Roaring Fork detour plan amended near Roaring Fork Bridge
The U S Forest Service amends plans to keep a detour open around the Roaring Fork Bridge project. FS 222 will be closed about 500 feet each side. a portion of FS 222 will remain open for 11 miles from Ceres to the east and 3 miles from Highway 16 to the west. The detour was found unsafe due to creek fording and winter dangers. Contact Wytheville Forest Service at (703) 228-51 for details.
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Roaring Fork
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Service
Ceres
Roaring Fork Creek
U.S
Wytheville
Tazewell PSA to meet in County Administration Building
The Tazewell County PSA will hold a meeting on Thursday December 27 at 5 30 p m in the conference room of the Tazewell County Administration Building.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County Psa
Tazewell County Administration Building
PCH to Celebrate Twenty Years of Caring at Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital marks its twentieth anniversary with a 1:30 p.m. ceremony in the hospital lobby and cafeteria on Thursday to note growth since opening on December 20, 1970 and to glimpse its future. Refreshments follow from 2 to 4 p.m. Highlights include a holiday song performance by Child Development Day Care Center children and Donna Charles singing Gifts from the Heart for PCH volunteers.
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Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Deborah L. Griffith
Child Development
Donna Charles
PCH
Griffith
Byrd Announces Area Students Nominated to Service Academies
U S Senator Robert C Byrd announced nominations to the Military Naval Air Force and Merchant Academies. Among the West Point nominees is Clay Sampson son of Col and Mrs Charles Sampson of Bluefield. An Air Force Academy nominee is Craig Matthew Whittinghill son of Mr and Mrs Robert Whittinghill of Athens.
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Washington, D.C
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W
Byrd
Military Academy
West Point
Clay Sampson
Charles Sampson
Bluefield
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Craig Matthew Whittinghill
Robert Whittinghill
Athens
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at First Presbyterian Bluefield
A Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion service is planned for Monday at 7 30 p m at First Presbyterian Church located at 208 Tazewell Street in Bluefield. The event invites community members to gather for the traditional observance.
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Bluefield
First Presbyterian Church
Tazewell St
Rahall Boosts Contributions Amid West Virginia Redistricting
U S Representative Nick Rahall increased his campaign donations to state lawmakers, about 10000 dollars, a Charleston Daily Mail report says. An aide claimed redistricting concerns did not influence the giving, noting Rahall’s history of supporting local candidates.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Election Commission
U.S
Nick J. Rahall
Charleston Daily Mail
Kent Keyser
Rahall
Econ
Daily Telegraph Tip Line Contact
Contact the Daily Telegraph with tips by calling City Editor Jim Terry at 327-6171 or Princeton Bureau Chief David Barker for information or leads.
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Call City
Jim Terry
Princeton
David Barker
The
Daily Telegraph
Christmas decorative Norway spruce shines in Bluefield yard
Five years back in 1985 Fred and Jane Richmond lit the Bluefield area with a 80 to 85 foot Norway spruce decorating project at 615 Oakhurst Ave. Residents remember the annual display as a festive community greeting.
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Fred
Jane Richmond
Bluefield
Oakhurst Ave
Operation Kool Aid honors three Mercer schools
Mercer County schools Ceres Elementary Princeton Junior High and Bramwell High earned plaques from the 101st Airborne Division for collecting over 103000 powder drink mix packages for Desert Shield soldiers. JROTC commander Raymond E McKinney praised community and school cooperation and thanked Superintendent Bill Baker for support.
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Mercer County
101St Airborne
Ramsey Elementary students collect Kool-Aid for troops in Gulf
Over 4 010 packages were collected by Ramsey Elementary students in the Operation Kool-Aid project to ease the water needs of Gulf military personnel. JROTC members Natasha Clements Erica Todd and Tarranda Moody assisted in gathering the packs.
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JROTC
Natasha Clements
Erica Todd
Tarranda Moody
Governor Caperton to tackle health care in 1991 session
Aides Howard Wellman and John Perdue said health care will be the top issue for West Virginia in the 1991 legislature. They noted major problems in health care and insurance and emphasized attracting obstetrician doctors as a focus. The governor will address health care head on and build on earlier education gains.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Gaston Caperton
Howard Wellman
John Perdue
Caperton
Wellman
Perdue
Insurance woes haunt Tazewell County and its schools
In Tazewell Virginia officials recount the 1989 collapse of Commonwealth Health Alliance Virginia Plan Administrators, which left 467000 in claims unpaid and forced 225 county workers and 700 school employees to bear costs. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Charles Warner led efforts to settle the bills, with the last two payments completed this month. The state SC C eventually ordered 302000 back to the county, but premiums rose as Blue Cross Blue Shield assumed coverage under a statewide experimental program affecting over 112 government groups. The community later gathered for a holiday event at the Bluefield Arts Center.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Charles Warner
Commonwealth Health Alliance
Virginia Plan Administrators of
Virginia Beach
Mission
Warner
Commonwealth
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Toy trouble letters reveal doll houses and trains dominate holiday mishaps
Roanoke AP report details reader submissions about Christmas toy disasters. Elaine Finestone recalls a colossal metal doll house that took hours to assemble, ending with a child watching from the stairs. Pat Kirkendall describes a family struggle with a fragile doll house, while James B Way recounts a battery train fiasco and a Santa note apology. First prize awarded to William McNulty for a humorous letter about the wrong train episode.
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Roanoke
Roanoke Times & World News
Elaine Finestone
Clifton Forge
Finestones
Pat Kirkendall
Kelly
Santa Claus
James B. Way
Santa
Liv
Jimmy
William McNulty
Bluefield approves billboard plan with 500 foot rule
The City Board of Directors, in a 4-1 vote, lifts the billboard ban but adopts a 500 foot separation rule citywide and within districts. Two 6 by 12 foot signs may be 100 feet apart in the central business district, 500 feet elsewhere, with a first reading at the December 26 meeting. City Manager Bill Looney urged the 500 foot rule for all signs. Harry Outdoor Sign's Jack Harry warned the rule could largely kill sign sites. The board also recognized Bluefield Graham High School G-men, undefeated in the regular season, with a resolution read by Bluefield Mayor Cecile Barrett.
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Bluefield
City Board of Directors
City Planning Commission
Bea Paine
Central Business District
Bill Looney
Jack Harry
Harry Outdoor Sign Company
John W. Feuchtenberger
Graham High School
Army recruiting talk aims to boost education image in Georgia
Col Rob Enyeart of the 2nd Army Recruiting Brigade spoke in Atlanta to educators and officials about Army benefits. He rejected the view that the Army only accepts dropouts and highlighted education funding and college opportunities. He noted recruiting difficulties tied to troop deployments to Saudi Arabia.
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Bluefield
Seven Seas
Rob Enyeart
2Nd Army Recruiting Brigade
Atlanta
Ramada Inn
Army
Enyeart
Armed Services
Engeart
United State
Saudia
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Andrew Clark
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Barbara Hawkins
the State Corporation Com
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McNultys
Curt Barber
City Board
Mineral Street
Bland Street
Cecile Barrett
Paul Cole
Eddie Lee Isom
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