Rainelle flood blamed on railroad bridge obstruction
Survey funded by Greenbrier County Commission and the co generation project found that an old railroad bridge over Sewell Creek limited water outflow during a November flood in Rainelle. Increasing the channel under the bridge could have reduced the flood by several feet, researchers say. The study notes Rainelle’s flat terrain and the bridge as the main drainage bottleneck. The project aims to plan a co generation facility set to open in 2008.
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Rainelle
Wayne Brown
Western Greenbrier Co-Generation Limited Liability Co. Operation
Brown
West Virginia Officials Split Over Merging Governments Plan
County commissioners in north central West Virginia express limited incentive and practicality concerns as state Sen. Brooks McCabe promotes Gov. Bob Wise's Governing in the 21st Century plan. The proposal seeks to allow local governments to merge starting at the city level with legislative approval.
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Morgantown
West Virginia
Brooks McCabe
Oanawha
Bob Wise
McCabe
West Virginia SBA orders separate spaces for PE and meals
The West Virginia School Building Authority adopted a policy requiring separate physical education and cafeteria areas in new elementary schools with 400 or more students. Smaller schools may share rooms. The change adds 600 square feet to current multipurpose rooms at added cost, funding new eating and exercise zones in Berkeley, Morgan, Monongalia, and Wayne counties.
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Charleston
West Virginia School Building Authority
Barbara Fish
SBA
West Virginia Board of Education
Authority
Wayne County
Morgan County
David Temple
West Virginia
Temple
Addi
Berkeley
Morgan
Monongalia
Wayne
Clacy Williams
David Stewart
Stewart
Gaston Caperton
Virginia community colleges see surge in enrollments
In Virginia and across the nation, two year schools attract more students as tuition at four year colleges rises and college bound high schoolers seek affordable paths. John Tyler Community College and others report growing credit enrollment with projections of continued growth through 2010.
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Idlothian
Matthew Starnowski
Starnowski
John Tyler Community College
Richmond
Powhatan
Longwood University
College of William and Mary
Virginia
Community College System
Glenn DuBois
Virginia Community College System
DuBois
State Council of Higher Education
American Association of Community Colleges
U.S
Norma G. Kent
The
Association
Kent
Charley Causes Little Damage in Virginia Storm
Tropical Storm Charley moved through Virginia causing flooding and power outages but limited property damage. Norfolk rain records and 45 mph gusts prompted road closures while officials predicted no further flooding. 29 000 homes faced outages at peak as Midtown Tunnel briefly closed. An Arlington incident saw a Chicago bound flight evacuated after a Middle Eastern passenger exited the plane and was later released by the FBI.
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Richmond
Norfolk
Ghent
Virginia Department of Transportation
Midtown
Portsmouth
Tiffany Elliott
Dominion Virginia Power
Virginia
North Carolina
Arlington, Va
Ronald Reagan
Washington National
United Airlines
Transportation Security Administration
Amy von Walter
TSA
von Walter
FBI
Debbie Weierman
Washington Field Office
Former religious school director seeks dismissal in suit
Carrie Ray Jr. former pastor and academy director asks Randolph County circuit judge to dismiss the July suit alleging an affair with a 17 year old student at Abundant Life Christian Academy. The suit sought 500000 in damages and alleged trustees failed to conduct a background check. Ray countersues for damages.
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Elkins
Randolph County
Carrie Ray Jr
Abundant Life Christian Center
Beverly
Abundant Life Christian Academy
Ray
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Justice
West Virginia University
Linda Little
Dorsey’s Knob
Metropolitan Theatre
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Virginia Resources
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Academy
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Insurance Associates
Constitution Life Insurance Company
Williams Chiropractic Clinic
Westwood Medical Park
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