Court sends man to life under three strikes law
Wytheville Virginia. Larry Keith Somerset 61 was sentenced to life plus 16 years for the November 16 2003 armed robbery of Rural Retreat Chevron in Wythe County. He pleaded guilty to five felonies including a three strikes and you're out count. A clerk hostage incident occurred during the robbery and a deputy was fired upon during the pursuit.
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Wytheville
Wythe County
Larry Keith Somerset
South Carolina
Chevron
Keith Blankenship
Blankenship
Somerset
Virginia
David Meredith
Commonwealth
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Virginia budget deal ends impasse with tentative two year plan
Virginia negotiators reach a tentative two year, 60 billion budget ending the impasse over tax and spending. The agreement adds about 1.6 billion for public education, provides raises for state employees and police, preserves local school district gains from a sales tax increase, and moves toward a final floor vote Friday.
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Richmond
William J. Howell
House
Senate
Howell
R-Stafford
Finance Committee
John H. Chichester
Frederickburg
M. Kirkland Cox
Colonial Heights
Leo Wardrup
Virginia Beach
Wardrup
Cox
Del
Johnny Joannou
D-Portsmouth
General Assembly
Sen
Iors
Volunteer groups named at Southwest Virginia Community College ceremony
The Appalachian Agency for Senior Citizens honored four groups Clinch Valley Community Action Senior Companion Program Finney Baptist Church Community Heights Baptist Church and the Freebird Motorcycle Club as Volunteer Organizations of the Year Joy Jones highlighted seniors service and Older Americans Month theme May Aging Well Living Well Monica Gonzalez of the Virginia Legal Aid Society spoke on consumer law for seniors Volunteers powered non profits providing services fundraising and cost savings AASC serves Buchanan Dickenson Russell and Tazewell counties.
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Richlands
Southwest Virginia Community College
Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
AASC
Clinch Valley Community Action
Finney Baptist Church
Community Heights Baptist Church
Freebird Motorcycle Club
Joy Jones
Jones
Monica Gonzalez
Virginia Legal Aid Society
Virginia Department For the Aging
Virginia
Buchanan
Dickenson
Russell
Tazewell
Virginia Verizon customers to receive credits for billing error
About 16 290 Virginia Verizon customers who joined the Verizon Freedom plan will get an average 28 credit on May and June bills for an eight month error from March to October 2003. The total refunds reach about 465000 with one courtesy month credit. SCC worked with Verizon, informing customers by letter this month.
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Bluefield
Virginia Verizon Telephone
Virginia
Verizon Freedom
State Corporation Commission
Communications
Verizon
SCC
William Irby
Dennis Yena
Dyena
Bdtonline
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Cathi Clyburn
Richard “Ri
West Virginia
Keith Edwards
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NRA
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Ice Edwards
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Rt. 460
Cliffield & Maxwell
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Exxon
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