West Virginia Tops National Mountain Biking Rating
The International Mountain Bicycling Association crowned West Virginia the best state for mountain biking praising backcountry single tracks stunning Appalachians and a strong riding community. The 2004 report also lauded government support and WV Mountain Biking Association as a top advocacy group, noting a rise from second place in 2003.
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Charleston
West Virginia
International Mountain
Arizona
Beckley Minister Named West Virginia Baptist Executive Minister
The Rev. David L. Carrico, senior pastor of Beckley’s First Baptist Church, is named executive minister of the West Virginia Baptist Convention. He will assume duties Feb. 1, having previously led Clarksburg and Huntington churches and serving on local boards and as a city fire department and VA chaplain. He succeeds interim executive minister Rev. James E. Lutz.
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Parkersburg
David L. Carrico
First Baptist Church
Beckley
West Virginia Baptist Convention
Carrico
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Fifth Avenue
Huntington
Association of Christian Counselors
Health Right Clinic
Fire
13th Defendent Admits Guilt in Big Coon Dog Bribery
Kenneth Morris Hale a 52 year old Buchanan County road official pleaded guilty in federal court to steering millions of dollars in government road contracts to favored businesses in exchange for about 90000 dollars in bribes. Hale admitted the conduct and said it was wrong.
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Abingdon
Buchanan County
Kenneth Morris Hale
Bribery case ties county officials to flood contracts
Stuart Ray Blankenship, then county Board chair, and Hale led a scheme awarding flood cleanup contracts to a favored contractor. Hale and 15 others were charged after an FBI IRS probe into more than eight million in contracts yielding bribes totaling 545000. Blankenship pleaded guilty awaiting sentencing. Hale pled to racketeering and laundering. Charges also involve Calvin Ward and two contractors amid nine contractors and six county officials plus one FEMA employee.
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Stuart Ray Blankenship
County Board of Supervisors
Hale
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
Tom Bondurant
Calvin Leo Ward
Federal Emergency Management Agency
West Virginia named fourth worst judicial system in nation
ATRA calls West Virginia a judicial hellhole in its annual Judicial Hellhole ranking. The report cites medical malpractice lawsuits and a 3-2 business‑friendly court majority as key issues, noting Justice Warren McGraw’s defeat and the rise of Brent Benjamin.
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Beckley
Virginia
West Virginia
American
ATRA
Warren McGraw
Brent Benjamin
McGraw
Arta
Supreme Court
Benjamin
Larry Starcher
Joe Albright
High Court
Starcher
Mannix Porterfield
Mporterfield
Register-Herald.com
Ethics complaint targets former delegate’s wife in capital office use
The West Virginia Ethics Commission investigates whether Mary Lou Mezzatesta used a House Education office computer and fax to operate Viking Vending Services, a video poker firm. The complaint was filed Nov. 30 by West Virginia Wants to Know, citing private gain.
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Charleston
State Ethics Commission
House Education
Jerry Mezzatesta
State Capitol
Citizens Group
West Virginia
Mary Lou Mezzatesta
Viking
Wanda Carney
Charleston Gazette
Greg Campbell
Carney
Campbell
Ethics Case Breaking Against West Virginia Official
The ethics complaint involves Mary Lou Mezzatesta who allegedly used House Education office resources for Viking Vending. The Mezzatestas faced cases over altered legislative records and a 1999 promise not to use state funds for county schools, with pleas to misdemeanor charges and probation.
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Mezzatesta
Kanawha
Braxton County residents challenge smoking ban take effect
More than 1,000 Braxton County residents petition the County Commission to halt a Jan 1 smoking ban. The panel plans a special meeting with the health department to consider reworking the ordinance, while acknowledging potential lack of legal standing.
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Braxton County
Morgantown
County Commission
County Health Department
John Gibson
Commission
Health Department
West Virginia
Commission seeks more money for crime lab staff
The Virginia State Crime Commission urged allocating 2.1 million to hire 26 forensic scientists and five other staff to cut the backlog of forensic tests. Governor Warner proposed 1.1 million for 17 scientists. Current testing times rose from 39 days in 1999 to 95 days in 2000, with DNA cases taking about eight months.
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Richmond
Virginia State Crime Commission
Gov
R. Warner
Commission
Division of Forensic Science
Warner
Police seize over half ton marijuana near border
Police in Kentucky report a tractor trailer carrying about 1 400 pounds of marijuana valued at more than 2 million dollars was seized on U S 23 in rural Letcher County near the Pike County line. Four men were arrested on marijuana trafficking charges. names were withheld at the US attorney's office request. The DEA joined Kentucky and Virginia state police in the operation.
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Pikeville
Kentucky-Virginia
Kentucky
Randy Hunter
Hunter
U.S. 23
Letcher County
Pike County
Drug Enforcement Agency
Virginia
Bloxom Likely to Be Warner's Agriculture Secretary Pick
Former Del. Robert S. Bloxom, longtime Agriculture Committee member, expects to be considered as Virginia’s agriculture secretary as Gov. Mark R. Warner prepares to announce his cabinet. Bloxom says Warner was positive about the idea and asked him to consider the post. Virginia does not require the top ag official to report directly to the governor.
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Richmond
Robert S. Bloxom
Virginia
Mark R. Warner
Bloxom
House of Delegates
Agriculture Committee
Warner
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