Suspended Students Face Hearing Over School Weapon Incident
Three students at the school were suspended after a gun was brought to grounds. One student allegedly supplied the weapon, two others aided concealment. The mother of one student defended actions as brave and protective. A hearing date is to be set, with witnesses invited, under a zero tolerance weapons policy.
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Williams
Deborah Akers
Board of Education
Akers
John Shott
Bill Seaver
Greg Prudich
David Knight
Mercer County
Shott
Festival Returns with Fish Tank and Rides at Bluefield Show
Festival plans include the popular traveling fish tank and helicopter rides weather permitting. Bluefield Coal Show draws 160 exhibitors from over 20 states for its 23rd annual event set for September 12 to 14. Better Living Show drew more than 5,000 attendees and organizers plan the 23rd edition.
Flooding Strikes Mercer County Areas and Princeton
Heavy rains caused widespread flooding across Mercer County. High water blocked roads at Bee Street Stafford Drive intersection and Ingleside areas while Princeton streets and the municipal complex flooded. Water entered Princeton Middle School and Princeton Community Hospital as crews mobilized to remove water and divert patients. Camp Creek State Park campers were evacuated and roads washed out across Oakvale Ingleside Sandlick Matoaka Spanishburg and Kellysville with DOH crews working overnight to clear mudslides and debris. Residents were rescued by fire department boats and vehicles.
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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
Division of Highways
Buddy Campbell
Hales Gap
Ada
Campbell
Hiawatha
Farley
Robert Byrd Drive
OxyContin's rise tied to crime wave in Appalachia
Commonwealth's Attorney Dennis Lee links OxyContin to a 20 to 30 percent rise in county crime with thieves targeting drug access rather than cash. The synthetic morphine, praised for pain relief since 1996, fuels illegal use via crushing and injection or snorting, spreading from Maine to Appalachia as false prescriptions proliferate and drug networks grow lucrative among injured workers.
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Tatwell County
Dennis Lee
Lee
Maine
Mercer Elementary triumph in county reading bee showcase
Mercer Elementary won the overall title and the traveling trophy at the county reading bee, also taking first in the skills category. Bluefield Intermediate won reading comprehension, and other schools like Glenwood, Athens, and Bluewell claimed vocabulary and oral presentation. Judges were Eleanor Kensinger and James Dyer, with organizers planning a future event in Tazewell County.
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Mercer
Mercer Elementary
Sun Valley Elementary School
Glenwood School
Athens School
Bluefield Intermediate School
Mercer School
Bluefield Intermediate
Bluewell Elementary
Kelsey Mills
Jordan Henry
Zachary Welch
Lashmeet/Matoaka School
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
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Appalachian Mountains
Appalachia
Gregg Wood
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Jennifer Leedy
Rick Bay
Haley Augustson
Rachel Wallace
Laura Brinkley
Will Brezinski
Bluefield
Stephanie Mattox
Mark Pullins
Allison Forlines
Charlie Merritt
Bluewell
Sarah Shrader
Justin Crouse
Derek Hines
Megan Thompson
Brushfork
Laura Cline
Bethany Rotenberry
Haley Musick
J.D. Sammons
Ceres
Brandon Baker
Sara Christian
Jacob Thornton
Danielle Shaver
Daniel Williamson
Ashton Cox
Rebecca King
Lucas Woods
Lashmeet/Matoaka
Danielle Conner
McCeary Lee
Sandra Stafford
Olivia Milan
Melrose
Adam Terry
Courtney Gibson
Sarah Watson
Cara Whitlow
Whetty Salon One
Cumberland RD
Ougla
Portin
Ince
Brick Street
Douglassportinggoods.com
Neve Mieult
jooDs
IOI
Triton
Johnson
King Pontoonnson
Trolling Motor
Regal
Lowrance
Per Hy
Rouglac
Thundercraft
Mercruiser
Hydra Sport
Ass Boat “Motor, Custom
Layton
Salem
Mwiecraft 00 Wave Venture
Jayco
Sicera’s
Ds.com
Per Mo
S. College Ave
New Hope
Glenwood Park
Teleflow’ Wire Service
Mary Baker
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