WVU Coal Hall of Fame Inducts 10 Pioneers
Ten coal operators are named the first members of West Virginia’s Coal Hall of Fame. Inductees include B R Brown of CONSOL, C E Compton of FIVE J Energy, J Harless of International Industries, E M Massey of Evan Energy, R Salvati of Island Creek Coal, and others. Boarded at WVU Mineral Resources Building Evansdale campus, the hall honors five-year West Virginia industry service.
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Morgantown
West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame
Mineral Resources
West Virginia University
Evansdale
West Virginia Coal Association
The
Coal Mining Institute
Mining and Reclamation Association
West Virginia
B.R
Bobby” Brown
Consol Inc
Consol Energy Inc
Pittsburgh
C.E
Jim” Compton
Five-J Energy Inc
Grafton Coal Co
Lawson Hamilton Jr
Ford Coal Co
Hansford
James “Buck” Harless
Board of
International
WVU Students Trash Dorm as Finals End
Morgantown authorities probe three fires at Arnold Hall on the last day of finals. A couch and two bulletin boards burned as glass and debris littered the dorm. Firefighters removed students for about an hour with no injuries reported.
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WVU
Morgantown
West Virginia University
Arnold Hall
Oak Hill woman arrested in connection with robbery
Melissa Harrah a 19 year old of Chestnut Avenue was arrested on charges of attempted armed robbery in Fayette County. She was arraigned in Magistrate Court and released on a 5000 dollar bond. The incident involved two teens allegedly holding Danny Sumpter at gunpoint near Weekends Lounge as he closed for the night. He escaped unharmed and money was not taken. The case remains under investigation.
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Oak Hill
Melissa Harrah
Chestnut Avenue
Fayette County
Larry Dotson
Harrah
Danny Sumpter
Dotson
Sumpter
Lochgelly
Former Crow resident dies in Kingwood domestic dispute
A domestic dispute between Elbert Leroy Gilbreath Jr. and his wife Drema Louise Gilbreath near Felowsville ended when a 12 gauge shotgun discharged during a struggle at about 12 30 a m. Gilbreath was killed instantly. Drema Gilbreath had minor injuries. No charges have been filed. investigation ongoing by state police.
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Kingwood
Elbert Leroy Gilbreath Jr
Drema Louise
Fellowsville
Elbert Gilbreath
Drema Gilbreath
Preston Memorial Hospital
Annette Sevastion
Daniel Swiger
Kingwood Detachment
Barn Again exhibit opens at West Virginia State Farm Museum
A traveling exhibit Barn Again! on rural America opens today at the West Virginia State Farm Museum near Point Pleasant. Sponsored by Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and the National Building Museum, it features a 1760 barn model and runs through June 22 with Mother’s Day activities, dances, gospel music, and a Sunday worship service.
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America
West Virginia
West Virginia State
Gram
Farm
West Virginia State Farm Museum
Mason County
Born Again
Thieves Hit Robert C Byrd Drive Revco Drug Store Robbed
Suspects broke a window at Revco on Robert C Byrd Drive in Beckley at 3:45 a.m. stealing prescription drugs. An alarm triggered emergency responders and a K nine unit searched the scene with no results. Investigators seek information at 256-1708 or Crime Stoppers at 255-7867.
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Robert C. Byrd
Beckley
Revco
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Cedric Robertson
Robertson
Detective Bureau
20 year old Greer sent to Anthony Center for youthful offender program
Juwan Trumba Greer, 20, pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery and first degree sexual abuse for the August 1997 rape case. Circuit Judge John Hutchison sentenced him to prison terms that were suspended and ordered placement at the Anthony Center with probation after completion. He remains jailed at Southern Regional Jail until space opens at the center.
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Beckley
Anthony Center
Raleigh County
John Hutchison
Juwan Trumba Greer
Greer
Kristen Keller
Southern Regional
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Serta
Asia
Kanawha Cit
Spring Hill
Ohio
Kentucky
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MacCorkle Ave
Thomas Memorial
La-Z-Boy
Briges
Ashley
Galaxy
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