Students suspended after alleged weapon incident at school
Three students remain suspended as hearings continue after a gun was brought to school. One student allegedly carried the weapon, two others allegedly helped conceal it. Parents argue for leniency and commendation for those who urged discarding the gun. The board plans a hearing next week under Mercer County Schools zero tolerance policy.
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Williams
Deborah Akers
Board of Education
Akers
John Shott
Bill Seaver
Greg Prudich
David Knight
Mercer County
Shott
Bluefield festival to host 23rd Coal Show and flying attractions
Meachum said the festival will feature the popular traveling fish tank and helicopter rides weather permitting. Kyle Hurt noted over 160 exhibitors from more than 20 states have signed up for the 23rd annual Bluefield Coal Show set for September 12 to 14. Hurt added the Better Living Show drew more than 5,000 attendees and plans for the next edition are already underway.
Flooding disrupts Mercer County areas and Princeton
Extensive flooding affected Mercer County with high water at Bee Street and Stafford Drive in Princeton. Water entered Princeton Middle School and Princeton Community Hospital while power outages hit Ingleside and surrounding streets. Camp Creek State Park campers evacuated as roads flooded across Oakvale Ingleside Sandlick Matoaka Spanishburg and Kellysville. Fire and highway crews worked overnight to clear mudslides and assist residents to safety amid heavy runoff and damaged roads.
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Mercer County
Bee Street
Stafford Drive
Princeton
Ingleside Road
Main Street
Ingleside
Honaker Street
Mercer Street
Princeton Municipal Building
Princeton Fire Department
City Hall
5Th Street
South Johnson Street
N. Walker Street
North 3Rd Street
Princeton Middle School
Joe McKenzie
High Street
CVS
Princeton Community Hospital
Deborah Griffith
Griffith
Oakvale
Camp Creek State Park
Kellysville
Gardner
Sandlick
Matoaka
Browning Lambert Mountain
Camp Creek
Falls Mill
Spanishburg
Green Valley
Glenwood
Bob Hoge
Division of Highway
Route 10
Bluestone Valley
Tim Farley
vale-Kellysville
Division of Highways
Buddy Campbell
Hales Gap
Ada
Campbell
Hiawatha
Farley
Robert Byrd Drive
Reading Bee Confers Honors Across Mercer County Schools
Mercer Elementary led the event by capturing the overall title and the traveling trophy after also winning the skills contest. Bluefield Intermediate won reading comprehension and oral presentation, while Glenwood and Athens swapped vocabulary and runner up spots. Judges were Eleanor Kensinger and James Dyer as a county reading bee is organized in Tazewell County.
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Mercer Elementary School
Mercer Elementary
Sun Valley Elementary School
Glenwood School
Athens School
Bluefield Intermediate School
Mercer School
Bluefield Intermediate
Bluewell Elementary
Mercer
Kelsey Mills
Jordan Henry
Zachary Welch
Lashmeet/Matoaka
Jessica Geiger
Matthew Lilly
Montcalm
Kristen Watkins
Kayla Pennington
Megan Coeburn
Anthony Kelly
Oakvale
Tara Hazelwood
Jessica Moses
Kattie Riggs
Straley
Brittany Tibbs
B.J. Price
Allegra Dishner
Teddy White
Spanishburg
Trevor Bryant
Danielle Carr
Alexandra Smith
Misty Bradley
Sun Valley
Zachary Akers
Sarah Farrow
David Martin
Chelsea Ward
Eleanor Kensinger
James Dyer
Tazewell County
OxyContin fuels crime rise in Tatwell County
Commonwealth's Attorney Dennis Lee attributes a 20 to 30 percent crime increase to OxyContin in Tatwell County. He notes robbers target pharmacies for the drug rather than cash, calling it the OxyContin as the motive behind the surge. The article traces the pill from its 1996 market debut to illicit use in Maine and Appalachia. It discusses methods like false prescriptions and multi-doctor shopping, and cites Gregg Wood of the U.S. Attorney's Office on the drug's street value and spread in coal mining regions.
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Tatwell County
Maine
Appalachian Mountains
Appalachia
Gregg Wood
U.S. Attorney’s Office
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