Water projects push ahead with multi-million funding
Residents from Big Creek to Jewell Ridge face drought driven water shortages as authority plans phase two of Baptist Valley project to serve about 505 homes. Phase one exhausted funds. total combined funding for three projects nears 9.03 million dollars with grants and low interest loans.
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Tip Top
Melvin
Baptist Valley
Busthead
Bane’s Bottom
Cochran’s Hollow
Earl’s Branch
Adria
Stoney Ridge
Spencer
Springville
Abbs Valley
Big Creek
Jewell Ridge
School plans hinge on SBA grant for Route 52 facilities
Akers says closed schools will be reused or sold to a responsible bidder and not left abandoned. The district maintains yards and exteriors of last year’s closures while awaiting an SBA grant decision. If denied, the board may seek a larger bond of about $22 million or halt the project.
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Akers
SBA
Board of Education
Probation Office Oversees Bluefield Beckley Huntington offices
The article notes nationwide over 4,000 U S probation officers and details Stevens who since 1990 has served as a probation officer and since 1992 supervised Bluefield and Beckley offices. The office operates under the judicial branch, directly under the federal court system, appointed by Judge Charles Haden to work for all judges in the southern district.
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Bluefield
Beckley
Huntington
Charleston
Parkersburg
U.S
Stevens
Mercer County
Judicial Branch of Government
Charles Haden
U.S. Southern District Court
Winds Linger as Power Outages Hit West Virginia
Wind driven storms left about 34,000 customers without power from Parkersburg to Martinsburg with 14,000 restored by midday. In Sissonville Charleston and Huntington areas roughly 9,000 remained powerless as crews worked through the night. Several counties reported school delays and closures while the National Weather Service warned of continued high winds and winter precipitation.
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Parkersburg
Martinsburg
Allegany Power
Guy Fletcher
Phil Moye
Kanawha
Upshur
Grant
Hampshire
Marshall
Mineral
Preston
Taylor
Hardy County
National Weather Service
City Board Considers Street Fee Increase and Tax Reform
City government officials discussed a street fee increase and moving business and occupational taxes in specified areas to state standards. A public hearing was set for 7:30 p.m. December 26 at board chambers to discuss the ordinances.
Soil Conservation Board Meeting Set for Thursday
Beckley Southern Soil Conservation District will hold its regular monthly board meeting Thursday at 9 45 a m at the district building 463 Ragland Road Beckley.
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Soil Conservation
Beckley
Southern Soil Conservation District
Ragland Road
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