West Virginia towns strain under COPS grant program
West Virginia towns struggle with federally funded COPS grants. Marlinton and Paw Paw faced officer turnover and budget pressures as grants covered parts of salaries for limited years. Municipalities increasingly rely on county sheriffs and state police, raising concerns about long term funding and staffing.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U.S. Department of Justice
Marlinton
Doug Dunbrack
Pocahontas County
Dunbrack
COPS
Gilbert Moore
Department of Justice
Washington
Fayette County
Bill Laird
State Association of Counties
Laird
Panhandle
Paw Paw
Morgan County
Sheriff’s Department
Janice Harrell
West Virginia Municipal League
Lisa Dooley
Dooley
Preston County
Ron Crites
Cole Harley celebrates Harley Davidson 100th anniversary in Bluefield
Cole Harley Davidson on Bland Street marks Harley Davidson's centennial with a Saturday celebration tied to a national anniversary tour schedule. The Wytheville stop was canceled for hotel space, leading to a joint party with neighbors in Wytheville and a large local event featuring Smokey's Bar-B-Que and EZ Livin' cover band. A Bike Night starts next week at Texas Steakhouse in Princeton.
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Bluefield
Harley Davidson
Cole Harley Davidson
Bland Street
Cole’s
Harley
Milwaukee
Myrtle Beach
Wytheville
Bristol
Teresa Guill
Smokey’s
EZ Livin
Courtney Puckett
Cole
Guill
Texas Steakhouse
Princeton
Sewage Overflow Prompts Swimming Ban in Hampton and Newport News
Heavy rains dumped 3 inches in four hours causing 2 million gallons of raw sewage to spill into the Warwick River from a treatment plant. Health officials banned swimming at Hampton beaches Buckroe Salt Ponds Grandview Nature Preserve through Tuesday and at Newport News Huntington and Hilton beaches through Monday or Tuesday. About a dozen workers used sandbags and pumps to control the flow, which continued until 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Newport News
Hampton
Warwick River
Salt Ponds
Grandview Nature Preserve
Huntington
Hilton
Elaine Perry
The
Peninsula Health District
Warwick
Frustrated Sheriff leads yearlong search in Shorts case
Henry County Sheriff Frank Cassell says the yearlong hunt for Jennifer Short and her parents yielded little physical evidence. Investigators believe the Shorts were murdered by a single likely male who knew the family, though no suspects have emerged.
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Short
North Carolina
Henry County
Frank Cassell
Jennifer
Michael
Mary Short
Virginia
U.S. 220
Cassell
Michael Short
Arrington
Mike McPeek
Jennifer Short
McPeek
Trucker weighs in on 120000 pound limit plan for coal routes
McDowell County trucker Dotson backs the proposed 120000 pound limit as part of West Virginia's Coal Resource Transportation System. He notes drivers now run 160000 to 180000 pounds and fears public confusion while bridges along Route 52 and Route 16 may need strengthening, with 17 to 65 percent of 600 bridges needing upgrades. Officials discuss silhoutte postings and funding, as the plan shifts safety and highway impacts across 14 southern counties.
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West Virginia
McDowell County
Dotson
Dots
Bill Bennett
District 10
West
Virginia Department of Transportation
Princeton
Bennett
Mercer County
Highway Department
Consid
Ering
Commissioner
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Rockingham County
N.C
Frank Arrington
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Rick Barlow
Rick
John King
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church Hall
Ridge Road
Jimmie Jones
Johnston Chapel
Johnstonchapel.org
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