Verizon strike grips 30 Virginia workers in Tazewell and Buchanan counties
Verizon employees in Tazewell and Buchanan counties joined a nationwide strike over contract changes. About 30 local workers including repair technicians and installers walked out at midnight Saturday, with union leaders citing cut benefits and overseas outsourcing. Verizon says contingency plans keep service options open and management covers workload. customers may see longer hold times and repair delays during the action. Kale Coil at kcoil bottonline.com.
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Buchanan
Virginia
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Communication Workers of American Union
Leedy
Communication Workers of American
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Rhode Island
Washington, D.C
Philippines
India
Bob Mudge
Consumer and Mass Markets
Harry J. Mitchell
Mid-Atlantic
Mitchell
Verizon.com
Kale Coil
Kcoil
Bottonline.com
Camel Rock ministry aims to curb drugs in Bluefield
Local pastor Reverend Dr. Earl Rogers unveils Camel Rock Inc. a faith based effort to educate and train youth, fight child abuse and drug addiction, and offer pathways to employment in McDowell and Bluefield. It operates from Bluefield State College on Bland Street with a team including Dr Anthony Weart and Dr Lenny Horwitz.
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Luefield
Earl Rogers
Bluefield
Rogers
McDowell County
Blackrock
Davy
Camel Rock
Florida
West Virginia
Harlem
Bluefield State College Research & Development Corp
Bland Street
Anthony Weart
Gerald James
Lenny Horwitz
Harold Wells
Jennifer Tucker
Floyd Anderson
Charles Stores
Jean Robinson
West Virginia lawmakers press for details on USPS closures
A bipartisan WV delegation asks U S Post Office leaders for a thorough review of proposed rural closures and the related spending. They cite 26 facilities in southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, including Bluefield, and urge consideration of community impact and timing.
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Bluefield
U.S. Post Office
U.S. Post
Patrick Donahoe
Post Regulatory Commission
Ruth Y. Goldway
U.S
Joe Manchin
D-W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Charleston
Johnson City
Postal Service
Delega
West Virginia
Mercer Commission weighs stance on House redistricting plan
Mercer County Commission leaders debate the impact of the House redistricting plan which would move parts of Mercer into new delegate districts. President Joe Coburn says no decision yet as they study effects and plan to meet Wednesday. Commissioner Mills says boundary drawing is for the state House to decide. The House approved a districts plan creating Delegate District 27 from Pinnacle Rock to Peterstown, shifting Bluefield and Bramwell areas into Mercer aligned districts, affecting communities including Speedway Lerena Camp Creek and Spanishburg.
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Mercer County Commission
House of Delegates
Mercer County
Joe Coburn
Coburn
County Commission
Wyoming County
Jay Mills
Mills
Pinnacle Rock
Peterstown
Monroe County
Bluefield
Bramwell
Clif Moore
D-Mcdowell
Speedway
Lerena
Camp Creek
Spanishburg
Linda Goode Phillips
Wyoming
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Bottonline
Navy SEAL Aaron Vaughn dies in Afghanistan crash links to Virginia
Kimberly Vaughn and Geneva Vaughn recount the death of Aaron Vaughn a Navy SEAL on a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan. Vaughn a six foot tall Marine like fighter rose from USO tours to SEAL Team 6 with a faith filled life. He left two children Reagan and Chamberlyn and a Virginia Beach home project behind.
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Virginia
Burke, Va
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Washington Redskins
Guam
Aaron Vaughn
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Fox
Washington
Burke
Afghanistan
Aaron Carson Vaughn
Jesus
Geneva Vaughn
Union City
Tenn
Associated Press
SEALS
Seal Team 6
Vaughn
Virginia Beach
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Chuck Mathena
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Riser
CMC
Chuckmathenacenter.org
Stafford Commons
Princeton, WV
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