City board approves 2 million bond for college housing
Bluefield officials moved to authorize a 2 million dollar bond resolution to fund Bluefield State College dormitories via the Bluefield State College Research and Development Corporation purchasing the Upper-Classmen II facility. SBNA president Blaine Braithwaite warned the plan could reduce city tax revenue as the dormitory shifts from for profit to nonprofit. The board voted unanimously to proceed, while also addressing gas bill concerns and public works plans for Three Springs Farm streets and new park facilities.
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Bluefield
South
Bluefield State College
Blaine Braithwaite
SBNA
B&o
Braithwaite
John Feuchtenberger
Bluefield State
College
Art Riley
Downtown Merchants Association
Riley
Braithewaite
Three Springs Farm
Rhodendendron
Linden
Mt. Laurel
Feuchtenberger
Loan fund to boost small businesses in SW Va
U.S. Rep. Rick Boucher announces House approval of a 150000 revolving loan fund to recapitalize the Ninth District Development Fund. The program, run with People Incorporated of Southwest Virginia, aims to grow tourism related ventures, agri tourism, outdoor recreation, and small, locally owned firms in Southwest Virginia.
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Tazewell
U.S
House of Representatives
Virginia
Rick Boucher
D-Va
Boucher
Senate
Bush
Ninth District Development Fund
Ninth Congressional District
Ninth District Development Financing, Inc
People Incorporated
Southwest Virginia
Debbie Wagner
People, Inc
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Mercer County man named in federal information
Federal prosecutors filed a motion asking the court to schedule a guilty plea hearing for a Mercer County man named in a one count information charging conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and using funds from unlawful activities to conduct financial transactions. Craig Cook of Princeton was named in the information filed Monday in Bluefield. The alleged conspiracy spanned early 2007 to May 19 near Havace Welch and Bluefield. Assistant U.S. Attorney Miller A. Bushong III filed the motion on December 18. no hearing date is set as of late Wednesday. Sante Boninsegna Jr. represents the defendant.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Cial
Craig Cook
Princeton
U.S. District Court
Havace
Welch
Cook
U.S
Miller A. Bushong III
Sante Boninsegna Jr
Tazewell County Sheriff blotter week ending December 14
The Tazewell County Sheriff's Department reports 44 traffic tickets issued 33 arrests made 436 civil papers served and 155 calls responded to during the week ending December 14.
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Tazewell County
Jail crisis shifts cost to counties across regions
State Department spokesman Joe Thornton says overcrowding in state prisons is pushing state sentenced inmates into regional jails. About 1,200 of 3,725 regional jail inmates are state-sentenced. The department plans to divert additional capital back to counties to help with jail costs amid county financial struggles.
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Department of Corrections
Joe Thornton
State Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety
Thornton
McDowell pharmacist trial rescheduled to Feb 19 2008
Saad Kamil Deeb, 62, of Welch, faces 30 counts in a conspiracy and structuring case. The U S District Court in Bluefield has moved the trial to 9:30 a m on February 19 2008. Deeb allegedly ran an illegal gambling operation and evaded taxes with an undercover IRS agent. Assistant U S Attorney Hunter P Smith Jr. leads the case for the government.
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Citizen’s Drug Store
Welch
Deeb
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
David A. Faber
West Virginia
Bluefield
Hunter P Smith Jr
DiTrapano Barrett & Dipiero Firm of
Charleston
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City Park
Mark Henne
Mary Frances Brammer
Linda Whalen
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McDowell Pharmacist
By Bill Archer
NASA
Ralvid
Union
Princeton Times
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P.O
Ringston Times
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