Raleigh County faces levy and bond vote plan for school funding
Raleigh County voters may be asked to renew an excess school levy and approve about 14 million in bonds to fund replacing Trap Hill Middle and Shady Spring Junior High and other capital upgrades. The plan aims to improve safety, labs, and modern electrical systems while protecting state funding and avoiding tax increases.
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Dwight Dials
Roscoe Plumley
State School Board
Plumley
Trap Hill Middle
Shady Spring
SBA
David Brooks
Beckley-Stratton Junior High
Dials
Brooks
Trap Hill
Hearing Delayed in Glen White Sex Abuse Case
A Raleigh County hearing for Clayton Wolfe II, 46, delayed due to missing psychiatric reports required before probation consideration. Wolfe pleaded guilty in March to third degree sexual abuse. defense seeks to strike comments in the pre sentence report about the 1996 incident.
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Glen White
Clayton Wolfe II
Wolfe
Raleigh County Sheriffs
J.E. Bare
Settlement Reached Between Victim’s Father and Defendant in Fayette Board Case
The father of a 13 year old sexual assault victim and defendant Jeremy Berry reached a June settlement in the Fayette County Board of Education suit. Judge Charles Vickers ordered Berry to pay 1430 to Warren Gunter and 1070 to attorney Steven Hunter for legal fees, with funds in an interest bearing account for the victim. Gunter seeks 500000 from the school board and 500000 jointly from Vernon Critchley Bret Patterson. no sum requested from McClung or Randall Patterson. The case involves Berry allegedly facilitating a meeting between the victim and Critchley and Patterson at Meadow Bridge High School on November 13, 1995. Critchley and Patterson previously pleaded guilty to third degree sexual abuse.
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John Wooton
Bare
Wooton
Fayette County Board of Education
Warren Gunter
Jeremy Berry
Charles Vickers
Vickers
Berry
Gunter
Steven Hunter
Meadow Bridge High School
Joseph McClung
Randall
Fayette
Son
Southern
Jeremy E. Berry
Critchley
Bret Patterson
McClung
Randall Patterson
Logan petition seeks ouster of prosecutor John Sims
Nine Logan County officials file in Logan Circuit Court seeking the removal of prosecutor John Sims for alleged libel and personal use of office. The petition lists county commissioners Art Kirkendoll Danny Godby Willie Akers and school board members Greg Wooten Jerry Godby Paul Hardesty Bob Wolfe plus 81 voters, about 2 percent of last year’s electorate. If 1 percent of citizens sign, the state Supreme Court would appoint a three judge panel within 20 days to hear the case. Sims says his effort to clean up county government provoked opposition.
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Logan County
John Sims
Logan Circuit Court
Sims
Logan Banner
State Supreme Court
Mine foremen plead guilty to violations at Virginia coal mine
In Big Stone Gap Virginia two mine foremen Claudie Deel and Gary Winebarger pleaded guilty to violating federal mine safety laws after a roof fall at Paris Corporation of America mine in Wise County killed Kimberly Edwards. Deel faces up to 10 years and 750000 fine while Winebarger faces up to one year and 100000 fine. The company pleaded guilty to five counts and deposited 500000 with the court. prosecutors seek Edwards family 250000. Sentencing set for December 11.
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Kimberly Edwards
Paris Corporation of America
Wise County
Claudie Deel
Deel
Haysi
Gary Winebarger
Coeburn
Parts Corporation
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