Drought persists as rainfall hopes hinge on next months
Local hydrologists warn drought remains despite reports of improving conditions. If July and August rainfall reach 4.3 and 3.5 inches respectively, farmers may dodge losses, though drought status varies by opinion. Water supplies in Bluefield remain strong with large storage at Bluestone Lake and Kee and Ada dams near capacity.
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Murphy
Blackwood
West Virginia American Water Company District
Bill Hardy
Bluefield
Kee Dam
Ada Dam
Kee
Bluestone Lake
Mercer-Summers
Corps of Engineers
Hardy
Tazewell Faces Share of State School Bond Aid Policy
Tazewell and other Northampton and Accomack districts will receive priority eligibility for part of 2.1 million in interest-free bonds or 25 percent of the state total for 2000, with remaining divisions including Tazewell eligible under federal guidelines for 6.4 million in bonds. Gov Gilmore stressed broad regional access to such loans.
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Northampton
Accomack
Tazewell
Gilmore
Princeton VFW post to meet Thursday in Memorial building
The Princeton Post 2703 of the VFW and the Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial building. The Military Retiree Group will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Blue- Gray Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America on Mercer Street with delegate Eustace Frederick as guest speaker.
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Princeton
VFW
Princeton Post
Ladies Auxiliary
Memorial Building
Vietnam Veterans of America
Mercer Street
Eustace Frederick
West Virginia Veterans Committee
West Virginia lawmakers push updated late-term abortion ban
Anti abortion lawmakers in Charleston say they will pursue a new approach after U.S. District Judge Goodwin struck down WV's late-term abortion law. Delegate Lisa Smith leads a 32 member effort to ask Congress to curb federal court jurisdiction over late-term abortions and reintroduce a 1998 ban framework. The push involves the Concerned Women of America and mirrors measures in about 20 states.
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Charleston
West Virginia
House
Congress
Lisa Smith
R-Putnam
U.S
Joseph R. Goodwin
U.S. Supreme Court
Nebraska
Smith
Women’s Health Center of
CWA
Alice Click
Click
Bob Kiss
Kiss
WV official touts Georgia-Pacific investments in jobs outcome
Snider of the West Virginia Development Office highlighted Georgia-Pacific installations in Mount Hope Rainelle Richwood and Green Valley with state upgrades totaling 515,184 and training costs. The Mount Hope plant employs 150 at about 15.04 per hour and 4.6 million annual payroll, while Georgia-Pacific totals reach 367 WV workers. A Worker's Compensation return to work program is described as very successful, though concerns about benefit loss if medical issues recur are raised by Proudfoot and others.
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Snider
West Virginia
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Mount Hope
W.va
Rainelle
Richwood
Green Valley
Georgia-Pacific
Ees
Mitch Foster
Proudfoot
Blaciburn
Blackburn
New Martinsville
Sense
Mike Ross
D-Randolph
Pawnbrokers Bill Faces House Exit Delays and Probes
Lawmakers debated a pawnbrokers bill aimed at curbing stolen property flow from Maryland into Eastern Panhandle shops. Critics warned of fraud risks from fingerprint rules and 72 hour record checks, while dealers argued municipal controls and existing licenses suffice. Senator Snyder said the bill seeks uniform good practices, not punishment.
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Herb Lynder
D-Jefferson
Skeen
Snyder
Senate
Panhandle
Maryland
National Rifle Association
Martinsville
Don Blackburn
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