Hornsby Tour Echoes Grateful Dead Influence
Bruce Hornsby blends new sounds inspired by his Grateful Dead era from 1990 to 1992. Jerry Garcia guests on two tracks of Harbor Lights, while Pat Metheny, Bonnie Raitt, Phil Collins and Branford Marsalis also appear. Hornsby performs at Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, as Harbor Lights marks his fourth album and first without The Range.
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the Range
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Yellowjackets
Jimmy Haslip
Pat Metheny
Bonnie Raitt
Phil Collins
Branford Marsalis
Court rules sloven habits not fraud in marriage case
Brenda Johnston sued for annulment on fraud claiming her husband became a slob after the wedding. An appeals court said premarital deceit must show a false assertion. they granted a divorce and left the Anaheim home as community property. Johnston's lawyer disputed the claim. Johnston denied the claim.
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Donald
Anaheim
Calif
Appeals
Sheila Prell Sonenshine
Johnston
Donald P. Bebereia
Calendar notes for Mercer County events this week
On Wednesday at 9 a.m. the Mercer County Board of Education will meet in special session at Flat Top Lake Lot 38 for a board retreat and work session. Thursday at 8:15 a.m. the Main Street Bluefield Promotions Committee gathers at the Main Street office to discuss plans for the Oct 10 steam train excursion. Friday at 6 p.m. the Gary Lions Club hosts a shooting match at Gary Lions Park. Weather: today high in mid 70s, mostly cloudy with 60 percent showers and thunderstorms. west winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight partly cloudy with 30 percent chance of rain. lows in the upper 60s.
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Winnaar Cne
Hungarian visitors tour West Virginia firms in exchange effort
A Hungarian delegation toured Dean q Company Princeton veneer plant Bluefield Industrial Park and Daniels Co to explore ties in education and business. The group aims to expand Hungarys industrial base while learning about US retraining programs and regional industry in Mercer County and southern West Virginia.
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Dean Co
Princeton
Judit Toth
Nanador Szeni
County Center of Labor
Laszo Varadi
Chamber of Commerce
Northern
Tamas Bihall
Tibor Kovacs
Ministry of Labor
Adrianna Soos
United States
David McLaughlin
Dean Q Company
Bluefield
Daniels Co
Mclaughlin
Dean Company
U.S. Department of Labor
Georgia
Sallie Harrington
West Virginia
Department of Education
Fred Harrington
Harrington
Mercer County
Pipestein State Park
Bluestone Gorge
Modena Urges united community to boost Mercer Tazewell area
Princeton Rotary hears Flat Top Bank president Al Modena praise the Mercer and Tazewell counties as a special place with strong living and business appeal. He says closer regional cooperation can enhance tourism, education, health care and economy, highlighting United Way, 911, regional planning and joint Rotary and chamber efforts.
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Flat Top National Bank
al Modena
Princeton Rotary Club
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Modena
United States
Greenbrier
Pipestem State Park
Winter Place
Showshoe
Silver Creek
Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
United Way of the Virginias, Inc
Fair pays tribute to neighboring counties at Bland County Fair
Bland Virginia residents enjoy Mercer and Tazewell County Day amid heat. Bluefield and Princeton delegates handed out door prizes at the fairgrounds. Notables include Bluefield Mayor Cecile Barrett and Princeton Mayor JoAnna Fredeking among a long list of local officials and chamber representatives.
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Bland County
Mercer/Tazewell County
Bluefield
Princeton
Greater Bluefield
Mercer County man nabbed in Michigan in fatal stabbing
Floyd Lee DeGraw 31, sought on a West Virginia murder charge, was captured in Macomb County Michigan after a traffic stop. He allegedly stabbed 18 year old Adrianna Vaught to death in her Mercer Street apartment. Extradition hearings next in Michigan to decide return to Mercer County for first degree murder trial. Detectives and Mercer County Prosecutor's Office continue questioning witnesses as investigations proceed.
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Mercer County
Mercer Street
Michigan
Floyd Lee DeGraw
Macomb County
Mich
Casey Martin
Martin
DeGraw
National Crime
West Virginia
Adrianna Vaught
van Court
Charles Smith
Vaught
Gas prices in West Virginia drop a nickel
AAA reports self serve gas in West Virginia averaged 1.16 a gallon, down a nickel amid consumer complaints and a possible investigation. Roger Boyd of AAA cites wholesale price drops, while Marvin Gray says price cuts were not driven by pressure. Premium averages 1.292, range 1.039 to 1.379. WV ranks 10th highest nationwide. Attorney General McGraw plans to investigate.
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American Automobile Association
Roger Boyd
AAA
Marvin Gray
Mississippi
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Darrell V. McGraw Jr
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