Virginia opens violent sex offender web site
Virginia State Police launched an online registry listing 6,363 violent sex offenders who have completed sentences and reside in Virginia. The site allows searches by name, address, city or county and is updated daily, drawing criticism over privacy and vigilante risk while defense cites public safety.
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Ice storm to cost Virginia Power over thirteen million
Virginia Power estimates the five year high ice storm will cost at least 13 million. About 42,100 customers were without power, with 30,800 in central Virginia including Petersburg, Williamsburg and Richmond. Crews work to restore service, with some outages lasting into Thursday or Friday.
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Central Region
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Airport site eyed near Grundy for future growth
Crabtree touts a seven mile from Grundy location near Haysi and Breaks Park as ideal for industry and tourism with a runway built for large planes. The site sits near a Coalfield Expressway route and potential Route 460 extension, with the old airport set to become an industrial site when developed.
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Crabtree
Elkhorn City
Alliance for Two Parents Sets Jan 4 Meeting in Charleston
The West Virginia Alliance for Two Parents will meet at 7 p.m. January 4 at South Ruffner Presbyterian Church in Charleston. The group provides support for divorced and never married parents, grandparents, step-parents and other family members separated from a child. Custody visitation and child support will be discussed. For more information call 304 744 6534.
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Greenbrier still wary as casino idea debated
Kleisner says vacationers and business groups split at The Greenbrier with casino potential seen as a way to stabilize during a recession. Critics warn a casino could erode the resort’s family atmosphere and raise prices while others note casinos attract corporate travel and entertainment.
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Charleston
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Huntington
Barrett
Time running out for fowest rates of prepaid college plan
PRINCETON The State Treasurer’s Office extends hours to Thursday to process last minute applications for West Virginia’s Prepaid College Plan before the Dec 31 deadline. State Treasurer John Perdue says many residents seek the lowest prices as tuition costs rise about 7 percent yearly. The plan offers contracts from one to five years with lump sum or installments and tax deductions. call 1 800 307 4701 for details.
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Princeton
West Virginia
John Perdue
Perdue
Four Seasons
Wall Street Journal
Virginia
Tazewell County crime declines despite four murders this year
Major Pete Smothers of the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Department notes violence has decreased overall despite four 1998 murders. He cites domestic violence as the most common report and reports a strong case closure rate with two unrelated armed robbery suspects nabbed in late 1998.
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Tazewell County
Pete Smothers
Growth plans emerge for Grundy after flood risk
After flooding concerns near Levisa, Grundy officials plan growth strategies including two industrial sites. The Edith Faye property will host a 90 000 square foot shell building within a year, with rail access and Leetown site also under consideration. Crabtree calls each move part of a larger pie to rebuild. Bloodmobile to visit GlenWood Park Retirement Village on Thursday offers $30 grocery gift prizes from Acme. Local groups and Donuts shop LaMar’s Donuts contribute, while Glen Wood Auxiliary provides sandwiches.
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GlenWood Park
Acme
LaMar’s Donuts
Bluefield
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