Power line debate over AEP corridor in Tazewell County
Tazewell County officials grilled AEP planners over a new 765kV transmission corridor, saying the county had no chance to respond. The meeting drew a packed gym crowd at Springville Elementary as the committee prepares a position statement for the board in January. Concerns included lack of input from county officials and potential impacts on the enterprise zone and watershed spraying plans.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
American Electric Power
AEP
Bernard M. Pasternack
R.L
Ron” Poff
Springville
County Supervisors
Joe Hunnicutt
Hunnicutt
Scott Nelson
Bluefield
Poff
Jimmy Jones
Postal workers pressed as holiday mail tops expectations
Postal officials across Bluefield and Princeton report sharp holiday mail increases, up 30 40 percent in Bluefield and higher in Princeton. Officials attribute much of the surge to the August UPS strike and ongoing procrastination, with extra staff hired in some offices to handle packages.
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UPS
Garnett Webb
Bluefield Post Office
Webb
Bluefield Post
Cecil Byrd
Bluefield
Byrd
Ex War mayor sentenced to 33 months in fraud case
Wesley Miller, 65, who led the Big Creek Rescue Squad from 1992 to 1994, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He pleaded guilty September 22, with Judge David Faber citing guidelines of 27 to 33 months. Miller returned $9,000 to a witness, while $12,100 netted a related payment, and another defendant, Dianna Lambert, received 13 months.
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Bluefield
Big Creek
Wesley Miller
Miller
Federal District Court
David Faber
Omar Aboulhasa
Dianna Lambert
U.S
Hunter Smith Jr
Lambert
Faber
Aboulhosa
Man sentenced for mail fraud and money laundering
Robert Charles a 43 year old former Princeton area resident was sentenced in Federal District Court by Judge David Farber to 33 months in prison three years supervised release and 31690 restitution after pleading guilty to mail fraud and money laundering in a plea bargain that dropped five other counts He admitted submitting a false insurance claim and receiving 17000 later used to remove a lien on a Mercedes he had reported stolen The judge called the scheme more than garden variety mail fraud.
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Bluefield
Federal District Court
Robert Charles
Pennsylvania
David Farber
Princeton Area
Charles
Faber
Index Ask Kathy Classified Mini Page Obituaries Dear Abby
A compact column offers advice requests to Kathy, brief classifieds notes, obituary notices, and small lifestyle items. Readers submit questions and tips across topics from home living to social events, with brief pointers for column guidance.
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Kathy
Abby
Clinton to name puppy at news conference
President Bill Clinton is set to reveal the name of his recently adopted three month old chocolate Labrador retriever at a White House news conference. He said a family conference narrowed a long list to two options before selecting the final name.
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United States
Bill Clinton
Clinton
White House
Community Christmas Tree campaign nears goal in 1997 push
Donations surpassed halfway point with 7 246.89 dollars raised of a 12 500 goal. With just over a week left the Bluefield Tree campaign invites more gifts by mail or in person at the Daily Telegraph offices. Names include Robert and Nancy Reunion 25 dollars and anonymous 100 dollars among contributors.
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Bluefield Auditorium
Stadium Drive
Little
Jimmie
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Ave
Equilla S. Mack
Grabar Nagy
Eugene P Pawlowski
Benji
Mitzi Weinberg
The
Harveys
Stanley Neal
John
Laura McDonald
Elwood Ballard
the Coquettes Club
George F. Gillespie
Kemper West
Steward & Dorothy Parks
Community Christmas Tree Donations and Memorials
A jumble of donations and memorials are listed for a community Christmas tree fundraiser. Entries mention individuals such as Nell and Eddie Steeie, Robert and Chris Smith, Erica and Keri Smith, Anthony and Aster Vanesh, Kevin Armbrister, Mary Allen Brown, Mary Lesdahthdant, Joe Tracy, Georgia Powers, Zebhel Fagg, Florence Miller, Ellen Musick, Ancel H. Powers, and others. Amounts range from five to thirty five dollars with several in memory of loved ones. City Glass and Radiator Co. Inc. appears as a donor.
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Nell
Eddie Steeie
Robert
Chris Smith
Erica
Keri Smith
Anthony & Aster Vanesh
Craig
Glenn Kevin Armbrister
APM TriStel
Roger Shrader
Mary Allen Brown
Mary Ar Lesdahthdant
Joe Tracy
Cate
Stelia
Betty Corte
Powers
Clarence
Clarence Powers
Georgia Powers
Catherine, David & Cara
Zebhel Fagg
Florence Miller
Ellen Musick
Ancel H. Powers
Curry, J
Austin Common
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Power Line Committee
Princeton
Memorial Building
Suzanne Lowry
Inset
Ed Ball
Music Exchange
Virginias
Malcolm Howell
Howell
Eric DiNove
Virginia Phillips
North Street
Tony Barbery
Daily Telegraph
Statt
Eric DiNovo
Patty Thompson
Gloria Buchanan
Southern Highlands
West Virginia
Virginia
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Cal
Tee
Robert & Nancy
Darrell, Tammy, Jennifer
Rachel Blankenship
City Glass & Radiator,Co. Inc
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