Theft at Finks Cafeteria Hats Mercer County Police
Mercer County authorities report few leads in the early Tuesday theft of about ten thousand dollars from Fink's Cafeteria on Beckley Road. Owner Roger Combs fired two shots at fleeing suspects. a small safe was moved toward an exit as thieves escaped in a vehicle.
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Beckley Road
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Mercer County Schools Add Snow Days to Year End
Mercer County students will finish on June 9 instead of June 5 after two snow days. An organizational meeting formed a Mercer County Junior Achievement board, designated by local chambers, to lead the program with several local business and civic leaders among directors. The article also notes Princeton fans plan travel to Charleston for the state tournament, coach Ralph Ball’s luck suit, an Ella Holroyd portrait unveiling at Concord College, a 100th birthday celebration for Burman Snidow, and upcoming community events including a speed reading seminar and a venue change hearing in a separate case. Uranium content note.
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Mercer County
Mercer
Jack Martin
Board of Education
Princeton
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
John Hughes
Cheryl Ferrell
Charleston
Kanawha County Junior Achievement, Inc
Roy Mundy
West Virginia Water Co
Dewey Russell
Princeton Bank & Trust Company
Jim Miller
Mercer County Bank
Mary Hickman
Hickman’s Pharmacy
Thomas Willis
Roselawn-Monte ‘Vista Funeral Home
Nick Ammar
Ammar
Inec
Doncia Franklin
Canine Manor
Alfred Garrett
Wheat First Securities
Ulysses W. Cundiff
Smith Transfer Corp
Mark C. Rowd
Bluefield State College
Ralph Ball
Ball
Tigers
Tiger
Ella Holroyd
Athens
Concord College
Burman C. Snidow
John D
Snidow
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Charles Scott
William C. Bivens Jr
Scott
Janie Farmer
McEa Elections Committee
MCEA
WVEA
Bell pleads guilty in Mercer County double murder case
Wilbert E. Bell, 58, Matoaka, pleads guilty to second degree murder in the 1979 tavern shooting at Gene's Grill that killed James W. McKnight, 54, and his son James Thomas McKnight, 28. The trial was moved to Pocahontas County. disposition set for April 3 after a pre sentence report. The shooting stemmed from an argument with David Bell, who later hanged himself in Mercer County Jail.
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Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
Wilbert E. Bell
James W. McKnight
Pocahontas County
Frank Joliffe
William O. Bivens Jr
Joliffe
Bluefield
David Katz
Matoaka
Robert Mozingo
Bell
Edwin Wiley
David Bell
Matoaka Area
James Thomas McKnight
Gene
Arlice Farmer
McKnight
Younger Bell
Wilbert Bell
Wiley
Tommy McKnight
Law
Homebuyers Survey Reveals Preferences By AP Poll
The National Association of Home Builders polled buyers to profile a typical purchaser. The median new home size was 1,886 square feet and most would prefer a larger house. Only 12 percent would accept a smaller home, while over half would consider expandable designs with unfinished living space to cut initial costs. Energy saving features were important to 60 percent of respondents.
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