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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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Justin Marcum
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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Battery, assault, child abuse arrests in Mingo
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer WILLIAMSON — Arrest warrants were obtained from Mingo County Magistrate Court for three defendants arrested on physical abuse related charges. Eddie Dean Whitt Jr., of Matewan, was placed under arrest by Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) Deputies M.A. Lendearo II and E. Williams on a charge of domestic battery, 2nd offense. According to the criminal complaint, Whitt struck his wife (Sarah Ann Wh...
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Pike Grand Jury indicts 6
Chad Abshire Staff Writer PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Matewan man indicted for committing a pair of felonies was one of six people indicted by the Pike County Grand Jury. Mark Lloyd, 40, was indicted for committing third-degree burglary when he unlawfully entered a building owned by Peebles Department Store with the intent to commit a crime and for theft by unlawful taking when he took clothing valued at more than $500 from the store on Dec. 23,...
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6 arrested in Ben Creek meth lab bust
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer BEN CREEK — An incident that began as a report of a domestic assault in progress at a Ben Creek residence quickly turned into a drug investigation after an active Clandestine (Meth) Lab was found in the home of the defendant accused of assault. Mingo County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) Deputy R. Fitch was dispatched to the home of the grandmother (not identified by name) of Kevin Browning, 31, of Wharncli...
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Burch Elementary experiences world cultures
Julia Roberts Goad Staff Writer DELBARTON — Students at Burch Elementary School had a chance to take a tour of the world without leaving school during multi-cultural days at the school. BEM Principal Doug Ward explained the students each received a “passport,” which allowed them to visit “countries” that were featured in different classrooms. Students and teachers wore costumes, played music and sampled food from the country they were...
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Civil suit yields large recovery amount
Rachel Dove-Baldwin Staff Writer LOGAN — A civil case filed in Logan County against the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, The State of WV, the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety and Ezra Lambert, a former inmate of the Southwestern Regional Jail by an employee who was injured while on the job has resulted in a judgment in the amount of $827,787.85, plus interest. Betty Jean Hale, a Mingo Coun...
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Health, enrollment fair to be held at Lenore VA Clinic
Julia Roberts Goad Staff Writer Veterans are being encouraged to attend a free Health and Enrollment Fair at the Lenore VA Clinic on Friday, March 8, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will offer health screenings, such as blood pressure and blood sugar checks, and Veterans will have an opportunity to enroll for health care services at the Lenore VA Clinic. The Lenore VA Outreach Clinic is open four days a week, Monday through Thur...
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