State trooper trial enters second day in civil rights case
Rayomd Neal Rose testified about Oct 9 1999 events as former West Virginia State Trooper Gary L Messenger II faces two counts of depriving a man of civil rights. Rose described a July 9 confrontation with officers near his Welch residence and the moment Messenger identified by Rose allegedly began beating him.
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Luefield
West Virginia
McDowell County
Raymond Neal Rose
Gary L. Messenger
Rose
Welch
U.S
Charles Miller
McGinnis E. ‘Mackie’ Hatfield, Jr
Messenger
Board votes to preserve audio tapes amid possible litigation
BLUEFIELD Virginia Tazewell County School Board, in a 3-2 vote, moved to preserve audio tapes from four recent meetings and to obtain transcript copies of those minutes. Superintendent Mullins questioned five proposed by law policy changes, saying he had no awareness or information about them.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County
Woodrow Mullins
Mullins
Robert “Spot” Steele
Ben Susman
Tom Witten
Steele
Buckner Wins Nod for Sheriff in Democratic Primary
Princeton update shows Sheriff Harold Buckner leading in unofficial counts after challenged ballots added 35 votes to Buckner, 30 to D B Meadows, 24 to Danny Wills. Canvass to certify soon. Buckner’s 3,426 votes edge Wills by 36, with Daniels to oppose in November.
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Princeton
Harold Buckner
Buckner
D. B
Don” Meadows
Danny Wills
Wills
Meadows
Ken Daniels
Cortes duo win Chamber’s Hamilton Award at 95th dinner
Stelio and Betty Corte of Corte Construction received the Robert F Hamilton Award for volunteer leadership in the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce area spanning southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. The Cortes are noted for long community service, including support for the Coal Show and Bluefield Beautification Commission plus board roles in banks and Southwest Virginia Community College.
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Luefield
Greater Bluefield
Chamber
Jay Valeyko
Chamber Board of Directors
Valeyko
Cortes
Bluefield
Betty Corte
Stelia Corte
Betty
Robert F. Hamilton
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Bluefield Elks Lodge
Oracle Corporation
Lane urges regional progress linking youth, education, and exports
Oracle executive Raymond Lane urged 400 regional leaders at the Bluefield dinner to diversify economies, engage youth in development decisions, and export intellectual capital. He described the Internet as a new industrial revolution and warned that customer data will drive smarter, faster business changes.
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Lane
Bluefield
Elks Lodge
McKeesport
West Virginia University
Marshall Miller
Kappa Sigma
WVU
Oracle
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