Bramwell to become a National Historical Park bill
Rep Nick Rahall will introduce a bill to create Bramwell National Historical Park in the House. The park would protect turn of the century coal baron era mansions and coal camps. A management plan by the National Park Service would include public input and advisory committee oversight.
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Bramwell
Bramwell National Historical Park
House of Representatives
Nick Joe Rahall
National Park System
Bluestone Inn
Rahall
West Virginia
Coopers
Bramwell National Histrical Park Advisory Committee
National Park Service
Teen Challenge Walk-a-thon at Bluefield Park Today
The annual Teen Challenge Walk-a-thon starts at 9 a.m. at Bluefield City Park. Prizes include a 10 speed bicycle an AM FM cassette radio and a $25 savings bond.
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Bluefield City Park
Mighty Bengal carnival set for June 9
The 1990 Mighty Bengal football team hosts a spring carnival on June 9 at 6 p.m. at the old Hecks lot in Bluewell. For information call 325-3573 or 589-6695.
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Mighty Bengal
Noontime Prayer Services Set at United Methodist Churches
Noontime prayer meetings involving Blue Field's three United Methodist Churches will begin Monday June 4 at Trinity Church. The scheduled prayer time will be from 12 15 to 12 45 p.m.
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Bluefield
United Methodist
Trinity Church
Walk-a-thon benefits Appalachian Teen Challenge Center in Athens
In Athens, a walk-a-thon to aid the Appalachian Teen Challenge Center on Unity Road will run today from 9 a.m. to about 2 p.m. at Bluefield City Park. Spokesperson Amy Wells says participants seek pledges per mile, with a loop around the park equaling one mile and walkers aiming for up to ten miles to raise funds.
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Unity Road
Athens
Bluefield City Park
Amy Wells
Wells
Summerfest art exhibit planned at Princeton High School
The Princeton Summerfest 1990 Art Exhibit will be held at Princeton Senior High School on June 29 30 and July 1. Artists over 18 may enter up to three framed works for sale with a 25 percent Summerfest commission and a $1 entry fee per piece. Ribbons will be awarded for best of show and places. submission is June 29 9 a.m. to noon with pickup July 1 5 to 6 p.m.
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Princeton
Princeton Senior High School
Summerfest
Gala news tip line contact details
A tip line for gala coverage available through Daily Telegraph staff. Call News 1 Be or Pepalis or City Editor David at 327 6171 to share tips, leads, and information for upcoming events.
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Pepalis
David Ate
Daily Telegraph
Byrd Aims to Be West Virginia Billion-Dollar Man
U S Senator Robert C Byrd told Marion and Harrison county leaders he wants to be West Virginia s billion dollar industry and deliver 1 billion in projects before 1994 while planning to run again in 1994 He cited the FBI fingerprinting center in the Clarksburg area as a 2500 job facility to open by 1994.
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Clarksburg
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
West
Byrd
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
West Virginia
FBI
Rupe
Wilder names new school head in Virginia
Governor Wilder selects Lynchburg Schools Superintendent Joseph A. Spagnolo Jr. as state superintendent of public instruction after a lengthy search. Spagnolo, 47, praised for at risk programs and after school care, plans to expand such efforts statewide while ex-superintendent Davis retires June 1 after interim pay. Local officials praised the selection as a strong education move amid ongoing Wilder administration staffing limbo.
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Richmond
L. Douglas Wilder
Lynchburg
Henrico County
Bridgewater Township
New Jersey
Henrico
Buford Junior High School
Charlottesville
Providence Junior High School
Chesterfield
Spagnolo
Laura F. Dillard
Wilder
Fairfax County
Foudriat
Bluefield police join 1990 Torch Run for Special Olympics
Bluefield Virginia Police Department officers Terry Sarver Tom Walker Steve Moses and Sgt Brewster joined the Virginia Torch Run May 25 from the state line to Richmond 23 miles ending in Pisgah Virginia. The event raised funds for Special Olympics with proceeds from $7 T shirts sold by Police Chief Jack Asbury at the station.
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Virginia Association of Police Chiefs
Virginia
West Virginia
Richmond
Bluefield
Pisgah
Virginia State Police
Tazewell County
Asbury
Terry Sarver
Tom Walker
Steve Moses
Sgt
Brewster
Workers Comp Should Refuse to Pay Hospitals
Charleston AP reports the Workers Compensation Fund should not reimburse out of state medical providers above the fund rates. The attorney general's office cites state law banning excess payments by the fund or any party. West Virginia hospitals contend schedules are inadequate and seek payment beyond limits, prompting court challenges and a $140 additional charge dispute.
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Charleston
Workers Compensation Fund
Attorney General
C. Terry Owen
Workers Compensation
Emily Spieler
West Virginia University College of Law
John Kozak
West Virginia
Presbyterian Hospital
Pittsburgh
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Kozak
West Pats
Virginia Hospital
State splits into 98 zones for private liquor stores
West Virginia moves to privatize liquor sales by Oct. 31 with 98 market zones for 10 year lease bids set for Aug. 28. Counties categorized into single, multiple, or urban stores. Ernst & Young expects about 210 market locations, up from 150 outlets.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Liquor Board
Braxton
Calhoun
Clay
Doddridge
Gilmer
Grant
Hampshire
Lewis
Lincoln
Morgan
Pendleton
Pleasants
Ritchie
Roane
Summers
Taylor
Tyler
Webster
Wayne
Upshur
Wirt
Barbour
Boone
Brooke
Fayette
Bee Eer
Jefferson
Logan
Marshall
Mason
Moell
Mineral
Mingo
Monroe
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Preston
Putnam
Randolph
Tucker
McIver
Wardell Industrial Park bids OK'd in Virginia
Beavers and Cecil Contractors of Tazewell won the low bid for a two phase Wardell Industrial Park project with an apparent bid of 563 820. Other bids were 585 570 from R S Jones and Associates and 597 580 from Welding Inc. Construction plans include a water system and site grading with work possible to start around July 1. Ceramic Technologies prepares to move into a new 2 000 square foot facility to allow expansion.
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Tazewell
Wardell
Beavers and
Cecil Contractors
Bob Widener
Beavers
Cecil
Widener
R.S. Jones and Associates
Welding Inc
Marion
DuBerry and Davis
Beavers and Cecil
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Route 19
Wardell Industrial Park
Wardell Park
Ceramic Technologies
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Chicory Square
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Wade Elementary
Biase
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Jim Foudriat
State Department of Education
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Kenneth W. Thorson
Ella G. Yates
Criminal Justice Services
Richard N. Harris
Tazewell Field
Tazewell Middle School
Dennis Thompson JR
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