Virginia Roadcheck 2002 finds 1 in 4 trucks faulty
One in four tractors inspected in Virginia failed safety checks during Roadcheck 2002, with 122 of 489 trucks pulled for defects and 21 drivers found with issues. Industry officials caution the sample may be biased by targeted inspections and may not reflect national trends.
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Richmond
Virginia
Steve Keppler
Commercial Vehicle and Safety Alliance
Oper
Clarke
Wolf
U.S
Jo Ann Davis
Keppler
Judge rejects Massey picnic park access lawsuit
West Virginia Supreme Court denied an emergency petition to open Magic Island park for a Massey Energy Co private picnic. Kanawha County Circuit Judge ruled residents Giardina and Lewis failed to show irreparable harm. Massey pays park rents and boulevard blocking fees while contest continues.
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Charleston
West Virginia Supreme Court
Massey Energy Co
Kanawha County
Paul Zakaib Jr
Denise Giardina
James Lewis
Zakaib
Massey Energy
Richmond
Magic Island
Kanawha River
Giardina
Lewis
Kanawha Boulevard
Jason Huber
Giardina and
Main Street festival kicks off with New Orleans style procession
The festival opened Friday with a New Orleans style funeral procession down Main Street to bury negativity, not the past. John Biggs, president of the Tazewell Area Chamber of Commerce, urged residents to shed the "it can't be done" attitude as mourners, an antique hearse, and a band paraded. Local merchants reported rising morale and busyness as the event neared, with Terry Newberry noting fresh energy and more commerce. Town officials echoed the aim to remind the community to pause and reflect on positivity during the gala.
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Main Street
Tazewell
John Biggs
Tazewell Area
Terry Newberry
Jack Harry
Charles E. Green III
Tazewell Main Street Moments Saturday Schedule
A full day of events on Saturday July 27 features a breakfast at Sadies Restaurant by the Liar s Club at 7 11 a m, National Anthem by Amanda Fly, VFW flag raising, a Historic District Walking Tour from the Historical Society, Mike Montgomery Clown and Magic at 10 a m, multiple stages with live music from Susanna White Shawn Williams The Collegians Steel Cook n and more, plus a talent contest, gospel sets, battles of the bands, a fashion show, antique appraisals, and children's activities including a trackless train and pony rides.
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The
Liar’s Club
Amanda Fly
VFW
the Historical Society
Mike Montgomery
Susanna White
Shawn Williams
Collegians
Robert Duff
Appalachian Teen Challenge
Cocert Music World
the Collegians
Steel Cook'n
Community vendors line Main Street food and crafts
A local event highlights gratitude for family friends home health and jobs while vendors offer a variety of foods and crafts along Main Street. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordan bottonline com for details.
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Main Street
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
Lemonade Day kicks off in Bluefield with parade and cheers
In Bluefield Virginia the Lemonade Day celebration drew crowds as Tracy O'Donnell sang the National Anthem and Courtney Bryant threw the first pitch for the Bluefield Orioles. Organizers, including the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce and the Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau, handed out free lemonade and balloons. The event honors a 1939 idea by former chamber manager H Edward Steele and marks the city’s Nature’s Air-Conditioned City tradition when temperatures reach 90 degrees. Ornate details noted Lassies dished lemonade to horse show exhibitors at the Blue Gray Horse Show, and the thermometer has moved to Mercer County Airport since 1953.
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Bluefield
Tracy O’donnell
Courtney Bryant
Bluefield Orioles
Sharon Borich
Chamber
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Mercer County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Bluefield Chamber
Marc Meachum
Ken Walls
Richlands
Roy Mabe
Knoxville
Tenn
Bluefields
Meagan Scott
Debbie Maynard
H. Edward
Eddie” Steele
Mercer County
Steele
Maynard
Chicory Square
Wal-Mart
Cumberland Road
Bank of Tazewell County
Kroger’s
Mark Blevins
Mblevins
Boltonline
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Frank Wolf
Fairfax
Loudoun
Massey Picnic
A-1
Thompson & Litton
Tazewell Library
Matilda's
Kelly Park
Galaxy Foods
South College Avenue
Galaxy Foods Bluefekt
Green Valley Bluefield
Rasi’s
Grant’s
Green Valley
Grant
USDA
Oscar Mayer Bologna
Wy Ol
Ieee
Glade
Maxwell House
Bama
Iaier Ivia
KRAFT
Roa
Tyson Buffalo
Lunety
Oscar Mayer
Cottonelle
General Mills
PEPSI
Morton
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