Gateway Authority Returns Princeton's Reduced Quarterly Payment
Princeton officials clash with the Gateway Regional Transit Authority over a $3,769 quarterly allocation. GRTA has returned a $500 city check and says there is no need for Councilman Donzie Kessinger to attend meetings. The PSC dismissed the city complaint about bus runs reductions, stating transit authorities fall under a different code. Juhl says the council may discuss GRTA relations at the August 17 meeting.
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Princeton
Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Donzie Kessinger
GRTA
West Virginia Public Service Commission
Stafford Drive
High Street
Cecil Spurgeon
Juhl
Spurgeon
Public Service Commission
Two N W officials resign over coal car scheme
Two former Norfolk and Western Railway Pocahontas Division officials George Brown and J R Foit reportedly resigned after ties to an FBI investigated coal car diversion scheme. Brown had a St Louis promotion and Foit an Norfolk reassignment. both left higher pay amid the probe. Buckland, from Lebanon Va, pleaded guilty to interstate transport of stolen coal and received a suspended sentence.
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Daily Telegraph
Norfolk & Western Railway
Pocahontas
George Brown
St. Louis
J.R. Foit
Norfolk
Brown
Foit
Bluefield
N&w
Radford
Princeton
Fort
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Charles A. Buckland
U.S. Federal District Court
Buckland
Lebanon
Former Employee Sues N&W Over Alleged Kidnapping
James Edward Glover, former Pocahontas Division road foreman, files a $1.1 million federal suit in Bluefield against Norfolk & Western Railway. He alleges kidnapping and false imprisonment by N&W agents on April 21, 1981, and a return trip to Bluefield later that night. The complaint cites forced vehicle entries, restricted contact, and prolonged interrogation at N&W offices in Roanoke. Glover says the acts caused him physical discomfort and mental anguish. he asserts his innocence and legal rights.
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U.S
Federal District Court
Bluefield
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Larry A. Winter
Charleston
Spilman, Thomas, Battle & Klostermeyer
James Edward Glover
Pocahontas
Glover
N&w
Roanoke
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Weekend Weather Outlook With Scattered Showers
Saturday brings scattered showers and thunderstorms with a slow taper into Sunday. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday, with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and overnight lows mainly in the mid 50s to 60s. Sunday night through Tuesday shows fair conditions, with Monday highs in the low to mid 80s and Tuesday highs in the mid to upper 80s. Lows range from the mid 60s to mid 70s Sunday and mid 60s to low 70s Monday and Tuesday.
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National Weather Service
Richlands hospital decision due from state September 8
State Health Commissioner Dr James Kenley must decide on the Richlands Medical Association construction of a new 76 bed hospital in Tazewell County by September 8. The State Health Coordinating Council reviews Aug 18 while Kenley retains final authority and may face appeals if the proposal is rejected.
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Daily Telegraph
Richlands
James Kenley
Richlands Medical Association
Tazewell County
Kenley
Steve Sorin
State Health Coordinating Council
RMA
HSA Board
Kenley’s
Clinch Valley Community Hospital
Louisville, Ky
Humana, Inc
Mattie Williams Hospital
MCEA Protest Against Eros Transfer At Mercer County Board
Mercer County Education Association filed a grievance with the county Board of Education over the recent appointment of former Bluefield High School principal George Erps as Administrative Assistant in the Central Office. MCEA president Frances Boots Seago said the grievance was lodged Thursday afternoon, objecting to the placement method and citing governance concerns.
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Princeton
Mercer County Education Association
MCEA
Mercer County Board of Education
Bluefield High School
George Erps
Frances ‘Boots’ Seago
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Board of Education
Wolfe Rock Removal Backed By Federal Aid Prospects
Funding for a 250000 remedial excavation of the Route 20 boulder hinges on whether the project is surface or deep mining related. West Virginia highways officials and Pocahontas Land Corp will apply for Rural Abandoned Mines Program help within 30 days, with FSCS to inspect the site and coordinate with state agencies on eligibility and priority.
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Daily Telegraph
Wolfe
Federal Soil and Conservation Service
West Virginia Department of Highways and
Pocahontas Land Corp
Rt. 20
Sam Depue
FSCS
Mercer
McDowell Counties
Depue
Congress
State Department of Natural Resources
Federal Office of
Boulder
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Jim Juhl
Ted
Mercer Street
Princeton Community Hospital
Gateway
Kessinger
West Virginia
PSC
By Pat Cecil
Over Railway
Winter
Antares
Los Alamos, N.M
National Laboratory
Bob Murphy
Church
Sea
Abby
Renee
Dixon Dr. Lamb
National News
Virginia News
West Virginia News
Richlands Hospital
CVCH
Mattie Williams
James Davis
Sorin
Eros
Barbara Hawkins
Erps
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