January 17 2006 News Update
A brief 2006 item referencing Tuesday January 17 with no further readable details. The source shows the date and a generic web address www.bdtonline.com without additional context or names.
17 Jan 2006
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2006
Page
1
A brief 2006 item referencing Tuesday January 17 with no further readable details. The source shows the date and a generic web address www.bdtonline.com without additional context or names.
Rain showers likely with scattered thunder storms possible late in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Light and variable winds.
AP report details lawmakers co authoring legislation amid debate on marriage protections in West Virginia. The narrative references a separate aviation incident in El Paso and a Boeing 737 engine issue, but focuses on state legal action and political responses.
Contact the Telegraph re delivery line at 304 327 2802 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. daily to solve delivery problems. Call by noon to ensure timely delivery within the limited re delivery area.
Senate Finance Chairman Walt Helmick appointed a three member panel to review parkways authority records after anger over toll hikes. Lawmakers may summon officials to testify. The Beckley toll rise from 1.25 to 2 for cars and 4.25 to 7 for other vehicles sparked southern opposition led by Sen. Jesse Guills with chair Truman Chafin and Sen. Larry Edgell.
Virginia Governor Kaine argues for more transportation money while pledging to veto bills that raise road costs unless funds are protected from diversion. He seeks local zoning power to curb development, exemption of up to 20 percent of a home’s value from personal property taxes, and preservation of Warner-era funding, including $232 million for Bay cleanup and a near $500 million allocation for higher education research and development.
Bishop George D. McKinney, a national Church of God in Christ board member, joins others in prayer during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in Wichita Kansas. Sponsored by the Wichita Ministerial League, the event drew hundreds for inspirational singing and preaching to keep King's dream alive as SVCC hosts the celebration.
Residents in BLUEFIELD are urged to attend a Public Service Commission hearing on February 15 at 7 p.m. in the municipal board room. The hearing addresses Appalachian Power Companys request for a four year phase in rate increase totaling 23 percent. The PSC will conduct the session to collect input for and against the proposed increase.
Police say video from a surveillance camera helped identify two teens, Brian Hooks aged 18 and Thomas S Daugherty aged 17, linked to the death of Norris Gaynor, 45, in a brutal home beating. A judge ordered a psychological evaluation for one suspect as both surrendered after fleeing the state.
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