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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2004
Page
5
Hancock County Delegate Randy Swartzmiller drafts legislation to require sex offenders in West Virginia to display a distinct license plate and coded licenses. The plan mirrors Ohio rules with red numbers on a yellow plate to mark offenders.
West Virginia politicians push to raise the cigarette tax to 75 or 80 cents per pack, a move locals say will drive customers across the state line to Virginia. Retailers in Bluefield Princeton and nearby report prior declines after past increases, while Virginia shops welcome cross-border traffic. Officials cite Medicaid funding needs and federal matching funds as context for the proposal.
Three top Virginia colleges plan to ask the General Assembly for greater autonomy to determine their finances and reduce reliance on state funding. William and Mary, Virginia, and Virginia Tech aim for commonwealth chartered university status to address a funding shortfall, with potential impact as soon as July 1, 2005. Governor Warner voiced caution about the plan.
The West Virginia Supreme Court will hear a consolidated appeal on whether injuries before July 1, 2003 should be covered under old rules or new reforms. Charles Thompson, a McDowell County former U S Steel miner, challenges a $3,000 PPd cut. Oral arguments are set for next week with a potential $1.1 billion program impact cited by the WC Commission.
Linda Dempsey 32 of Montcalm her 9-year-old daughter and Richard Graham 28 of Rock survived a car crash into the Bluestone River between Montcalm and Rock. The 1994 Cavalier went off Sandlick Road at 11:17 a.m. and submerged. Rescue squads pulled all three to shore, all showing hypothermia signs and transported to Bluefield Regional Medical Center.
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