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Public Record: Divorces finalized in January
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON - The following divorces were finalized during the first month of the New Year, according to Mingo County Circuit Court Clerk, Grant Preece. Johnny Robert Ball and Melissa Gail Hatfield; Mark Fraganeno and Deborah Jean Fleming; Lawrence D. White and Katherine M. Blair; Lance Leonard Ward and Carmelitta Diana Gannon; James K. Igo and Patricia A. Runyon; Clifford Ray Watkins and Andrea N. Thatch...
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Girlfriend claims self defense in man’s shooting death
Jerry Fekete For the Daily News DAVIN - A woman is claiming self defense was shot Sunday just before noon in the shooting death of her boyfriend. George Bowens, 36, of Mallory, was found dead of a gunshot wound just before noon at Davin on Rt. 10 on Huff Creek, just four miles outside of Man. The 911 call came in at 11:40 a.m. and when police arrived at the scene they found Bowen dead. His on-again, off-again, girlfriend, Venus Parton, ...
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WVCC supports education reform
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (WVCC) have issued a press release voicing their support of the bold education reform that will be proposed during the 2013 legislative session. Education reform was a major topic of Governor Earl Ray Tomblin’s State of the State speech last Wednesday, and will likely be the primary topic of discussion for the Legislature. “Education in West Virginia m...
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Gilbert council talks to sheriff, discusses US 52 closure
Chad Abshire Staff Writer GILBERT — The Gilbert Town Council met Monday, Feb. 11, and discussed a number of topics. The council first heard from its special guests present at the meeting, Mingo County Sheriff, Eugene Crum, and Commander of the Mingo County Task Force, C.D. Rockel. Crum said that he was going to each council within the county to meet them and let them know he is there. “My phone line is always open,” Crum said. “I’m ...
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Rodney Luke Thomas Jr.
Dingess man arrested following crash
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer RAGLAND - Information was obtained from the Mingo County Magistrate Court Clerk’s office regarding a recent vehicle accident in the Ragland community that yielded one arrest and a number of criminal charges. According to the criminal complaint filed by West Virginia State Police Trooper D.L. Contos, Rodney Luke Thomas Jr., 20, of Dingess, was placed under arrest after a warrant was obtained against him a...
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