Deregulation talk highlights consumer benefits in Virginia
Greg Jordan reports that the deregulation of electricity gas and other utilities could let consumers keep part of their bills and earn rebates. Hometown Inc hosts Vision of the Virginias at Bluefield College explaining split utility structures and new marketing competition led by firms like ACN offering back rebates and referrals.
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Bluefield
Hometown Inc
Virginias
Bluefield College
Ken Klimaitis
Hometown, Inc
Klimaitis
ACN
Rick Bay
Bay
David Sammons
Acnine.com
Acnine.net
Acnenergy
Eia.doc
Yesvachoice.com
Woman dies after 66-foot fall at Jefferson National Forest
Joyce Thompson, 31, of Peterstown, died from injuries after falling 66 feet from the top of a waterfall in the Jefferson National Forest near Pembroke Virginia. A Carilton Roanoke Hospital official confirmed the death after she was listed in critical condition last week.
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Earisburg
Peterstown
Jefferson National Forest
Pembroke
Carilton Roanoke Hospital
Joyce Thompson
Fatal fall victim Joyce Thompson dies after Cascade Falls incident
Joyce Thompson, 31, of Peterstown, died from injuries after falling at Cascade Falls. Rescuers pulled her from the water. deputies alerted by hikers. She was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital by Life Guard Ten helicopter.
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Cascades Falls
Giles County Sheriff’s Department
Giles County Rescue Squad
Thompson
Pembroke
Life Guard Ten
Carilton Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Roanoke Memorial
Obituary: Guy W. Wilson of Vansant 70
Guy W. Wilson 70 of Vansant died July 25 2002 after a long illness at Buchanan General Hospital Born in Russell County he was a disabled coal miner and a deacon guitarist at Harman Freewill Baptist Church He was predeceased by four sisters and six brothers Survived by wife Pauline Shortridge Wilson two children and five grandchildren Funeral at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Mountain Valley Memorial Park and multiple pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
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Vansant
Guy W. Wilson
Buchanan General Hospital
Russell County
Sanford and
Laura Short Wilson
Harman’ Freewill Baptist Church
Pauline Shortridge Wilson
Mike
Angie) Cantrell
Route 2
Grundy
Eddie
Shirley Wilson
Linkous
Marie Wilson
Shady Springs
Melody Wilson Oquinn
Brooke Wilson
Cody Cantrell
Isaac Cantrell
Connor Cantrell
Grundy Funeral Home
Ronnie Sliger
Gene Miller
Mountain Valley
Memorial Park
Big Rock
Kenny Bowman
Warren Childress
Eric Fuller
Ferrell Shortridge
Billy Shortridge
Terry Robinson
Mark Linzy
Clint Sutherland
Buchanan General Home
Ronnie Cox
Ronnie Owens
Ronnie Stiltner
David Owens
Joe Ratliff
Harman& Freewill Baptist Church
Test scores show division gains across grades and subjects
The report details rising percentages in 2001 to spring 2002 testing across math science English and history. Notable gains include Abbs Valley-Boissevain Elementary and Richlands Elementary in various grades, with Algebra I and II up in Graham Richlands Tazewell Pocahontas high schools, though Pocahontas High’s Algebra II remains well below accreditation benchmarks.
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Abbs Valley-Boissevain
Jones
Abbs Valley
Richlands
Commonwealth
Graham Middle
Richlands Middle
Tazewell Middle
Pocahontas High School
Brenda Lawson
Rockefeller amendment funds WV Medicaid relief amid deficit
The Rockefeller amendment would provide 58.5 million dollars to West Virginia to ease a projected 187 million dollar Medicaid deficit this year. Officials and care providers hailed the funding as critical to avert potential clinic and nursing home closures, with total relief planned at 9 billion over 18 months.
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Governor’s Association
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Daniel Farley
Glen Wood Park Retirement Village, Inc
Farley
Roger Topping
Princeton Health Care
West
Virginia
Department of Health and Human Resources
Bob Wise
Beckley Commission On Aging
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bdtonline
Bluefield horse show draws 650 entrants amid large prize purse
Honaker notes full motels in Princeton Bluefield and Bluefield Va as the Blue-Gray Horse Show grosses over 80 000 in prize money across two divisions. Debbie Tolliver of Greenback Tenn entered four horses in her first Bluefield visit and praised the welcome. The Shriners fund concessions and the city donates proceeds to the Shriner’s Club. Shows run today at 6 pm and Saturday at 10 am and 6 pm with tickets 5 for adults 3 for students.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Honaker
Debbie Tolliver
Greenback
Tenn
Tolliver
West Virginia
Shriners’ Organization
Shriner's Club
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David S. Grouse
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Rey Eer Lee
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
American Diabetes Association
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