Ohio man escapes after rig crashes over 250 foot ravine
James Irwin, 34, survived a severe crash on I 64 when his flat bed rig lost brakes descending Sandstone Mountain. The truck crossed the median, plummeted 250 feet, and fractured into pieces while 43 000 pounds of steel scattered down the hillside. Irwin crawled to safety, hospitalized with a broken leg and minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowers
Irwin
Newman and Sons
Louisville
Ohio
Thirteen Tazewell Academy Students Medal in UVA Competition
Thirteen Tazewell Christian Academy students competed in the International Student Leadership Competition at the University of Virginia from May 29 to June 1. More than 4,000 attendees, including sponsors, watched ensembles and individuals win medals for poetry, puppet theater, vocal and instrumental performances, and science and leadership exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell Christian Academy
University of Virginia
Amanda Silcox
Halley Cain
Holly Bowman
Gabrielle de Courcy
Jamie Orr
Jarrod Monk
Trisha Dickens
Nick Quesenberry
Mary Chambers
Joshua Hilbert
Paul Kopp
Bryan Burnett
Jamie Carter
Indictment Hits J&A Coal Leaders Over Mine Safety
J&A Coal Corp president Jody Sammons and two supervisors Matthew Hall and Randy Carroll were indicted in Ashland on seven counts of violating the Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Probes allege unsafe roof conditions, improper roof bolting, poor ventilation, smoking underground, and falsified MSHA training certificates. Each count carries up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland, Ky
J&a Coal Corp
Jody Sammons
Minnie
Matthew Hall
Grethel
Randy Carroll
Ashland
Knott County
Sammons
Contracts on Coalfields Expressway possible after permit approval
Two construction contracts could be awarded within a week for the 65 mile Coalfields Expressway in West Virginia once final approval for the Clean Water Act permit is received. Low bidders Lang Brothers and Bizzack Inc. won key 1.6 and 1.5 mile sections totaling about 22.4 million dollars. Construction could begin early next month with a 30 day award window once bids open. Governor Underwood prioritized the project and tied it to the King Coal Highway plan running from Williamson to Bluefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Corps of Engineers
West Virginia
Matt DiGiulian
State Division of Highways
Charleston
Lang Brothers of
Bridgeport
McKinney Hollow Road
W.va
Sophia
DiGiulian
McDowell County
Bizzack Inc
Lexington
DOH
Richard Browning
Coalfields Expressway Authority
Cecil Underwood
Williamson
Bluefield
Interim boards named for Bluefield State and Concord College
Eighteen local and other individuals join interim advisory boards for Bluefield State College and Concord College. The 153 statewide appointees come from Gov. Cecil Underwood's slate. Members include Norris Kantor, Lyn Guy, Frank Wilkinson, and others from Bluefield, Welch, Princeton, Beckley, and Baltimore. The boards will meet before July ends as the state restructures higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bluefield State College
Concord College
Four Seasons
Cecil Underwood
Norris Kantor
Lyn Guy
Union
Frank Wilkinson
Ann Crowe
John E
Jack) Caffrey
Welch
Aaron Judy
Greenville
John Barnes
Lewisburg
Ruth Payne Brown
Baltimore
Garry Moore
Daniel C. Dunmyer
Princeton
Wayne Meisel
N.J
Gene Fife
Charlottesville
Jim Miller
Dwight Dials
Beckley
J. Franklin Long
R.T
Ted” Rogers
Hinton
Jim Brown
Daniels
Margaret Sayre
Jim Nelson
AmeriCorps recruiting in McDowell County through APPALREAD
APPALREAD, funded by a three year grant, seeks 58 full time AmeriCorps members to serve in Boone Lincoln Logan Mingo Wyoming and McDowell counties. Members will teach reading to at risk children in elementary schools and Head Start centers, earning $9000 for ten months with health insurance loan deferral and an education award of 4725 after service. For applications call Christine Spaulding at 304 792 7098 ext 118.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welch
AmeriCorps
McDowell County
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College
Boone
Lincoln
Logan
Mingo
Wyoming
McDowell
Appalread
Pauline Sturgill
U.S
Christine Spaulding
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Hd Oe Eeek
Tony Barbery
Mupilal
East River Raritan Club
Oakvale
Morris Clyburn
Tony Whitlow
Pam
Kimberleigh Hawkins White
Pam Hawkins
Mary Catherine Brooks
Thomson
WV Network
BSC
Concord
State College and University System
Nelson
Bob Moore
Daily Telegraph
Jerry Beasley
THE
Dept. OF Health & Hl
Paul A. Offitt
Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
Beth Sizemore
Children’s Health Insurance Program
CHIP
Merck Vaccine Division
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