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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2009
Page
2
McDowell County Manager Clif Moore said he is willing to meet with two constitutional officers over budget cut concerns. He noted the county budget is solvent but tied to the coal industry and denied receiving formal budget adjustment requests.
Gov. Manchin awarded more than 1.5 million dollars in REAP grants to 42 recipients across southern West Virginia. Monroe County Solid Waste Authority gets 25,975 for personnel and countywide program support. BeBe Enterprises in McDowell County receives 71,345 for a skid loader and truck. Mercer County Solid Waste Authority earns 62,160 to buy a baler and paper shredder to expand recycling.
Federal stimulus cash is being sought to extend the King Coal Highway from Bluefield to Mercer County Airport. Officials expect the 2.16 mile Mercer segment and an interchange near Welch to cost tens of millions, with current estimates around 60 million dollars. Sen Byrd and Rep Rahall press for funds while state DOH pursues 66.9 million for the corridor and 28.4 million for an interchange near Welch. The King Coal Highway Authority oversees the Bluefield to Huntington route as part of I-73/74.
Donations support utilities meds lodging and crisis aid with proceeds funding the general fund. Straley notes misuse at drop off leads to costly hauling of unusable items while good usable goods are prioritized for those in need. Salvation Army pickups cover larger items on Tuesdays to help donors.
Princeton City Council unanimously approved extending sidewalks along Honaker Avenue North Walker Street and East Main Street and authorized City Manager Wayne Shumate to seek a transportation enhancement grant from the West Virginia Department of Transportation A $5000 Community Grant Contract was also approved to extend sidewalks at Trent Street and Honaker Avenue The council ratified officers for the Princeton Community Hospital Board of Directors with William Fred St John president Mark Wills vice president Wayne B Griffith secretary and Frank Sintcrope treasurer Pat Wilson abstained on the vote for Mark Wills.
Tazewell County School Board and the town of Bluefield Va reached a plan for a new Graham High School gymnasium adjacent to the school. The facility would host two 84 foot long basketball courts and serve school programs by day and Bluefield recreation programs after 6 pm weekdays and on weekends. A separate Carlock Pruett Foundation field house proposal, including a locker room, showers, weight room and offices, may accompany the project.
Police in Tazewell County search for Joseph Sexton 24 of Bluefield after he escaped from the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Tazewell Monday night. Authorities issued an escape warrant and alerted Mercer County and neighboring agencies while urging tips from the public.
Heating drives demand as 30 to 40 percent of customers heat homes with electricity in December and January. Appalachian Power estimates show 100 mini incandescent bulbs cost $1.20 to run five hours daily for a month, while 10 strings add about $12 to a bill. LED strands cost about 6 cents for 100 lights, one twentieth the cost of incandescent.
The continuation from A-1 lists donors and amounts for a tree fund including Penelope Peacock one dollar Blitter the Butterfly Katy the Katerpillar Ted Curtis Jimmy Welch Zane and Don Rice anonymous five hundred and thirty dollars In memory gifts name several individuals and families with totals reaching one thousand three hundred thirty two dollars today and twenty one thousand four hundred sixty three dollars to date.
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