Accident on Mercer Mall Road Sends Three to Hospital
BLUEFIELD A Sunday morning crash on Mercer Mall Road near Grants Supermarket injured three people. Randy Wayne Phillips 32 of Lerena drove a Subaru Outback westbound when Mike Hodges 32 of Bluefield traveling east crossed left of center and struck the vehicle. Phillips and Hodges were hospitalized along with passenger Bobby Rogers 49 of Lerena. Hodges was cited for driving left of center.
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Bluefield
Mercer Mall
M.S. Haynes
West Virginia
Phillips
Hodges
Haynes
Princeton Community Hospital
Bobby Rogers
Lerena
Police Blotter Highlights Weekend Incidents
Domestic disturbance on College Avenue. complainant gone upon arrival. Vehicle blocking Vine Street cleared. no vehicle found. Intoxicated subject at Grant's transported home. Unwanted subject advised to leave Civic Development. Alarm on Bland Street area secure. Unattended juveniles Bluefield. parents advised. Stolen key at Econo Inn deemed civil matter. Noise disturbance Preston Street. residents to keep it down. Brush fire mistaken as party on Bluefield Avenue. no party. Unknown noise Princeton Avenue. area checked and fine. Suspicious activity Madison Street. nothing found. Open door Bluefield Avenue. area secure. Patrolmen J D Vance, D M Dillon, R J Jackson, R W Copenhaver, B W Copenhaver, H L Harman investigated.
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Econo Inn
R.W. Copenhaver
Preston Street
Huntington mayor sues city council over closed meetings
Huntington's mayor David Felinton has filed a circuit court suit to force the council to allow his presence in executive sessions and to challenge alleged Sunshine Law violations. The dispute follows a five month probe by Kolibash finding no corruption but noting financial record issues and improper fund transfers.
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Huntington
Cabell County
David Pancake
David Felinton
Felinton
Michael Woelfel
West Virginia
Wheeling
William Kolibash
Kolibash
City Council
Cal Kent
Kent
Woelfel
Coal truck weight upshift tests WV roads in 15 counties
West Virginia eyes certifying 126000 pound coal haul roads in 15 southern counties. Bridges dominate feasibility as 6 315 bridges age toward 50 years. Public report planned by July 1 with designation deadline Jan 1. Existing routes include U S 119 and U S 52 and state routes 3 16 with varied current limits.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Fred VanKirk
Vankirk
Williamson
U.S. 19
Summersville
Beckley
Webster County
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
Raney
Bob Wise
Preston County woman turns 106 amid long life spans
In Ingwood AP report Ruby Victoria Wolfe, born March 16, 1897, marks her 106th birthday. A former Preston County schoolteacher with 27 years in education, she recalls horse travel, refused driving, and a life spanning three centuries. She never drank, has voted in every election since women's suffrage, and values propriety and family legacy.
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Ingwood
Ruby Victoria Wolfe
Ruby
Wolfe
Preston County
Harmony
Everett “Smoot
Mary Lee
VDOT to Rebuild Pond Dam After Beaver Dam Destruction
Isle of Wight residents recall a pond near Windsor vanishing in one night after a beaver dam was partly removed to relieve flood risk. VDOT will install boards and a steel plate to restore the 75 year old pond and its wetlands, while denying full dam destruction.
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Isle OF Wight
Isle of Wight County
Virginia Department of Transportation
Windsor
Corrowaugh
VDOT
Bristol vacuum cleaner plant to close
About 250 workers at the Aeros Electrolux vacuum cleaner plant in Bristol Virginia will be laid off as production moves to Texas. The plant will shut down by the end of May with 60 days notice under WARN Act rules, though operations transfer may take up to 120 days.
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Bristol
Texas
Aeros Electrolux
Aerus
Jeff Harvey
Hurley man injured in vehicle crash near Route 643
A Hurley resident was airlifted after a Sunday crash on Route 643 when his southbound vehicle lost control and struck a tree. The 19-year-old Scotty Baker was identified as the driver. The crash caused severe damage and the man was transported to Bristol Regional Medical Center.
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Hurley
G. Crouse
Virginia State Police
Scotty Baker
Baker
Crouse
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Bluefield Virginia Dentist Office Damaged By Fire
A blaze damaged the office of Adam Plaster DDS in Bluefield Virginia late Friday night due to an overloaded electrical system. Fire Chief Jim Hardy said the ceiling and attic sustained extensive damage. The fire, reported at 9 03 p m, was controlled in 15 minutes with crews remaining until 10 30 p m. The blaze did not breach the exterior. Three pumpers and 18 firefighters responded.
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Pocahontas
University of Virginia
Roanoke
Uva
Rescue 945
Bluefield
Falls Mills
Tommy Carroll
Wayne Davis
Adam Plaster
DDS
Jim Hardy
Hardy
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College Avenue
J.D. Vance
Vine Street
D.M. Dillon
Grant's
Civic Development
Bland Street
R.J. Jackson
Oakhurst
B.W. Copenhaver
Bluefield Avenue
Princeton Avenue
H.L. Harman
Madison Street
Bristol Vacuum Cleaner
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