Jamestown 400th Anniversary Budget Plan Revealed
Gov. George Allen proposed a 19.6 million state funding package for Jamestown’s 400th anniversary. The plan allocates 6.3 million for 1998-2000 prep and 13.3 million for education and infrastructure ahead of the celebration, plus 2 million for preservation studies.
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Amestown
George Allen
Jamestown
America
Virginia
Allen
Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Jamestown Island
Ken Stroupe
Stroupe
Cadet Delano Sweeney Wins Legion of Valor Cross
Princeton Mercer County JROTC honors Cadet Major Delano Sweeney with the Legion of Valor Bronze Cross for Achievement, one of a few yearly nationwide recipients. Cadets McCormick Wood Weatherford also nominated. awards hinge on top 25 percent rank and military leadership.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Delano Sweeney
Legion of Valor
John Tice
Sweeney
Mike McCormick
Gabriel Wood
Will Weatherford
Robert G. Grace
West Virginia
Delano
Grace
Governor lines up funds for Crab Orchard Museum expansion
Gov. George Allen announced in Abingdon a proposed 735000 addition to the 1998 2000 budget for the Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park in Tazewell County. The plan would lift annual museum funding to 65000 in year one and 70000 in year two, boosting the project’s status as a major regional educational tourist site. The package also includes 550000 for Barter Theatre restoration, 450000 for William King Regional Arts Center, and 20000 each for Appalachian Traditions of Wise and the Lonesome Pine Outdoor Drama in Big Stone Gap.
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Tazewell
Crab Orchard Museum
Abingdon
George Allen
Martha Washington
Allen
Pioneer Park
General Assembly
Ross Weeks, Jr
Weeks
Tazewell County
Commonwealth
Susan
Walter Pierce
John H. Tate
D-Marion
Richmond
Tate
Virginia
Barter Theatre
Barter Inn
William King Regional Arts Center
Wise
Lonesome Pine
Big Stone Gap
Truck Nearly Hits Sleeping Woman When Semi Crashes Into House
In Ormstown Virginia a semi owned by Bay Area Movers Inc. of Portsmouth plowed into a bedroom just after 2 am narrowly missing a sleeping woman who was unharmed. Police sought the driver who fled the scene. Detective Amber Whittaker identified the mover and noted the truck left the roadway.
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Ortsmouth
Amber Whittaker
Bay Area Movers Inc
Portsmouth
Grundy approves flood plan letter of intent
The Grundy Council adopted a resolution to send a letter of intent to the Army Corps of Engineers. Mayor John Fleenor Jr. is authorized to sign, detailing commitments from Grundy, Virginia DOT and the state. The plan estimates 87 million dollars, with 25 percent funded by Grundy and VDOT and 75 percent by federal funds, mainly for property acquisitions and Route 460 improvements.
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Grundy Council
Army Corps of Engineers
Grundy
John Fleenor, Jr
Ter
Virginia Department of Transportation
State of Virginia
Department of the Army
VDOT
Advocate magazine honors Long with 1997 Member of the Year
Bluefield attorney J Franklin Long is featured on The Advocate cover, Fall 1997. He receives the 1997 Member of the Year award from Wesley Metheney, past WV Trial Lawyers Association president, and serves as first vice president of the association. Long notes growth and pride in the organization.
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Bluefield
J. Franklin Long
the Advocate
The
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Long
Southwest Virginia Community College
Bluefield State College
West Virginia University College of Law
Wesley Metheney
Mountain State
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Mercer County Technical Education Center
West Virginia Department of Education
Tech Prep
Bill Sherwood
Julie Buchanan
Helen Lambert
Theresa Green
Heather Scarberry
John Nelson
Chistmas
Riley West
American Legion Chapter of
A.A. Hopkins
Max L. Kammer
Raime
Tazewell Hialeah
Saab
Rame Y
Hiei
Chelven Davis
Daily Telegraph
Tri State
Curios
Lane
Berkline Big Man
Carolina Furniture
Prince Plaza
Green Valley
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