Mild weekend as Four Seasons Country basks in 70s
Warm trend continues into next week with sunny skies and temperatures near 70 in Four Seasons Country. National Weather Service warns pattern could persist at least until Tuesday as jet stream reversal brings unseasonably warm air. Mercer County Airport hit 69.8F Friday. 1975 74F remains untouched. Local golf clubs report busy crowds and strong Friday turnout with more anticipated Saturday.
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National Weather Service
Stephen Adams
Charleston
The
Weather Service
Adams
Mercer County
Bluefield
Fincastle
Richwood
Bsluefield
Mike Hager
Hager
Cosbys to Dedicate Center at Spelman College
Bill Ae and family return to Spelman College for the dedication of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center named for his wife. The five story building funds humanities, an auditorium and an art museum, financed largely by the Cosbys' 20 million donation in 1988, with the family attending today's ceremony.
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Tlanta
Bill Ae
Spelman College
Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby
Cosbys
Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 50s today
The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 50s. Tonight should be mostly clear with temperatures dropping to the mid to upper 20s to mid 30s. A weather package note lists a toll free tip line for Mercer and surrounding counties.
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Shauina Martin
Bluefield
Carolina Avenue
Mercer, Tazewell
Bland
Monroe
Summers
Fayette
Greenbrier Counties
Coalfield enhancement bill remains alive-for now
In Virginia, both chambers passed distinct budget versions as a conference committee forms to reconcile them. Southwestern lawmakers eye H R 1454 the Coalfield Employment Enhancement Tax Credit, with the Senate panel expected to revisit the House sponsored version amid uncertainty of passage.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate “Conference
Virginia
Jack Reasor
Bluefield
Senate
Finance Committee
Senate Finance
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Richard Cranwell
D-Vinton
Jackie Stump
D-Oakwood
Reasor
Explosion ruled out in blaze in Pocahontas
Fire leveled three 19th century downtown buildings in Pocahontas. Officials ruled out an actual explosion though an interior oil tank rupture may have caused confusion about the blast. The cause remains undetermined as investigators analyze scene items.
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Pocahontas
Carroll Delp
Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations
Wytheville
Delp
Rahall Campaign Leases Luxury Car With Donations
Campaign records show Rep Nick Joe Rahall using campaign funds to lease a Ford Crown Victoria for 714 a month and to insure it. The FEC allows vehicle purchases with campaign money and Rahall is the first West Virginia member to do this publicly. Critics say donors may not expect funds to cover a luxury car.
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Washington
Nick Joe Rahall
Raleigh County
Hepapa
Rehan
Federal Election Commission
Congress
Rahall
West Virginia
Ford Motor Credit Co
Columbia
State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co
Frederick
Bob Schiff
Ralph Nader
Schiff
Bill would block hospital sale without voter approval in Mercer County
Mercer County lawmakers propose Mercer County Municipal Hospitals to require voter approval before selling any community hospital. Del. Homer Ball. co sponsors Del. Elizabeth Osborne and Del. Eustace Frederick. hospital board leaders Mathena and Peters voiced support, citing cost savings and community safeguards.
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Charleston
Mercer County
House of Delegates
Del
Homer Ball
Mercer
Elizabeth Osborne
Eustace Frederick
Charles Mathena
Princeton Community Hospital Board of Directors
Charles Peters
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Mathena
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