Computer overheats to blame for Bluefield house fire
A Sunday morning fire on 2125 Washington Street Bluefield started in the kitchen when a computer overheated. Lt. Tony Hodges said the two story brick home sustained about $20 000 in damage with heat and smoke spreading through the house. Firefighters battled the blaze about two hours with two engines a service unit eight personnel and Fire Chief Gerald Steele on scene.
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Bluefield
Washington Street
Tony Hodges
McDowell man sentenced to decades for rape case in Virginia
David Thomas Horn, 28, of Berwind, earlier pled no contest to rape charges from 1998 in Richlands. He received 50 years in Virginia, to run consecutively with a 40-year West Virginia murder sentence. The offense occurred at Clinch Valley Medical Center in Richlands.
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Tazewell
McDowell County
Tazewell County
David Thomas Horn
Berwind
Frank Dorton
Richlands
Virginia
Dennis Lee
West Virginia
Lee
Clinch Valley Medical Center
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Government asks court to set four guilty plea hearings
The U S attorney asked the court to schedule guilty plea hearings for four Mercer County defendants named in a six count federal indictment charging hydromorphone distribution. Defendants Adkins Sizemore Lowry and Hamlet face multiple counts tied to activity from June 2000 to January 6 2001.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Margaret L
Meg” Adkins
Bramwell
Shane Mack Lowry
Princeton
Teresa Ann Sizemore
Thomas
Anthony “Bird
Hamlet
Adkins
Sizemore
Lowry
U.S
John L. File
Bluefield State College forms Black History Committee for oral history project
A five member Bluefield State College panel led by Peggy Turnbull launches an oral history initiative to document the college era when it was predominantly Black. Members Deirdre Guiton Jim Nelson Dedriel Taylor and Dr Carolyn Browning will prepare interview questions train participants and conduct about ten initial interviews with plans for transcripts funding and a long term study. Bill Archer at barcher bottonline.com is the contact.
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Bluefield
Bluefield State College
BSC
Peggy Turnbull
Deirdre Guiton
Jim Nelson
Dedriel Taylor
Carolyn Browning
Turnbull
James Worsham
Guiton
SVCC Festival Showcases Student Work and Exhibits
SVCC students craft a one fiftieth scale Eiffel Tower in welding class, alongside Versailles and Monet inspired art pieces. The festival features the SVCC Festival Chorus and Instrumental Ensemble with piano and chamber concerts through March and April, plus gallery displays in Buchanan Hall and the Community Center Lobby. For tickets contact Mary Lawson at 276 964 7348 or mary Lawson sw.vccs.edu.
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SVCC
Versailles
Hall of Mirrors
Giverny
Buchanan Hall
Community Center
Mary W. Lawson
Mary.lawson
Vccs
Kathy Kish
Kkish
Bottonline
West Virginia Budget Pressures Lightened by Lottery Revenue
Lawmakers discuss belt tightening as budget gaps loom with limited growth. Lottery expansion and other revenues could fill gaps, with gambling income cited as key to stability. West Virginia has avoided deep declines due to resilient industries and early spending cuts, projecting over 411 million from lottery next year.
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Michael
West Virginia
Kiss
National Conference of State Legislatures
Bob Wise
Richlands Seeks Public Input on Downtown Revitalization
Richlands town officials are gathering public input for the downtown revitalization project. A meeting at the Small Business Incubator discussed options for Front Street areas, the armory field, and the railroad house, with surveys distributed for April 8 return to the Chamber of Commerce.
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Richlands
Front Street
Armory
Richlands Town
Tim Taylor
Taylor
Condi
Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce
Richlands Small Business Incubator
Ken Wysor
Wysor
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