Sunshine LUEFIELD Area farm s and gardeners say
area farmers note July rainfall is above normal and beneficial for growth but hard on harvest. Flat Top farmer Jim Wood says crops grow yet wet conditions slow picking. Beans suffer rust from excess moisture, though taste unchanged. A few dry days would help while water levels peak. Wanda Ellison, Dunns area grower, expresses mixed views.
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Luefield
Jim Wood
Wood
Wanda Ellison
Dunns Area
FDIC Reveals Costs From Keystone Bank Cover-Up
The FDIC released a June 30 letter detailing direct costs caused by officers of the First National Bank of Keystone who concealed the bank’s true condition, delaying an earlier closure. Brenda I. Franks, senior FDIC attorney, notes the OCC would have shut the bank sooner if not for the obstructive acts by Terry Lee Church and Michael H. Graham, now serving prison terms.
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Bluefield
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First National Bank of Keystone
FDIC
Peggy Adams
United States
Brenda I. Franks
Ted
FNB Keystone
Terry Lee Church
Michael H. Graham
Franks
OCC
Downpour floods McDowell County in West Virginia
Heavy rainfall Tuesday night flooded Route 52 at Eckman and Kyle, prompting swift highway repairs. Two inches of rain fell in two hours, with Northfork and Dan's Branch also affected. By Wednesday morning the floodwaters receded, with no evacuations or injuries reported and crews working to reopen drains and lanes.
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Gianato
Eckman
Kyle
Highway Department
Cody Estep
Estep
Leslie Branch
Dan’s Branch
Elkhorn
County Emergency Services
B.G. Smith
Front Porch Memories of Genoa Park and Brown Street
Elhaniel and Juanita Willis recall bustling Jones Street nights with big bands like Buddy Johnson and Duke Ellington from their Brown Street porch. The piece traces Genoa Park Central and Park Central High Schools, their reunion committee links, and a 1972 planning meeting among Class of 1963 alumni including Olivia Hicks Harris.
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Luefield
Elhaniel
Juanita Willis
John
Brown Street
Jones Street
Buddy Johnson
Duke Ellington
Northfork
Union Hall
Willis
Genoa High School
Genoa Park Central High Schools
Park Central High School
Park Central
Olivia Hicks Harris
Juanita
Johnny Willis
Party conventions in modern politics divide voters
Princeton residents debate the role of party conventions as outdated nuisances or valuable traditions. Some see them as glitzy pep rallies and a chance for candidates to lay out issues, while others like Michelle Dillon and Gaye Hubbard prefer to skip the mudslinging and television coverage.
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Princeton
George W. Bush
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Michelle Dillon
Matoaka
Gaye Hubbard
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Disneyland
Anaheim
Calif
Genoa
Gary
East End
Eric DiNova
Laina Jenkins
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