Legislature wraps up interims work in Charleston
West Virginia lawmakers wrap interims with aims to finish bills before the regular session. A DUI with a child in the car bill is eyed. Medicaid costs drive debate as Gov Caperton endorses $157 million in cuts. Interims cover pension rules, sheriff pension system, and workers compensation oversight.
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Charleston
House Judiciary
Rick
West Virginia
Gaston Caperton
Joint Standing Committee On
Pensions and
House Pensions
Richard Browning
Wyoming
Browning
Workers Compensation Oversight Committee
Joint Labor and Business Performance Council
Harman Lodge and Related Meetings Around Bluefield
Harman Lodge No 222 AF and AM Bluefield meets 730 pm Friday at the Masonic Temple above New Graham Pharmacy. Council 110 UTC meets 6 pm Tuesday at Western Sizzlin. Adolphus Young Jr formerly of Keystone to speak Sunday at Whittice Memorial Presbyterian. A Christmas banquet hosted by Mercer County Aglow Fellowship Tuesday 630 pm at Church of God Ministry Center. 911 Advisory Board noon Monday at Johnston’s Restaurant. Bramwell School Boosters meet 630 pm Thursday in the band room. Mercer Lodge 85 AF and AM meets 730 pm Tuesday at the Masonic Temple for Master Mason work. Jazz Ensemble winter concert 8 pm Monday at Bluefield State College Basic Science Auditorium. Tami Sauvage Brown to give senior trumpet recital 8 pm Monday at Concord College Alexander Fine Arts Main Auditorium. She is a 1992 Peterstown High School graduate and lives in Roanoke with husband Jeremy Brown.
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Harman Lodge
Bluefield
Masonic Temple
New Graham Pharmacy
Mercer Lodge
Af&am
Bluefield State College
Basic Science
Athens
Brown
Tami Sauvage Brown
Alexander Fine Arts
Concord College
Peterstown High School
John R. Sauvage
Peterstown
Jeremy Brown
Roanoke
Commuters cross county lines for jobs say residents
According to Ewing, residents largely accept living in one county and working in another. Most do not consider crossing state or county lines, simply going where employment is located. In Washington County 149 move, 106 in Wyoming County, 78 Bland, 69 Montgomery, 66 Wythe, 53 Sullivan Tenn, 34 and 471 work elsewhere.
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Washington County
Wyoming County
Bland County
Montgomery County
Wythe County
Sullivan County
Tenn
Ewing
Postponements Hit Bluefield and Princeton Senior Dinner
BLUEFIELD The Bluefield High School Appreciation Night ceremony scheduled for Thursday evening has been postponed due to inclement weather and will be rescheduled. PRINCETON The Senior Citizen dinner at the Commission on Aging Center in Princeton has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Monday and is sponsored by Princeton Senior High Junior Civitan club and Princeton Civitan group.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Princeton
Commission On Aging Center
Princeton Senior High Junior Civitans
Princeton Civitans
Commuters From Nearby Counties to Tazewell County
Residents traveling into Tazewell County come from McDowell 256 Bland 155 Smyth 57 Washington 53 Sullivan 52 Dickenson 35 Chesterfield 34 Raleigh 34 and elsewhere 297.
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Tazewell County
McDowell County
Bland County
Smyth County
Washington County
Sullivan County
Dickenson County
Chesterfield County
Raleigh County
Coal Industry Faces Jobs Losses and Tax Credit Debate
Virginia mining jobs are shrinking as state figures show 8,318 coal workers in 1994 while other data show 10,900 mining jobs. Hudson cites a 17 percent four year drop and calls for state help. Clinch Valley College study warns turnover will continue into the century unless action is taken. Support grows for a coal tax credit amid questions who would benefit and how.
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B-1
Employment Commission
VEC
Virginia
Hudson
Department of Mining, Minerals and Energy
Center For Public Service
Clinch Valley College
Virginia GOP approves 1996 Senate primary plan
The Virginia Republican Party governing board voted to hold a statewide primary for the 1996 Senate race, with about 80 members on a voice vote backing Warner's request. The move prompted factional tensions as conservatives pushed for a nominating convention and debate over open primaries to curb Democratic sabotage. Warner, seeking a fourth term, supported the primary outcome and said he would back the winner.
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Richmond
Republican Party
John Warner
Senate
GOP
State Central Committee
Warner
Norfolk
James C. Miller III
Candi
Oliver North
Michael P. Farris
North
Farris
General Assembly
Miller
Man sees his bike imprint in boiling bridge asphalt
A man riding a bike across a bridge was photographed near boiling asphalt from extreme heat. He described the moment as shocking and said he hopes his children never ride in such conditions, though he is glad to have witnessed it.
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Joy Wilson
National Conference of State Legislatures
Congress
West
Bluefield, VA
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Western Sizzlin
Keystone
Young
Adolphus Young Jr
Whittice Memorial Presbyterian Church
911
Mercer County
911 Advisory Board
Johnston’s
Bramwell
Jobs
Altizer
Hobart Honaker
Del
Jackie Stump
D-Grundy
Honaker
Courthouse Square
Bland
Ersthma
Donald W. Asbury
Graham HS
Frank L. Schwartz
DDS, Ltd
Christiansburg
Desi
LE Aka
Alfie
Vati
Bhasin
Ram P. Bhasin, M.D
Sunita M. Bhasin
Medicare
Medicaid
Motorola
Paging, Inc
P.O
Green Valley Plaza Annex
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Curio’s
Pales
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