West Virginia Faces Budget Cut Endangering Child Support
West Virginia could lose about 8 million in incentives under the Deficit Reduction Act set to take effect in October. The cut threatens staff reductions and longer backlogs, risking more families slipping toward welfare as uncollected child support climbs nationwide. Local officials cite 113473 WV families received payments in 2006 with many former welfare recipients relying on continued support.
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Charleston
Susan Perry
State Bureau For
West Virginia
Joan Entmacher
National Women’s Law Center
Congress
Garrett Jacob
Federal Office For Child Support Enforcement
Vicki Turetsky
Center For Law and Social Policy
Congressional Budget Office
National Office For
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
D-W.va
House
Falls Mills Dam event draws shoppers and fishers
The Falls Mills Dam gathering showcased a flea market with about a dozen vendors while the Fishing Club promotes dam restoration and clean water. Organizers praise community turnout as volunteers document the project, stressing youth education about fishing and environmental care.
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Dan Bowling
Cazewell
Jerry
Pat Shelton
Falls Mills
Richlands
Falls Mills Dam
Jerry Shelton
Hillsville
Tina Adams
Springville
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Walking tours offered in Bluefield with future guided option
Whalen notes Mercer County Visitor Center Princeton and Tamarack Beckley provide self guided tours via brochures. City may offer guided tours later through landmark historic commission and historic society as interest in Bluefield history grows. Highlights include the 1921 to 1925 era buildings such as the old bank on Bland and Princeton, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, and the Bluefield Area Arts and Crafts building. Contact Charles Owens at cowens bottonline.com.
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Mercer County
Princeton
Tamarack
Beckley
Whalen
Nity
Bluefield
Old Bank
Bland and
Princeton Avenue
Cancer Survivor Picnic at Bluestone State Park
Center for Cancer Care hosts a Cancer Survivor Picnic from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bluestone State Park open to current and former patients and families as well as those who lost a loved one to cancer. Tim Wellman grills, Bent Hickory performs bluegrass. reservations via Debi Jones at 1-866-982-4673 or 425-1960.
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Center For Cancer Care
Bluestone State Park
Cancer Center
Tim Wellman
Bent Hickory
Debi Jones
Pocahontas
Tom Childress
Historic Pocahontas Inc
Laurel Meadows Park
Boucher
Phillip P Puckett
D Russell
Dan Bowling
Tazewell
Bill Rasnick
Tazewell County
Police blotter items span Aug to Aug 22 in Princeton area
Aug 18 to Aug 22 blotter items report violations including domestic violence orders and battery. Warrants, traffic crashes, gun thefts, gas drive offs, break ins, larcenies, domestic disputes, a death by suicide, and shoplifting are listed with suspect names, ages, and towns such as Bluefield Princeton and Rock. Authorities include deputies Furbhes Sommers Parks and Cary. A man named Joshua Smith, 22, faces a DVP warrant while Randall Blankenship and Jimmy Wright are among those charged or linked to incidents.
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W.E. Rose
Joshua Smith
Bluefield
S.A. Sommers
Stacy Street
Sommers
Randall Wayne Blankenship
Princeton
Montcalm High School
Roanoke
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
West Virginia
C.J. Fields
Jimmy Dale Wright
Rock
Parks
Wright
Furches
Ray Straight
Kevin Gilliam
Broward County
Fla
Oakvale Road
Dep. S.A. Sommers
Dep. A.M. Ballard
Princeton Avenue
Gillian
Grassy Branch Road
Nowlin Way
D.W. Sparks Jr
Warden Avenue
A.M. Ballard
White Oak Valley
Cpl
S.J. Cary
Coppola
Brushfork
Dep. W.C. Wilborn
Cary
Arrowhead Deli
David Frank Martin
Shawn Kanede
Harrison Street
Prim. W
W.A. Peery
Prim
Budget Inn
Charlie Whittaker
Athens
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Riffe
Frederick C
Rick” Boucher
D-Va
Glenwood
Athens Crossroads
Ballards Farm
Agarl Sa
Valleydale
Aberdeen Farms
Oscar Mayer
Oscar Ae
Ste Peers
Ball Park
John Morrell
Eee Isi Aati
Flanders
Cumberland Gap
Hormel
Hinsdale Farms
Bii Ay
Mt Ay Sy EL
Cole
Hamburger Ema
NAVY
Pel
VT Myc Chili
Totino Pizza
RED Baron Deluxe Pizza
Mui
Muellers
Ay Ages
Pillsbury Grand Biscuits
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Borden
UCU
Ay Ulas
Idaho
Kraft Velveeta & By
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Ey Peest
PET
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PUBL
Hunt
Charmin Tissue
Atc
Mercer
Princeton Police
K.T. Compton
Prim. B.R. Woodard
Thornton Avenue
Det
C.N. Poe
Princeton City Pool
City Pool
Ruby
Mystic Shop
Rogers Street
Sgt
Gateway Motel
Palm
J.W. Howell
High Street
Compton
Antwain Jackson
Jackson
Meadow Street
Prim. J.W. Howell
Kirkwood Avenue
Washington Avenue
S&s Express
Bernard Cole
Princeton Police Department
Prim. J.S. Bish
Prim. T.A. Gray
McKinley Avenue
Kee Street
Kimberly Foley
Kroger
Heather Riggs
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