Courthouse Security Tightens After 9/11 Threats
Mercer County Sheriff Harold Buckner says security is the top priority at the courthouse after Sept 11 and the anthrax scare. Officials plan locked doors with panic bars and a single manned entry with metal detectors, while other doors stay locked for emergency use.
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Sheriff Buckner
Princeton
Mercer County
Harold Buckner
Sheriff’s Department
Buckner
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Ashcroft
Sheriff's Department
Magistrate Court
Randall Earnest
Mercer County Commission
Joe Coburn
Commission
Carjacking suspect arrested in Virginia high-speed pursuit
Bluefield Virginia police say 18 year old Jason Rutt of Nemours was arrested after a carjacking Tuesday at 6 10 p m in the West Graham area. A pursuit exceeding 100 mph ran from Tiffany Manor to Airport Road and Hurricane Ridge before the suspect was captured following a foot chase. He faces charges including carjacking fleeing while DUI and bringing stolen property into the state. An extradition hearing is planned for Friday.
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Graham
Tiffany
Murray
Jones
Hurricane Ridge
Butt
Jeep Cherokee Collides With Greenhouse At Ceres Elementary
A Jeep Cherokee veered off Route 2 due to a possible medical issue, plowing through a greenhouse near Ceres Elementary School. The vehicle then hit a parked car and truck in the school lot, narrowly missing the kindergarten building and injuring none. No students were harmed.
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CERES
Route 2
Bluefield
David Thompson
Green Valley-Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department
Thompson
Date set for annual PMCCC Christmas parade
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce schedules the annual Christmas parade for Nov 26 2001. Theme Reasons to Believe with awards 75 50 25 for top floats. Santa will ride at end though not in parade entries. Parade runs 6 p.m. from Mercer Street near Tomchin's to Memorial Building.
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Robert Dishman
Bluefield
Virginia Avenue
Eric DiNovo
Rinceton
Princeton-Mercer County
Santon
Chamber
OP St. Nick
Lanton
Mercer Street
Tomchin
Main Street
Memorial Building
Robert Farley
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