Rockfeller aids flood relief with 2500 cases water drive
Mrs. Rockefeller presented 2,500 cases of Aquafina water from Pepsico at Brushfork Armory to launch a 6 million dollar American Red Cross fundraiser. Gov Wise greeted her during the visit by plane with Joe Martin and Allen Tackett as 1,500 to 2,500 residents remained homeless after the July 8 flood in Mercer and McDowell counties.
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Rockefeller tours flood damaged West Virginia homes
U S Senator John D Rockefeller IV accompanied by his wife Sharon visited Kimball s Norwood Addition and Carswell Hollow, meeting residents amid Laurel Creek flood damage. He spoke with Deborah and David Tilley and noted the slow pace of recovery while recounting Angella Robinette s July 8 dispatch duties during the disaster.
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Jay” Rockefeller, IV
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Guardsmen Grow as Flood Relief Effort Expands
Flooded counties in southern West Virginia receive recovery aid from 1,746 National Guard members from four states. Adjutant General Allen Tackett announced at the National Guard Armory that forces from West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, plus units from South Carolina and later Tennessee are assisting. Governor Bob Wise thanked the National Guard and volunteer groups including fire departments, Red Cross, Salvation Army, and law enforcement for support.
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Daily Telegraph Unveils New Look Tomorrow
BLUEFIELD The Daily Telegraph will debut a makeover starting tomorrow with a redesigned front page and updated daily content. The changes include larger readable type, restyled headlines and captions, expanded local story display on page three, and more content from both Virginias on page five, plus a new two page stock listing and redesigned editorial page.
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VeriSign Tops US Domain Registration Gatekeeper Says Boucher
U S Representative Rick Boucher lauds VeriSign as an outstanding company and the nation’s largest registrar of Internet domain names. He notes VeriSign maintains the Internet route server, a central hub for global domain name registration.
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VeriSign to open customer center at Idea Park near Bluefield
VeriSign Inc the leading domain registrar will set up a new customer service center at Idea Park near Bluefield Virginia in a contract with Software Factory of South Boston. U.S. Rep Rick Boucher said the project will create 107 jobs this September with potential to exceed 300 jobs.
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Mobile FEMA unit arrives in Bishop
A FEMA mobile disaster recovery center rolled into Bishop on Monday with U S Rep Rick Boucher visiting flood victims. The unit will stay at the old union hall through Wednesday from 11 a m to 8 p m and counselors will explain housing assistance grants SBA loan options and other relief programs. Call 1 800 462 9029 before visiting. county declarations include Tazewell and McDowell.
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