Bridgework projects set bids for three replacements
A series of bridge replacements along Route 19 near Gardner and Spanishburg aims to modernize crossings. Gardner Road Truss, Spanishburg Truss, and Spanishburg Girder bridges are scheduled for bidding in March, with completions targeted from April to October 1997, each carrying weight limits from 12 to 15 tons and affecting Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department response in Lake Bottom and surrounding areas.
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Gardner Road
Route 19
Gardner Interchange
Spanishburg
Spanishburg School
Bennett
Lake Bottom
Gardner
Rock
Bluestone Valley
Tazewell Historical Society publishes heritage book
Submissions for the heritage volume came from across the nation with diverse backgrounds and varying lengths. Research shows many early settlers of Tazewell County moved west, some in 1880 or earlier, and copies remain available for $60 plus $4 shipping. Orders to Tazewell Historical Society, P O Box 916, Tazewell VA 24651, or call (540) 988-4069.
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A-1
Puckett
Tazewell County
Historical Society
Sara Puckett Reese
Reese
United States
The
Tazewell Historical Society
P.O
Tazewell
the Historical Society
Main Street trolley project seeks ISTEA grant
Town officials anticipate Main Street renovations including new parking near the courthouse brick sidewalks wooden benches bearing the Tazewell logo and antique street lights. If the grant is approved work could start by October with $25 000 pledged by the Board of Supervisors contingent on ISTEA support.
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Main Street
Commonwealth Transportation Board
Tazewell
Board of Supervisors
ISTEA
Parkways Authority tourism plan outlined at Mercer meeting
Dena Brown and Dena Brown listed at Parkway centers and state parks as a focus for drawing Virginia drivers to West Virginia. An I-77 exit is under construction to feed the tourism structure while the multi million project will use films and slides to inform visitors. Burge said the Authority will shelter Pipestem State Park and participate in a water line project, SummerFest, and a Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Attendees included Sen Tony Whitlow, delegates, chamber leaders, and local officials.
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Dena Brown
St. Clair Foods
Princeton
Susan Gianato
Leslie Skeet
Ike Southern
Bill Berdine
William Sanders
Parkways Authority
Virginia
Kentucky
West Virginia
Burge
Pipestem State Park
Pipestem
Eads Mill
Bluestone Service Plaza
Town of Athens
Tion Center
Tony Whitlow
D-Mercer
Homer Ball
Eustace Frederick
Leonard Anderson
Bluestone Convention and Visitors Bureau
Beverly Wellman
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
George Lanton
Bill Sherwood
Jack Brown
Chamber
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Charles Weiss
Bob Barnett
Bramwell
County Commission
John Rapp
Benjean
Rfquest
Raleigh County
Wvpedta
Piedmont Road
Charleston
Don Lake
U.S. Postal Service
Wvpedta P.O
Alan Owen
Tamarack
Wvypedta
Buchanan and GOP Ads Stir Debate On Religion And Abortion
The GOP faces scrutiny as ads reference Buchanan on sexism and creationism in schools. Buchanan cites polls and defends parental choice in science education while abortion positions heat up in a National Right to Life ad targeting Alexander and Forbes.
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Dole
Buchanan
ABC
David Brinkley
Alexander
Forbes
National
Right To Life Political Action Committee
States
NBC
Meet the Press
CNN
Landmark mill in Alderson burns to the ground
A Greenbrier County landmark mill dating to 1902 was destroyed by fire early Saturday. About 50 firefighters from four departments fought flames that ripped through the three story structure, housing the Greenbrier Milling Co. flour and feed mill, with no injuries reported. Investigators seek the fire’s cause.
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Alderson (Ap
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier Milling Co
Alderson
Greenbrier casino bill faces close House vote
The Greenbrier casino bill faces a tight path in the West Virginia legislature as Commons committees split on approval. Supporters foresee the measure passing with narrow margins, while others warn changes could jeopardize the resort’s historic status and economy.
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Greenbrier
Charleston
Associated Press
House of Delegates Judiciary and Finance Committees
White Sulphur Springs
Judiciary Committee
Finance Committee
House
Jim Rowe
D-Greenbrier
Chuck Chambers
D Cabell
Rowe
Ted Kleisner
Kleisner
Senate
Judiciary
Rick Staton
Staton
Police Blotter Reports Multiple Local Incidents
Bluefield 911 logs show Friday motor vehicle accidents on Bluefield Avenue and East River Avenue with no injuries. Sunday breaking and entering on Augusta Street. Fight in progress at Kelsey's Nightclub Holiday Inn with one arrest. Domestic dispute on South Street. Tire punctured belonging to Officer Ruth at Rogers Street lot.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
G.W. Lightfoot
East River Avenue
S.R. Davis
Highland Avenue
G.R. Davis
Augusta Street
G.A. Ruth
Kelsey’s
Holiday Inn
B.E. Vicchio
South Street
M.S. Haynes
Rogers Street
Man Convicted Again in Virginia Murder Case
In Chatham Virginia jurors convict Kirby DeHart of murdering Effie Rakes who was 81 when she surprised him attempting to assault her 55 year old invalid daughter in 1991. The verdict follows an earlier overturning on a technicality and two hours of deliberation.
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Chatham
Kirby DeHart
Effie Rakes
Alternative gun group forms to challenge NRA
Fairfax based Ernest Lissabet founded the American Firearms Association to offer a more moderate voice for gun owners. The group has about 750 dues paying members across 40 states and opposes easier concealed carry and bars access. Lissabet aims to reconcile the Second Amendment with common sense.
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Fairfax
Ernest Lissabet
National Rifle Association
Lissabet
American Firearms Association
NRA
AFA
Virginia
Paul Hansen
Izaak Walton League
Bob Wallace
Handgun Control Inc
Casino plan eyed in hotel bunker site
Kleisner proposes locating the casino in a hotel area that once served as a Cold War bunker for Congress in case of nuclear attack, a detail noted in a resort study.
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Kleisner
Congress
Bramwell Adopts Hotel Motel Tax and Fees Increase
Notice to Bramwell residents of upcoming final adoption hearing on February 26 1996 at Bramwell Town Hall. Ordinance would amend prior fees for essential and special services, adding twelve dollar monthly user fees and requiring a full user list from the county. Also includes hotel motel tax proposal and public notices from Bluefield Princeton and Tamarack proceedings.
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Bramwell
Bramwell Town Hall
West Virginia
Mercer County
Bluefield
Virginia
Planning Commission
Art Mead
Charles Carlton
Princeton
Board of Zoning Appeals
Virginia Scott
Archie
Merriman Anthony
Colin Archie
Anthony Archie
Culler
Shirley
Robert W Culler
Roark
Gather Freeman
James F. Roark
Main Street
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R-Wood
Kime
Larry Linch
Las Vegas
Greenbrier Hotel
Gallagher
Lewisburg
Averett College
Danville
Averett
Averett College Is Accredited By
Commi
Robert E. Holroyd
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