West Virginia to receive 600000 grant for crime programs
West Virginia will get a 600000 federal grant to bolster the criminal justice system with a required equal state match. Funds support community crime prevention, victim and witness services, and other prevention projects based on the state's population.
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Charleston
U.S. Justice Department
West Virginia
U.S
Robert Byrd
Byrd
Justice Department
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Girl Killed by School Bus Near Home
A six year old Spotsylvania County girl named Mikki Nichole Williams was struck by a school bus after being dropped off near her home. Police say she died en route to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg as investigators probe the exact accident sequence.
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Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania County
C.B. Wells
Mikki Nichole Williams
Wells
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
Two Fire Victims Recovered After Downtown Blaze
In Suffolk, workers late Tuesday recovered two unidentified bodies from the rubble of a three store complex at East Washington and Tynes streets where a downtown fire destroyed the aging complex. Two others were injured. The deceased were residents of apartments above the stores. It was unclear if the victims were men or women. Fire crews had resumed searches after two men were unaccounted for.
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Suffolk
East Washington
Tynes Streets
Lennie J. Carr
Ford blasts Reagan on tax reform in Norfolk
Former President Gerald R. Ford told a Norfolk breakfast for GOP hopeful A. Joe Canada Jr. that deficit reduction should take priority over tax reform. He urged better management of revenues and expenditures amid inequities in the tax system.
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Norfolk
Reagan
Gerald R. Ford
GOP
A. Joe Canada Jr
Ford
Economic development strides for Princeton project and partners
Fechtenberger indicated no punitive action for Madison over early operation before a city license. Concord plans a satellite CEA in the incubator generator and will assist the project. An economic needs assessment for nine counties is done while SBDC marketing study for Lewisburg is due Jan 15. Center head Kenny notes a new regional subcontract is expected after Charleston pulls out, Eloise Jack leads a new proposal. Local honors include Paul Bryant, Princeton mayor Jim Cannon, Bob McKeand, and entrepreneur Jim Farley of Wytheville as “Entrepreneur of the Year.”
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Cea-Sbdc
Lewisburg
Dean Kenny
University of Charleston
SBDC
Eloise Jack
Arch A. Moore Jr
Kenny
Paul Bryant
Princeton
Jim Cannon
Beckley Cea
Bob McKeand
Jim Farley
Wytheville
Drive Continued From B-1 to Aid Flood Recovery
McQuails Furniture Co. volunteers trucks and crews to help with the relief effort. Bob Brown says trucks will be at Tazewell High School on Saturday Dec 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for residents to drop off furniture and toys. If unable to deliver, contact 325-8111 to arrange pickup within 25 miles. Church or McQuails can provide more information. The article notes state tax license limits for lottery eligibility and flood recovery plans with meetings in Marlinton Moorefield Petersburg and Parsons. Bids are being taken for emergency mobile home sites in Grant, Tucker, Hardy, Pendleton, and Pocahontas counties, with 10 days to ready hookups. The state aims for 975 mobile homes inhabited by Dec 20. SBA loan requests total 3,063 for flood zones, business loans 1,418, and individual grants 3,213.
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McQuails Furniture Co
Bluefield Avenue
Bob Brown
Tazewell High School
McQuails
Church
Commission
Moore
Marlinton
Moorefield
Petersburg
Grant
Tucker
Hardy
Pendleton
Pocahontas
Disaster relief applications near seven thousand a month
A month after western Virginia floods, FEMA reports 6,824 Virginians sought disaster assistance. The Roanoke Valley Red Cross raised funds, aided thousands, and set up operations in a vacated Sears building. Shelter, rent, and housing needs persist as aid remains available through January 10.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Lexington
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Roland Faust
FEMA
Lynchburg
Shenandoah Valley
American Red Cross
Roanoke Valley
The
Red Cross
J. Andree Brooks
Sears
Faust
Dying Virginia Man Faces Uncovered Liver Transplant
James A Biedenbender a 22 year old from South Hill Virginia cannot get a liver transplant under Medicaid which does not cover it. Task force proposals would cover some transplants but are too restrictive and may come too late. The case highlights limits on Medicaid funding for costly procedures amidst debates over healthcare for the poor. Virginia's Medicaid budget this year stands at 597 million for 310000 recipients averaging 1900 per person.
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Richmond
James A. Biedenbender
Virginia
Biedenbender
South Hill
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