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Mingo law enforcement makes arrests
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — Officers with the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD), the West Virginia State Police (WVSP) and the Gilbert Police Department (GPD) filed arrest reports with the Mingo County Magistrates Office that occurred during the last week. Michael A. Martin, 27, of Williamson, was placed under arrest by MCSD Sgt. Joe Smith and Deputy E. Williams on a felony charge of receiving and transferring s...
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Rockefeller introduces CARE bill
Martha Sparks Civitas News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. – On the heels of hearing gripping accounts last week in Beckley from retired coal miners who were promised lifetime pension and health care benefits for themselves and their families, Senator Jay Rockefeller today introduced legislation that would protect those benefits for thousands of retired miners whose livelihoods are in jeopardy. Senator Joe Manchin cosponsored the bill. The Coa...
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Selenium bill read for first time on House floor
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Legislature held a public forum on Monday regarding the proposed House Bill 2579 whose topic is the amount of Selenium allowed in state waters. The House Committee on the Judiciary passed the bill out of committee and will it was read for the first time before the House members on Wednesday. Delegate Justin Marcum (D-Mingo, Logan), one of the co-sponsors of the bill, believ...
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Williamson man indicted on child porn charges
Chad Abshire Staff Writer CHARLESTON — A Williamson man was one of three men recently indicted by a federal grand jury for child pornography offenses. United States Attorney Booth Goodwin said that Paul Silas Jenkins, 33, of Williamson, was indicted for production of child pornography. According to the indictment, Jenkins allegedly persuaded, induced, enticed, and coerced a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose ...
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Rachel Dove-Baldwin | Daily News A two-vehicle collision occurred at the cut-thru in Williamson on Wednesday, after a Dodge Caravan ran a red light and struck a Frontier Communications service truck. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage and the driver of the truck was transported to Williamson Memorial Hospital for evaluation of a shoulder injury.
Failure to stop at red light leads to accident
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — A two-vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday afternoon between a SUV and a Frontier Communications service truck was the result of a driver failing to stop at the traffic light at the cut-thru in Williamson on U.S. Rt. 119. Williamson Police Department Patrolman D. Paige investigated the accident and spoke with 2 West Virginia State Police (WVSP) troopers that witnessed the crash. WVSP Sg...
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Mother arrested for DUI with child in vehicle
Rachel Dove-baldwin Staff Writer BAISDEN — A Baisden woman was placed under arrests on multiple counts after a traffic stop was initiated by West Virginia State Police (WVSP) Trooper J.R. Tupper for reasons of defective equipment. Adrianne M. Mangus, 27, was charged with DUI; child neglect with risk of injury; no proof of insurance; expired registration; expired MVI; defective equipment; possession of a controlled substance; providing f...
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DUI Blitz Campaign deemed a success
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer SOUTH CHARLESTON — Occasionally, the West Virginia State Police (WVSP) conducts statewide driving under the influence (DUI) Blitz campaigns in the interest of highway safety. Such was the case from March 1, 2013, through March 3. This blitz was made possible by federal grant money received through the Governor’s Highway Safety Program. The following activity was reported as a result of the 3 day blitz co...
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Plans for bridge to TVHS discussed
Julia Roberts Goad Staff Writer NAUGATUCK — Tug Valley High School principal Johnny Branch met with concerned members of the community to get an update on the construction of a bridge that will connect US 52 to the school and its new athletic complex. Randy Keathley, Mingo Board of Education Superintendent, Delegate Justin Marcum and others met with Chris Begley and Jason Foster with the West Virginia Department of Highways and Ted Shri...
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Marcum co-sponsors bill to cap non-licensed lawyers’ salaries
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer CHARLESTON — A bill was introduced in the House on Friday capping the salary of all attorneys that aren’t licensed to practice law in the state when hired, at $100,000 per year. House Bill 2788 would apply to all state agencies. Delegate Justin Marcum (D-Mingo, Logan), one of the co-sponsor on the bill, hopes this will deter outside hiring. “This bill is important to the state of West Virginia because ...
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Mich. man arrested in Pikeville on drug trafficking charges
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer PIKEVILLE, Ky. — On Monday, an anonymous caller provided 911 with information of a possible drug transaction on South Mayo Trail in Pikeville. The tip resulted in the arrest of a Michigan resident who was allegedly transporting a large amount of illegal drugs into the county to be sold. As units from the Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 9 Criminal Interdiction Team (CIT) arrived on scene, they witnessed ...
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Submitted photo Ethan Bentley, a Dorton fifth-grader, appeared at the February meeting of the Pike County Board of Education along with his adopted grandparents, Carlos and Blanche Mullins. Ethan was the county winner and the regional runner-up of the Kentucky Retired Teachers Association/AARP Grandparent of the Year Contest.
Dorton student wins grandparents essay contest
Chad Abshire Staff Writer PIKEVILLE, Ky. — The winner of a countywide grandparents essay contest was recently selected at the February meeting of the Pike County Board of Education. Dorton fifth-grader Ethan Bentley was the county winner of the Pike County Retired Teachers Association/American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Kentucky Grandparent of the Year Essay Contest. Ethan wrote a heart-wrenching tribute to his “adopted” gr...
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Intoxicated driver arrested on multiple charges
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — A Pikeville, Ky. man was placed under arrest by local law enforcement on a variety of charges that included DUI, driving the wrong direction on a one-way street and battery on a police officer, along with several others. According to the criminal complaint filed in Mingo County Magistrate Court, Matthew R. Gooslin, 31, was operating a 2008 Hyundai Elantra on 2nd Ave. in Williamson, traveling...
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Judge: W.Va. can’t evade bidding on road project
CHARLESTON — A circuit judge has ruled that the state wrongly awarded a contract without competitive bidding to a coal company for construction of a segment of the King Coal Highway in southern West Virginia. “The Red Jacket Construction Project is a public project and it must and should comply with the laws of this state,” Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge James Stucky wrote in his decision. Last week’s ruling came in a 2004 lawsuit fil...
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Daytime burning in Mingo prohibited
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — The West Virginia Division of Forestry’s spring forest fire season began on Friday, March 1, and all outdoor burning will be prohibited during daylight hours through the date of May 31. According to Mingo County Forestry Fire Warden Ben Brock, during this three month period outdoor burning will be prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. All outdoor burning must have an adequate saf...
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DaVita donates to recovery shelter
Special to the Daily News SOUTH WILLIAMSON, Ky. — Every year DaVita Dialysis Centers’ choose an organization or charity within each of the facility’s community that has gone above and beyond to help individuals in the area fulfill needs that they may not be able to do themselves. In honor to show DaVita’s way of giving back to the community, this year, DaVita Dialysis chose the Tug Valley Recovery Shelter as their annual recipient of the ...
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