Jail inmates share drug abuse warnings with Graham High students
Two visitors from Bluefield and Tazewell County spoke to Graham High School ninth graders about the dangers of drugs as part of a county program. William Catron and Charles Cruey, both jailed on drug charges, described the harm to health and relationships and urged teens to resist peer pressure.
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Luefield
Graham High School
William Catron
Bluefield
Charles Cruey
Tazewell
Tazewell County
GHS
Catron
Cruey
Brian Hieatt
John Nelson
Hieatt
Sheriff’s Department
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Princeton man on trial in Mercer sex abuse case
The Mercer County jury deliberates a third day in a trial of William E. Swiger of Princeton charged with 64 counts of first degree sexual assault and child sexual abuse involving three children aged 7, 9 and 10 in 2001. The case uses closed circuit testimony from a child witness.
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Princeton
Circuit Court
John R. Frazier
Frazier
William E. Swiger
Southern
Swiger
Derrick Lefler
Lisa Clark
Deborah Garton
Garton
Mercer County
Phyllis Hasty
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Hasty
Lefler
Sprouse blocks final bills in West Virginia session
Senate Minority Leader Vic Sprouse used a late filibuster to end the 2003 session and kill a workers compensation bill, dismissing a dozen other measures. Several sponsors urge Gov. Wise to add these bills to any upcoming special session, including court funding, DV legal fees, and safety provisions.
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Charleston
Senate
Vic Sprouse
Sprouse
R-Kanawha
Bob Wise
David Jolliffe
Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority
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