Determined spirit marks West Virginia flood memory
Barbara Hawkins notes the July 8 2001 flood as the worst in Mercer County history. She recalls May floods, widespread damage across Mercer McDowell and Mingo counties and the ongoing recovery efforts. Memorials honor drowning victims while FEMA buyout talks continue for Matoaka homeowners.
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West Virginia
Mercer County
Oakvale
Ingleside
Princeton
Green Valley
Bluewell
Bramwell
Lorton Lick
Montcalm
Matoaka
Lashmeet
Spanishburg
Mercer
McDowell
Mingo
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Mullens
Wyoming County
Raleigh
Fayette
Four Seasons
South West Virginia
Daily Telegraph Name Credits and Biblical Quote
The item lists staff bylines for the Daily Telegraph including Gary Adkisso Samantha Perry News Editor Tammie Toler State Editor Barbara Hawkins Senior Copy Editor and others. It also cites a biblical verse Acts 11 20 AV about men of Cyprus and Cyrene preaching to the Grecians in Antioch.
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Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Andy Patton
Cyprus
Cyrene
Antioch
Jesus
Richlands launches progress project to revitalize downtown Front Street
The Richlands government and Chamber of Commerce lead a yearlong effort to revitalize downtown Front Street from Virginia Avenue to Fairfax Street financed by a 700000 dollar Virginia grant. Phase one aims to finish by 2002 and includes fiber optics, streetlights, storefront upgrades, and a 7500 dollar matching grant for store fronts. A plan to convert an old railroading building into a museum and to establish a Coal Miners Memorial is under consideration as part of long term development.
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Richlands
Richlands Area
Front Street
Virginia Avenue
Fairfax Street
Virginia Community Development Office
Norton and
Marion
Virginia
Big Brother
Tazewell County
Build a Lake proposal criticized for trash and safety risks
A reader condemns the Build a Lake project on Bluestone River citing potential trash influx during floods, environmental and safety concerns, and lack of permits or impact studies. The letter urges officials to reconsider allocating 20 million dollars to the plan and suggests prioritizing sewage projects instead.
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Bluestone River
R.D. Bailey Lake
Wyoming County
Guyandotte River
R.D. Bailey
Mercer County
Army Corps of Engineers
Bluestone Valley
Army Corps
Department of Environmental Protection
Can U S troops face war crime trials by ICC
A discussion of whether young American soldiers on UN peacekeeping can be tried as war criminals by the International Criminal Court raises fears of politically motivated prosecutions. It cites U S involvement in NATO missions, possible misconduct, and the debate over immunity and oversight, with Dan K Thomasson noting protections and past actions.
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Ashington
International Criminal Court
Bush
ICC
U.S
America
Great Britain
Canada
Bill Clinton
Congress
Clinton
Africa
Balkans
United States
U.N. Security Council
Bosnia
Donald Rumsfeld
Colin Powell
NATO
Afghanistan
New Criminal Court
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Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
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Teddy Paynter
Greg Jordan
Dan Thomasson
Dan K. Thomasson
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