City restores salary cuts in Bluefield council vote
Bluefield officials revamp revenue and staffing plans to undo 10 percent pay cuts effective with August pay period. Mayor Paul Cole says budget is bare bones, and citizens will be heard at August public hearings on revenue and expenses. Street staffing remains tight and a vegetation landfill opens weekdays for grass clippings and leaves. The board approves fence and stone wall projects on local rights of way and Marshall Street.
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Bluefield
Paul Cole
Council Chamber
George McGonagle
Garry Moore
Art Riley
Cole
Hasan Baig
Ollie Law
Ron Crabtree
East End
Crabtree
John Feuchtenberger
Emily Whitt
Spring Grove
Douglas Rozzell
Marshall Street
Underage Drinking Jurisdiction Moves to Municipal Courts
West Virginia lawmakers expanded juvenile cases to municipal courts effective June 9, allowing concurrent jurisdiction with circuit and magistrate courts over underage drinking and related offenses. Judges say juveniles can face substantial fines and community service, but not jail time, with penalties mirroring circuit court options.
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Luefield
Westirginia
Princeton
Kenneth Clay
Clay
Joan Nelso
West Virginia
Regional council aims to boost joint West Virginia Virginia ties
A Bluefield meeting at noon today gathers civic leaders from Mercer McDowell and Wyoming counties in West Virginia and Tazewell Bland and Giles counties in Virginia. The Four Seasons Regional Council, backed by four Chambers of Commerce, seeks to foster regional unity and cooperation with a 16 member steering group chaired by A A Al Modena.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Southwestern Virginia
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Four Seasons
Greater Bluefield
Hospitals Could Merge In Mercer County To Save 34 Million
Mercer County officials predict annual savings of 34 million if Princeton Community Hospital Bluefield Regional Medical Center and St Luke's Hospital merge into a single location. Plans for a heart center include a 50 50 ownership split between PCH and BRMC with CAMC operating the facility. A board report and a physician survey are planned to gauge viability and support.
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BRMC
PCH
Rinceton
Mercer County
Princeton Community Hospital
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
Dan Dunmyer
Duimyer
Bluefield
Princeton
Dunmyer
Nelson Montgomery
Eugene Pawlowski
BAMC
Lynn Whittaker
Charleston Area Medical Center
Phil Goodwin
CAMC
Hamilton & Associates
Heart Center
West Virginia Health Care Authority
Jacob Lanton
Widening of Route 19-460 near Lebanon nearing completion
The Virginia Department of Transportation will hold a ceremony in Lebanon on Thursday at 11 a.m. to mark the completion of the 16 million dollar Route 19 widening project in Russell County from the Lebanon Bypass north to Route 656 in Elk Garden. The final 5.5 mile segment to the Tazewell County line is due mid November 2000 and a weather backup is set for the Russell County Public Library. Speakers include Sen. Phillip Puckett and Delegates Jackie Stump and Clarence Phillips.
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Lebanon
Bluefield
Abingdon
Virginia Department of Transportation
Russell County
Elk Garden
VDOT
Brenda Waters
Phillip Puckett
Jackie Stump
D-Oakwood
Clarence “Bud” Phillips
D-Castlewood
WL Construction and Paving, Inc
Chihowie
Russell County Public Library
Main Street
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Bluefield Board of Directors
John Nelsor
Bluefield High School
Brandon Mustard
Council
A.A
al’ Modena
John Nelson
Bluefield City Public Works
Keith Molineaux Welds
Charles Gross
Bowen Field
Barbara Hawkins
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