SVCC Receives Grant for Fiber Optic Program
Local report notes SVCC earning a grant to fund a fiber optic project. Details on funding amount and project scope are not fully clear in the fragment.
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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 2003
Page
1
Local report notes SVCC earning a grant to fund a fiber optic project. Details on funding amount and project scope are not fully clear in the fragment.
In Greeley Colorado Gregg Rhoads 45 is alive despite a Vietnam Memorial inscription claiming he is deceased. He served 1975 to 79 in the Navy and later in reserve and National Guard, with Southeast Asia postings after the war. Rhoads volunteers and comments that the news is good.
Bluefield Virginia will replace 18,154 feet of water line and demolish two old tanks. A new 1 million gallon storage tank will be installed and fire hydrant water pressure will improve. The Rural Development Agency will provide about 2.987 million in low interest funding.
Mercer County Detective Bureau cautions against cashing counterfeit checks. Since mid April about 2900 has changed hands through local businesses. One fictitious entity named BR Trucking with a Beckley address is used. Pioneer Community Bank in Saeger is listed with a fake company. Bank officials alerted West Virginia Bankers Checks after discovering the fraud.
Since mid April, manufactured checks bearing business details have circulated. QBR Trucking of Beckley, Pioneer Community Bank of Jaeger, Q Brinks Heating and Air of Bluefield, and First Citizens of Virginia are named. Contact Sgt M L Gills or Det J E Coulter at 487-8305 or 487-8388 if encountered.
Diners at a Bluefield VA restaurant discuss town issues during lunch. Residents debate the proposed town hall site near the Bank of Tazewell County building with mixed views on taxes and location.
Mercer County case after footprints at Southern Hollow Road crime scene led to questions about Valerie Whittaker, 40, of Elgood. A preliminary hearing found probable cause to send the case to the October grand jury. Whittaker is charged with the June 25 shooting death of Jerry Calvin Mills Jr., 36, at the mobile home.
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