West Virginia urged to keep Bluefield and Concord colleges open
Mercer County officials pressed for state action to keep Bluefield State and Concord College intact and unmerged. They warned that losing higher education would hurt fencing in industries and deter growth, urging lawmakers to address workers’ camp costs, medical malpractice caps, and truck capacity for coal to curb unemployment.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bluefield State and
Concord
Mercer County Economic Development Commission
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Bailey
Virginia
Charleston
Dennis Yena
Dyena
Bdtonline
Bluefield weighs billboard size along Route 460
Bluefield Planning Commission members discussed potential changes to billboard size on U S Route 460. The current limit is 12 feet long. proposed would raise to 300 square feet. A public hearing will follow if a draft ordinance is prepared and approved by the city attorney, then by the Board of Directors.
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Luefield
Planning Commission
John Tresch
Commission
Bluefield
Border and
Trim
Dave Shields
Tresch
John Feuchtenberger
Daily Telegraph
City Board of Directors
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Lawmakers eye Byrd funds for King Coal Highway work
West Virginia legislators review an $18 million Byrd request for the King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway. Officials anticipate federal approval and plan allocations to King Coal Highway and Coalfields Expressway, with emphasis on near Bluefield and McDowell and Mercer counties.
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Charleston
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
K. A. Ammar Jr
Bluefield
Don Caruth
Rmercer
Del
Marshall Long
D-Mercer
John Pat Fanning
D-Mcdowell
Fred Vankirk
Byrd
Senate Appropriations Committee
Caruth
Telsia
Wayne
Mingo
VanKirk
K.A. Ammar Jr
Mercer County Airport
Tary
Long
McDowell County
McDowell woman pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
Betty Jean Lester, 46, of Hensley, pleaded guilty Jan. 23 to conspiracy to distribute OxyContin and other drugs from 1992 to 2002. She faces up to 20 years and a $1 million fine. Sentencing is set for May 15 before Chief U.S. District Judge David A. Faber. Prosecutor Monica Schwartz leads the case.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
Betty Jean Lester
Hensley
U.S
David A. Faber
Kasey Warner
Lester
Warner
Faber
Monica Schwartz
Mark Blevins
Power Outages Hit Matoaka Lashmeet Area
About 500 customers lost power in Matoaka and Lashmeet due to two outages. AEP spokesman Phil Moye said a deteriorated wire caused the first outage from 9:40 a.m. to 11:40 a.m. A second outage occurred around 1:30 p.m. with the same area affected. Service was expected to resume by 4:30 p.m.
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Matoaka
Lashmeet
American Electric Power
Phil Moye
Moye
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Open Sky Enterprises
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M.D
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American College of Surgeons
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville
Alfred J. DuPont Crippled Children’s Institute
Wilmington
Buchanan General Hospital
Grundy
St. Luke’s Professional Building
Southview Drive
Bluefield, WV
St. Luke's Hospital
Princeton Community Hospital
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