Jun. 8—princeton — A McDowell County man has been charged with felonies including third-degree sexual assault and soliciting a minor via computer involving a female juvenile in Mercer County. Robert George Estep, 55, of Avondale has been charged with two counts of third-degree sexual assault and with soliciting a minor via computer and traveling to […]
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Millcreek School Board splits in approving McDowell mobile phone ban, revising policy
McDowell and McDowell Intermediate high school students will have to leave their cellphones in their lockers beginning next fall. The Millcreek Township School Board voted 5-4 Tuesday to revise the district’s electronic devices policy. The revised policy no longer allows students to use mobile phones before and between classes, at lunch or in some tutorial […]
Murder under investigation in McDowell County
May 15—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — A investigation by county deputies and state police got underway Tuesday after a report about a suspicious death in McDowell County led to an arrest and a charge of murder. The McDowell County Sheriff’s Office was notified around 6 p.m. Monday about a deceased person being […]
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McDowell County teacher is now a finalist in America’s Favorite Teacher contest
May 10—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH — A teacher who has spent the last 40 years practicing her profession at a McDowell County school is now in the running for a trip to Hawaii, $25,000 and the right to be called America’s Favorite Teacher. Cathy Jack, a special education teacher at Mount View […]
Reaction from Nassau Sheriff and defense team to jury verdict for Patrick McDowell
McDowell penalty phase begins tomorrow
Opening statements in the penalty phase of Patrick McDowell’s case begin Monday morning at the Nassau County Courthouse in Yulee. McDowell shot and killed Deputy Joshua Moyers during a traffic stop in Callahan in 2021. He pleaded guilty to the charges, and now, a jury will hear arguments about how McDowell should pay for his […]
Michael McDowell calls for halt to ‘puberty blockers’ for Irish children after Cass report
The publication of the final report by Dr Hilary Cass in the UK raises profound issues for the treatment of trans-identifying children in Ireland, according to Senator Michael McDowell. The Cass Review’s final report, published on Wednesday, said children have been let down by a lack of research and evidence on the use of puberty […]
McDowell now uncontested in North Carolina House race after ex-Rep. Walker declines runoff
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina representative who finished second in last week’s primary for essentially his old U.S. House seat announced on Wednesday that he won’t ask for a runoff and will join Donald Trump‘s campaign instead. Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, who served in Congress for six years through 2020, ran for […]
McDowell County teen charged with shooting and killing mother
Jan. 23—By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph COALWOOD — A teenager is facing a charge of felony murder after his mother was found shot twice, according to a statement issued Monday by the West Virginia State Police. On Saturday, Jan. 20 at around 4:05 p.m., Trooper K.S. Little with the West Virginia State Police Welch […]