Downtown Street Fair Brings Busy Bluefield Traffic
LUEFIELD Noon time traffic in downtown Bluefield backed up in three directions as a two day Street Fair began. Merchants and pedestrians filled sidewalks while Art Riley of the Downtown Bluefield Merchants Association noted many visitors. One lane on Federal Street was closed contributing to the congestion.
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Bluefield
Art Riley
Federal Street
Melvin Parnell
Dorothy Baker
Treyvon Simmons
Carol Simmons
Paul Cole
John Nelso
West Virginia Lottery reports 1999 2000 sales by county and state total
The WV Lottery fiscal year 1999/2000 shows Mercer County 6.36 million in sales, McDowell 2.24 million, and Kanawha County leading with 17.23 million. Statewide sales reach 447.97 million, with 238 million from video lottery at four racetracks and profits of 140 million.
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West Virginia
Mercer County
McDowell
Monroe
Wyoming
Summers
Kanawha County
Wood
Raleigh County
Hancock
Ohio
Cabell
Harrison
Monongalia
Berkeley
Nancy Bulla
Bulla
M&b
Weirton
Instant tickets outsell Powerball in most West Virginia counties
West Virginia lottery players favor instant tickets over Powerball in 46 counties, with scratch offs yielding 45.7 percent of the 165 million dollars revenue from instant and online games. Powerball sales, top in nine counties, account for about 30 percent of that revenue while other games contribute the rest.
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West Virginia
District of Columbia
West Virginia Lottery
West Virginia Lottery Commission
Tazewell Looks to Tap Water Projects In Virginia
Tazewell County seeks state funding for two water projects totaling more than 6.4 million dollars. The Virginia Department of Health may approve 4.5 million in zero percent loans for a Bandy project and 1.9 million for the Tazewell to Fort Witten water line. No agreements yet. officials plan further talks and may use force accounts to save costs.
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Tazewell County
Virginia Department of Health
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Virginia
Spencer
NS furloughs 48 construction workers in Eastern Region
Norfolk Southern Corp will furlough 48 employees effective midnight tonight affecting the Eastern Region. The move likely wipes out seven of fourteen crews across NS projects with about 12 or 13 Bluefield area workers impacted. Spokeswoman Susan Bland says the furloughs span the Eastern Region and follow a seniority based workforce adjustment begun Thursday morning.
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Norfolk Southern Corp
Norfolk & Western
Virginian Railways
NS Pocahontas
Susan Bland
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