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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 2002
Page
1
BLUEFIELD VA United Way of the Virginias announces a new informative site open to the public. The site provides campaign totals information photos from the July flood and listing of all agencies receiving United Way funds with agency descriptions. URL www inetone net uwva.
Staff and wire reports say 199 West Virginia families had reached the 60 month lifetime limit for TANF welfare in December. Among them 63 are in McDowell County and 17 in Mercer County. Officials note many may not exit welfare despite education or job training efforts.
Princeton Police Chief R C Martin notes 142 check forgery and credit card related crimes in 2001. He says crooks steal Social Security numbers and personal data to open accounts, and criminals use stolen mail offers to open charge accounts. The trend appears widespread beyond Princeton.
SWCC president Dr Charles King warns Richmond budget restrictions could hit Southwest Virginia Community College with major funding losses. A worstcase scenario would cut 10 fulltime positions, 20 adjunct parttimers, and seven additional parttime posts, shrinking course offerings and student opportunities amid a sluggish economy and post 9/11 ripple effects.
Dr. Charles King, president, says campus faces a new round of budget reductions that could cause a tremendous loss of funding and eliminate about 39 staff positions. He plans multiple trips to Richmond this month to secure funds, warning that without tuition increases the college would have to return $771,647 to the state in FY2003 and $963,672 in FY2004.
The 276th Engineering Battalion based in Tazewell County Virginia faced its busiest year in 2001. Along with routine duties and training the unit fought brush fires provided security after the September 11 attacks and aided southern West Virginia flood victims.
Noon to 7 PM community notices list two gatherings at Sacred Heart Church Princeton and Acme Supermarket Leatherwood Lane Bluefield VA. The Princeton group hosts a noon meeting at 507 Harrison St followed by an 7 PM Antique Auto Club event.
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