Pocahontas invites second strategic visioning session
Pocahontas officials call residents and stakeholders to a second strategic visioning session Monday Aug 18 at the Educational Room of the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine and Museum. The meeting, open to all area groups, follows last week’s session and aims to narrow community ideas for the town's revitalization plan.
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Pocahontas
Anita Brown
Masonic Lodge
Brown
Department of Housing and Community Development
Jones
Suspect held without bond in Beckley area arson case
Suspect Blevins faced a no bond order after a bond hearing. Prosecutors said the investigation remains active with possible additional charges. The fire at the Beckley Road home used an accelerant. Police traced the suspect to Princeton and noted a 2002 Hyundai as a potential link.
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Blevins
Timm Boggess
Sadler
Beckley
Gills
Bartons
J Sadler
Flanigan
Barking ordinance faces enforcement challenges in Tazewell County
Council member Charles Wood explains that a barking dog ordinance requires two nonhousehold accusers to trigger a police notice. He notes police must hear the barking and cites 316 animal calls last year, with enforcement shifting to police without a full-time animal control officer.
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Tazewell County
Wood
Preliminary hearing postponed for local homicide suspect
Mercer County man Edward Omarrah Jr., 30, tied to the Aug. 5 shooting death of Renee Coleman, waived the time limit, delaying a preliminary hearing that had been set for Tuesday before Minister Harold Buckner. Coleman died at Bluefield Hospital after being shot at her home. Omarrah was arrested the next day. No new date was set.
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Rinceton
Mercer County
Edward Omarrah Jr
Bluewell
Harold Buckner
Renee Lorine Coleman
Lorton Lick Road
Panther
Coleman
Bluefield
Omarrah
Digital transmitter damaged in fire at WVVA station
WVVA TV station in Bluefield awaits parts to repair a digital transmitter damaged when a transformer fire cut power Aug 3. About 1,000 customers lost service for over three hours on East Cumberland Road. Back-up transmitter has lower power. fringe areas may lack signal. Manager Frank Brady says analog is still strong and they are awaiting manufacturer parts.
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Bluefield
WVVA
Frank Brady
Brady
Talent Solutions Network seeks community video content in Virginia
Tazewell County Administrator Jim Spencer announced a call for content for a new Talent Solutions Network. The joint venture with Comcast Cable and Time Warner will air training and career content on channel 240 and 58, accessible 24/7 to viewers in Tazewell and neighboring counties. Interested contributors can contact Jim Spencer at 276 988 1202 or jspencer@tazewellcounty.org.
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Tazewell
Jim Spencer
New Talent Solutions
Spencer
Commonwealth Secretary of Technology
Aneesh Chopra
Bluestone
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Chopra
Talent Solutions
Tazewellcounty.org
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
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