Dome over coal stockpile planned for Sylvester
Elk Run Coal Co received approval from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to erect a 105 foot inflatable dome over Sylvester to keep coal dust off the town. Completion is targeted for mid May with work starting next month if all goes to plan. The project is part of a broader effort to address dust concerns.
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Boone County
Sylvester
Elk Run Coal Co
state Department of Environmental —_ Protection
Crum
State run malpractice plan moves closer to opening
West Virginia’s BRIM board approved regulations for the new state run malpractice plan set to open January 1. The five member panel authorized a Virginia company to manage the program and established a general rate structure, with specifics to follow. Doctors face higher premiums, with no firm details until applications are reviewed.
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Charleston
Bob Wise
State Board of Risk and Insurance Management
Guar
John Lukens
BRIM
Marsh
Richmond
Merlino & Associates
Jane Cline
Cline
West Virginia Medical Association
Evan Jenkins
Jenkins
Miners vote on five year United Mine Workers contract
Union miners at Peabody Coal CONSOL Energy and Arch Coal vote on a five year contract with the United Mine Workers to extend through December 31 2006. The deal would let long service miners retire with full benefits and provide a $600 July 2002 bonus plus $1.50 per hour in wage raises. News outlines industry shifts and productivity gains amid fluctuating coal prices.
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Charleston
United Mine Workers
UMW
Peabody Coal Co
Consol Energy Inc
Arch Coal Inc
Fairfax
Peabody
St. Louis
Consol
Consol Energy
Zeigler Coal Holding
AEI Resources
AEI
Ashland
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Community Christmas Tree benefits from donations and volunteer groups
Shoppers with Bluefield High School cheerleaders and Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney's staff joined volunteers from Bluefield Rotary Club Bluefield Kiwanis Club and East River Street Red Club to support the Community Christmas Tree. Donations Friday push the year total to 12979.17 confirming ongoing all volunteer fundraising and memory tributes.
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Bluefield High School
Glenda Adkisson
Alisa Adkisson
Valerie Willis
Jessica Willis
Dina Rasi
Victoria Bowes
Aaron Reagan
Angela Lipscome
Janica Flack
Alicia Wiley
Logan Adkisson
Gary Adkisson
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Timm Boggess
Michelle Workman
Doug Workman
Terri Lee
Lance Lee
Kim Boone
Jack Howard
Tom Blevins
Leah Hypes
Ashley Melora
Sara Woodward
Amy Ratcliff
Sara Tony
Anna Lilly
Bluefield Kiwanis Club and Friends
Marshall Miller
Bluefield College
Ozzie Ellison
Cecil Smith
Eleanor Smith
Robert Redd
Ivan Halsey
Thelma Halsey
Robert McClung
Mary McClung
Sara Coleman
Janet Gunn
Donna Kelly
Sally Suddeth
Peggy Moore
Lynette Chambers
Krishawn
State unemployment up in November across West Virginia
Harleson AP reports Monongalia County posted 1.8 percent, the state low, while Calhoun led high at 12.2 percent. Other counties ranged from Pendleton 2.2 to Monroe 3.3 percent. Mason 9.4 and Pocahontas 9.1 percent were among the high rates. West Virginia state rate rose to 4.3 percent from 3.9 in October.
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Harleston
Monongalia County
Bureau of Employment Programs
Calhoun County
Pendleton
Jefferson
Hardy
Ohio
Putnam, Hancock
Brooke
Monroe
Mason
Pocahontas
Wirt
Roane
Lincoln
Ritchie
Fayette
Wetzel
West Virginia
Rich areas pull away as Virginia incomes rise
The Weldon Cooper Center analysis of state tax data shows Northern Virginia counties leading with the highest median incomes for married couples in 1999, while rural western Virginia trails. Loudoun tops at 78,798, Fairfax 78,168, Falls Church 77,598, Arlington 75,298, Prince William 69,936, with state median 53,745 and 5.7 percent 1998–1999 gain.
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Richmond
Northern
Virginia
University of Virginia
University
Weldon Cooper
Loudoun County
Fairfax County
Falls Church
Arlington County
Prince William
Washington, D.C
Hampton pediatrician to face hearing over alleged abuse
Four women allege Dr Paul Walker molested them as children in the 1980s. A Virginia Board of Medicine panel allowed him to continue practicing until a formal hearing next year, despite credible testimony and inconsistent evidence.
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Williamsburg
Hampton
Virginia Board of Medicine
Paul Walker
Walker
Frank Pedrotty
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TJ. Lauren
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State Board of Medicine
Declan P Irving
Newport News
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