Tazewell County Wins $8.5 Million in Bond Program
Tazewell County is among 13 Virginia school divisions eligible for about 8.5 million in interest free Qualified Zone Academy Bonds for new construction and renovations. Eligibility requires 35 percent or more of students on free or reduced lunch. Potential use includes alleviating overcrowding at North Tazewell Elementary School.
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Tazewell County
Jan White
White
Witten
Virginia Enterprise
Brunswick County
Charlotte County
Chesterfield County
City of
Danville
Hampton
Lynchburg
Martinsville
Newport News
Petersburg
Richmond
Roanoke
Chesapeake
Jim Gilmore
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Drought persists under surface in Four Seasons Country
USDA reports drought conditions remain in southern West Virginia despite June rainfall slightly above normal. Mercer Pocahontas and Greenbrier counties stay drought stricken, with Emergency Conservation Program offering 64 to 50 percent cost share up to $200,000 for water and livestock protections. applications due by Aug. 18 at the Mercer County FSA office.
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Luefield
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farm Services Agency
Rick Blackwood
West Virginia
Ing Mercer
Pocahontas
Greenbrier
USDA
Blackwood
Mercer County Field Service Agency
Athens Road
Mason Murphy
Lawmakers query in-house 10 year timber plan credibility
West Virginia lawmakers debated a 10 year timber plan produced in house by the Division of Forestry. Skepticism focused on credibility and potential bias, with calls for outside help and $100,000 in funds from the governor’s contingency to support WVU research.
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Harleston
West Virginia
Division of Forestry
Forest Management Review Commission
Walt Helmick
Docahontas
Lawmakers draft pawnbroker registration bill in Harleton
The proposal, outlined by House counsel Joe Altizer, would require all pawnshops to register after next July with a $100 two year fee and $30,000 insurance. Police could inspect records and items tied to transactions, while fines could reach $2,000 for violations. support exists for a government ID though a fingerprint requirement was dropped.
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Harleston
Secretary of State’s Office
Senate
House
Joe Altizer
Judiciary Panel
D.W. Skeen
Skeen
Warner named to Appalachian School of Law trustees
Buchanan County supervisor Dexter Ray resigns from the ASL Board of Trustees and passes his seat to Mark Warner. Warner, a Northern Virginia entrepreneur, is praised for bringing regional contacts and economic diversification focus to the law school. Ray will join the Dean Advisory Committee and notes Warner can better network for the school.
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Warner
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy
Buchanan County
Dexter Ray
Mark Warner
Virginia Democratic Party
Virginia
Northern Virginia
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Frank Kilgore
Asls Board of Trustees
ASL
Law
George Allen
Glen Williams
Woodrow
McGlothlin
Southwest
Lu Ellsworth
Mark
Alexandria
Lisa
Gillian
Eliza
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