Bluefield Towers project denied state aid for loan request
City of Bluefield officials said the Governor's Office of Economic and Community Development rejected an 18.8 million loan request for the Bluefield Towers project citing other priorities. Officials stressed the project remains viable and delays have raised costs due to a new federal funding law impacting developers.
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Governor's Office
Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield
Governor’s Office of Economic and Community Development
Bluefield Towers
Burton
State Office
Office of Economic and Community Development
Deaths and Funerals for C D Akers and others
Death notices for C D Akers of Princeton at 68 after heart attack with service set at Davis Funeral Chapel, burial Oakvale Cemetery. Lena Farley Vallentine of Massillon aged 73 with three daughters and nine grandchildren. services at Burns Wornal Chapel and burial Flat Top Cemetery. Erma Riser, 55, of North Tazewell, Va., pronounced dead on arrival. arrangements pending at Hurst Scott Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Farley Vallentine
Massillon
Ohio
Rufus W
Alice Farley
Cyrus O. Farley
Jerry Bert Vallentine
Wilbert
Mary Lee) Fortner
Princeton
Thomas
June) Houchins
Mssillon
Arnold
Athalene) Epperly
Beckley
Cindy Fink
Crab Orchard
Virginia Wilson
Surveyor
Della Farley
Jumping Branch
Ethel Farley
Shady Springs
Memorial
A. L. Neely
Owen D. Harvay
Flat Top
Athens
Erma Riser
Erma Elva Kiser
Rt. 4
North Tazewell
Tazewell
Hurst-Scott Funeral Home
Richlands
Obituary notices and redevelopment plan details in Princeton area
Obituaries list residents Doris Bright, Minnie Farley, Virginia Day, Nina Litton, Lillie Brooks, Elizabeth Milner and others with burial details at Monte Vista Cemetery and services at Burns-Wornal Kinzer, Hurst-Scott, and Augusta venues. A separate plan describes a 15-story Princeton Towers project between Princeton Avenue and Commerce Street, projected at $3 billion private dollars and up to 1,000 jobs with 600 permanent, plus discussions of funding sources and rent costs.
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Virginia Louise
Hurricane Ridge Rd
Bluefield
Fred Kinzer
Monta Vista Park
Ceres
Steve Carry
Athens Rd
Princeton
Taylor Seeks Plan Approval for Mercer County Bond Issue
State School Superintendent Daniel Taylor is expected to approve the amendment to Mercer County Comprehensive Educational Plan. The plan totals 24 million dollars for school facility improvements. The County Board of Education plans a bond vote for 16 million on August 16. The amendment is the sole item to be sent to the State Board of Education next week with no other actions scheduled.
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Barbara Hawkins
Witte
Daniel Taylor
Mercer
Taylor
Mercer County
Board of Education
State Board of Education
Princeton Bike Rodeo Is Today
The third annual Princeton Bicycle Rodeo starts at 9 a.m. in the Princeton Municipal Building parking lot with a prescribed course scored by Princeton Police Department members. Divisions: Pee Wees six to 10, junior ten to 14, senior 14 and older.
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Princeton
Princeton Police Department
Checks Stolen From Coal Co In McDowell County
Police investigate theft of 12 payroll checks from B S Coal Co Keystone. Stolen numbers include 1259 through 1261 and 1292 to 1300. Bookkeeper Carlos Ferrell found missing checks Friday morning. three made out but unsigned.
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Patcecil
Daily Telegraph
McDowell County
B & S Coal Co
Keystone
Carlos Ferrell
C. M. Blizzard
Rahall Plans West Virginia Visit This Weekend
Congressman Rahall will travel to Bluefield and Mullens this weekend for several events including the Bluefield Community Hospital dedication Sunday at 2 p.m. and an address to Mullens High School graduates at 6 p.m. He will also attend the Mine Rescue and First-Aid Competition at Beckley’s Mine Health & Safety Academy.
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Virginia
Nick J. Renal
West Virginia
Rahall
Bluefield Community Hospital
Mullens High School
Mine, Health & Safety Academy
Beckley
Local Bluefield Daily Telegraph Defects Insertion Notice
Fragmentary OCR text from Bluefield Daily Telegraph shows inconsistent postal listing and advertisements. It references the establishment, Associated Press affiliation, subscription rates, home delivery charges, and advertising representation but contains many garbled lines. The readable portion confirms the paper is a morning daily with Bluefield West Virginia origin and standard AP association.
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Daily Telegraph Priting Co
Bland Street
Bluefield
Associated Press
McDowell Girl Hit By Car. Bus Evading Driver Charged
A McDowell girl, age unknown, was struck by a vehicle and listed in satisfactory condition. The driver was charged with failure to stop for a school bus. Trooper J. E. Ratliff conducted the investigation.
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Farmer
J. E. Ratliff
Rock Resident Is Critical After Wreck
A 20 year old Rock resident was critically injured Friday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating left State Rt. 10 near Lake Bottom. The bike was traveling north on Rt. 10 when it left the highway and hit the guard rail. White was thrown over to the cycle shortly before the mishap. The exact cause remains undetermined as the investigation continues.
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Rock
State Rt. 10
Lake Bottom
Rt. 10
White
Thomas
Bandy Rites Set Sunday
Funeral services for 76 year old North Tazewell resident set for Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clarence H. Dubois Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Grandview. He was a retired Pocahontas Fuel miner and UMWA member with survivors including wife two sons a daughter five sisters and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today.
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C.D
Doug) Akers
C. D
Princeton
Oliver
Ida Akers
Oakvale
Marie Akers
Ronnie
Lacy Akers
Resaco
Davis Funeral Chapel
John Arnold
Goodwin's Chapel Church
Davis Funeral Home
North Tazewell
Peery and St. Clair Funeral Home
Clarence H. Dubois Jr
Grandview
Bluefield
James and
Tamsy Ward
Pocahontas Fuel Company
Amonate
UMWA
Adria Advent Christian Church
Jack Bandy
Fort Myers
Fla
Kenneth Bandy
Howard
Ohio
Carol Kitts
Norfolk
Bess Gilbert
Pearl Fletcher
N. C
Elna Matney
Clinchco
Edith Saltz
Bristol
Grace Young
Ethel
Duke Young
Danny Wright
Junior Taylor
Ronnie Puckett
Terry Brown
Larry Brown
Peery and St. Clair
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Onefield Unity Telegraph
Arizona
Texas
National Weather Service
Central
Appalachians
Great Lakes
National Outlook
Robert “Winiem
Bill) Bright Sr
Harlingen, Texas
Evelyn
Louise
Victor
Minnie Pearl) Farley
North Walker St
Glenwood Park
Victor Farley
George W. Seaver Mortuary
Litton
C. H
Nina Mae
Fairfax Street
Hurst-Scott
Mitchell
Elizabeth Watson Millar) Milner
Hickman Arms Apartments
Augusta
Monte Vista Park
Charles Godwin
Economic Development Administration
Princeton Avenue
Commerce Street
Ae Ee Ae
Consumer
Carter
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Geneva
Congress
OPEC
Cramer
Central Committee
McMathy
Conservatives
Luefield Baily
Mad
Delwery
Mies
Apple
Audi Bureau of Rxulence
Representacve
Landon Amor Wu
McDowell
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