registrations and applications will be offered at Head Start centers with dates March 30 and 31 at James Monroe High School Gym. For questions call Jeana Comer Carr or William L. Ball.
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Monroe County
Head Start
James Monroe High School
Jeana Comer Carr
William L. Ball
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Jason’s
C&r
Blue Flash
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Arrowhead
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S&s Express
Joy Food
Princeton Avenue
Council
Tony Barbery
The
Daily Telegraph
A-1
Fair
Rae Phillips
Whitethorn Elementary School
Phillips
Vio
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
RTS
HAL
Daily Telegraph Classified Dept
American Express
Hall OF Fame
Youth Sports Hall OF Fame
Bluefield Baily Telegraph Classified Dept
Visa
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