Bailey Lake closure due to flood debris near Wyoming County
The U S Army Corps of Engineers suspends fishing boating and camping at R D Bailey Lake in Wyoming County because flood debris covers the water. Cleanup crews and rangers prioritize clearing facilities with 169 campsites at four campgrounds. reopening may wait until next Memorial Day. Dow plans warehouse teardown at South Charleston plant to refresh the site and redesign the entrance.
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Baileysville
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
R.D. Bailey Lake
Wyoming County
Steve Wright
Corps’ Huntington District
Wright
Dow
South Charleston
Dow Chemical
Peter Berner
West Virginia
Flood relief costs may exceed $43 million in West Virginia
Public Safety Secretary Joe Martin said the 43 million appropriation for southern West Virginia flood relief may be insufficient as additional costs emerge. Lawmakers carved the funding from Rainy Day Fund and surplus revenue with small contributions from lottery and synthetic fuels tax. Gov Wise called the effort the most costly rescue and recovery in history with total costs at least 152 million to date. Senate leaders noted the cushion and uncertainty in final needs.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Public Safety
Joe Martin
Bob Wise
Wise
Senate
Osher Craige
D-Putnam
Craigo
Va State Police introduce slick top cruisers nationwide move
Virginia plans a fleet shift to slick top patrol cars with hidden lights and mirrored mounting to reduce the noticeability of marked units on interstates. 22 more Impalas to join already in Staunton and Wytheville, aiming to ease fear of unmarked police cars and improve highway safety statewide.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia State Police
W. Gerald Massengill
Staunton
Wytheville
Wayne Cosner
Cosner
South Carolina
Joan Beardsley
Arthur S. Hicks
S.C
Virginia Department of State Police
Chesterfield County
Virginia Among South’s Best Educated States in Census Survey
Virginia ranks seventh nationwide for residents with at least bachelor’s degrees at 28 percent, far above southern peers. The Census 2000 Supplemental Survey, sent to 700,000 homes, shows a 23 percent national average with District of Columbia leading at 39 percent.
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Virginia
District of Columbia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Colorado
New Jersey
Maryland
Kirk T. Schroder
Virginia Board of Education
South
Florida
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