Roderfield man arrested in armed robbery case
Walter Kelly Rowe 29 of Roderfield was arrested Friday by McDowell County Sheriff's Department and West Virginia State Police for the May 5 armed robbery of a Rite Aid in White Sulphur Springs. About $1,700 cash and stolen oxycontin were seized. no weapons found. Rowe allegedly robbed the store at 9 24 a.m. and faces 10 years to life if convicted. Trooper WC Tupper assisted.
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Roderfield
McDowell County
Michael Brooks
Brooks
Sheriff’s Department
Rowe
WC. Tupper
Welch Detachment
West Virginia State Police
Mark Blevins
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June Carter Cash A Life Shaped By Country Music Family Legacy
June Carter Cash rose from the Carter Family roots to become a Grand Ole Opry staple and Johnny Cash’s partner. She co performed hits like Jackson and If I Were a Carpenter, won Grammys in 1967 and 1970, released the acoustic album Press On in 1999, and acted in The Apostle. Her career spanned music, acting, and memoir work with the Cash family shaping country music history.
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June Carter Cash
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Cash
Carter
Maybelle
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Sara
A.P Carter
Carters
del Rio
Texas
Saskatchewan
Canada
Nashville
Carl Smith
June
New York
Elia Kazan
Tennessee
Johnny Cash
Carter Cash
Robert Duvall
the Apostle
Billy Graham
John Carter Cash
Carlene Carter
Smith
Rosanne Cash
Radio City Music Hall
New York City
Coal Miners Memorial Service Readers Recall Legacy
The memorial, with 1 184 names, will be read Sunday at 2 p m at Town Hall. A two year effort by local coal mining families produced a statue and surrounding bricks bearing living and deceased names. Residents from Richlands to Swords Creek praise the tribute and its reflection of their mining heritage.
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Richlands
Bob Nassif
Joe Adair
Coal Miners’ Memorial Committee
University of Tennessee
Rudolph Whitt
Baptist Valley
Calvin Dunford
Nathanial
Pauline Miller
Swords Creek
Lester
Kenna Amos
Kamos
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WV Supreme Court upholds grant committee ruling in sunlight ruling
The court rejected CAG's challenge to the public private grant committee and allowed bond sales to fund projects while faulting lawmakers for overstepping in appointing members. The ruling keeps the nine member panel and may avoid reapplication for projects.
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Steenstra
CAG
Alex Macia
Mittee
Wheeling
Supreme Court
Albright
VMI Ends Cadet Prayer Tradition After Lawsuit
The school halted supper prayers in the mess hall after the ACLU suit by two cadets claiming pressure to participate. Acting Superintendent Robert Green handed graduates Bible copies at commencement as attorney general Kilgore fought a circuit court ruling. Cadet William Johnson praised the ceremony while valedictorian Galen Swank urged administrators to resist social pressure.
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American Civil Liberties Union
VMI
Warner
Robert Green
William Johnson
Suffolk
Johnson
Jerry W. Kilgore
4Th US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Citadel
South Carolina
Kilgore
Appeals Court
James S. Park
Park
Galen Weston Swank
Swank
Downtown summer concert series draws local praise
Pennington of Inceton enjoyed a first concert of the year during a warm afternoon listening to the BHS State Band. Frances Wayland, an organizer, recalled past downtown concerts and Kressel's site. Bluefield residents Donna Kowaleski and Jack Brewster praised the event for community spirit and downtown vitality. Donna's Restaurant provided concessions. Bluefield Middle School band is set to perform next week.
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BHS
Am Pennington
Inceton
First Jury Bank
Frances Wayland
Wayland
Kressel
Colley
Cliff Riffe
Andrew
Donna’s Restaurant
Bluefield Middle School
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Bdtonline
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Judy Sharp
Dennis Buckner
Mitchell Stadium
American Cancer Society
Relay For Life
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A-r
Athens Road
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Mitsubishi Eclipse
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