West Virginia parkway agency eyes horse park near Beckley
The West Virginia Parkways and Tourism Authority plans to spend 6.8 million of its 7.8 million for economic development on a Beckley area horse park. It has 1.2 million tied to 104 acres bought at the Beckley turnpike plaza and awaits a feasibility study. The panel sought an attorney general opinion on lending or gifting funds, with doubts from its counsel about legality. A consultant advised focus on regional horse shows and broad appeal, noting profits may be unlikely but a break even is possible.
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West Virginia Parkways and Tourism Authority
Beckley
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Parkways Authority
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McIntyre
Robert Holloway
Maumelle
Ark
Thority
South Charleston
Blue Cross
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
Weirton Steel Corp
Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Blue Cross of
Charleston Daily Mail
Health department realigns after top official departure
Tamja Willis Miller, secretary of Health and Human Resources, realigns units after Phyllis Carter leaves as commissioner of the Bureau of Income Maintenance to head a federal state relations agency on Dec 15. Medicaid and fraud investigations will report to the secretary. child support remains under the Child Advocate Office. others move to the Bureau of Human Resources led by Ruth Ann Panepinto. No staff cuts.
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Tamja Willis Miller
Department
Phyllis Carter
Bureau of Income Maintenance
Carter
Miller
Bureau of Community Support
Bureau of Human Resources
Ruth Ann Panepinto
Pastor protests sex sounds on local cable in Newport News
Newport News pastor Bobby K. Collins of Denbigh Church of God threatens a cable franchise boycott over after dark pay per view movies. He laments clear audio from scrambled video, calls it porn, urges scrambling audio or parental controls, while officials note federal limits on local regulation.
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Joe Frank
Edgar E. Maroney
Fitzgerald
Maroney
Collins
Good time to buy or sell homes in West Virginia
AP reports Francis McGuire president of the West Virginia Association of Realtors says the state sees a 9.3 percent rise in home sales this third quarter from a year earlier, driven by a stronger economy and growing first time buyer confidence. Buckhannon area trails others, but overall market improves with no imminent softening seen.
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West Virginia
Francis McGuire
West Virginia Association of Realtors
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Northcentral
Cording
Buckhannon
Huntington
East
California
Union Carbide Says West Virginia Blue Cross Owes It Money
Union Carbide claims it is owed about $300000 in advance premiums for Blue Cross claims processing. Regulators probe if the commingling of funds violated laws as Blue Cross of West Virginia Liquidation unfolds.
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Blue Cross
Charleston
Union Carbide Corp
West Virginia
Blue Shield of
Kanawha County
Bill Forbes
Carbide
Aetna
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