Bluewell News

MERCER SHERIFF Dec. 25 BATTERY, DUI: Dep. J.D. Gills and Dep. J.E. Coulter responded to a Brushfork residence in reference to a complaint of public disturbance.

Esther Hazel Dinger, age 90, of Route 1 Box 475 , Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at her residence.

BLUEFIELD A A " A possibility for some freezing rain exists for Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, but not enough to be considered an actual ice storm, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

James M. Jones, 80, of 203 Crabapple Lane, Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at a Bluefield hospital.

Maria Vigh Szakacs, age 81, of 1600 Bland Street, Bluefield, W.Va., formerly of Davidson Mobile Home Village, ended her journey and flew away with the angels on Sunday, December 20, 2009 at the Maples Nursing Home in Bluefield.

Richard Donald Underwood, Sr. age 72 of RT 1, Box 414 , Bluefield, W.Va., passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at his residence.

Elizabeth "Littie" Smith, age 78, of Bluefield, formerly of Jenkinjones, peacefully departed this life on Sunday, December 13, 2009 in Bluefield Regional Medical Center.

Caroline E. Lewis, 100, of P.O. Box 381 Bramwell, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at her residence.

MERCER SHERIFF Nov. 27 BREAKING AND ENTERING: Dep. J.D. Ellison responded to Twin Oaks Circle, where a complainant advised someone entered a residence under construction and stole several liquor bottles, saws and more.

Annual Christmas celebrations kick off Monday in the Virginias when the Princeton Christmas Parade takes to the city streets, but more processions featuring bands, floats and a famous fellow in a red suit are soon to follow.

Personnel with the Mercer County Health Department are continuing to visit county schools to offer H1N1 vaccinations to students who have parental permission.

It's official, we have a bridge to nowhere - at least for a little while. It is our hope that this bridge, whose brand-new concrete almost sparkles high above Route 19 in Bluefield, will soon connect to Airport Road, and beyond.

Garnett W. "G. W." Hale, Jr., age 83, of Route 5 Box 424-B, Bluefield, W.Va., passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2009 at a Bluefield hospital.

Geraldine C. LaFon, 84, of 142 Wedgewood Ave., Princeton, W.Va. passed away on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at her residence.

The Bluefield Fire Department honored its own last Thursday evening. The annual dinner to honor retirees was well attended.

Pauline Virginia Beckner Branscome, age 62, went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 15, 2009.

We hear lots of calls on police scanners each week, and many times they don't result in stories.

A male juvenile was in custody Monday as the investigation into the stabbing death of a Mercer County man continued.

Deputies release surveillance video to help in their search for the man whe robbed the New People's Bank in Bluewell.

Health officials confirmed Monday the presence of swine flu in classrooms in Mercer County.