Opposition Mounts to Princeton New Hope Road Annexation
Anti annexation efforts gain traction in the New Hope Road area as petitions circulate and 90 percent of landholders express opposition. The plan would extend Princeton city services to 158 acres along State Route 20 and part of Beckley Road with potential tax and fee impacts.
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New Hope Road
Jack Honaker
Princeton
West Honaker Avenue
Ira Southern
Southern
State Highway Department
Medical Arts Clinic
Hilling
U. S
Beckley Road
Bluefield
Princeton Road
Mercer County Circuit Court
Mercer County Court
Welch Opens New Parking Lot Today
Welch dedicates a $100000 Tug Tower parking lot with 100 spaces over Tug River beside McDowell Street. Financing came from accumulated funds without government money, using the old fire station for entry and an old railway bridge for exit. The project relied on Norfolk and Western Railway Co cooperation and includes a Welch High School Band appearance and free refreshments from Coca Cola Bottling Co and the Welch Junior Woman's Club.
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City of
Welch
Tug Tower
Tug River
McDowell Street
Flathorn Drug Store
Norfolk and Western Railway Co
Welch High School
Coca Cola Bottling Co
Welch Junior Woman’s Club
Center Opens At Pipestem Park Pool And Recreation Center
Pipestem State Park opens its outdoor Olympic pool and recreation center for the season with hours 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends. Lifeguards will be on duty and swimming lessons offered. Radar now used widely for weather, alarms, cooking, and signaling traffic speed.
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Pipestem State Park
Environment merger study may be delayed in General Assembly
Virginia lawmakers consider a study commission to fuse environmental agencies into a single management body by year end. Atty. Gen. Miller criticizes delays as VALC plans a June 19 preliminary meeting with agency heads amid calls for paid consultants.
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Roanoke
General Assembly
del. Stanley A. Owens
Manassas
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
VALC
World News
Andrew P. Miller
Miller
Owens
Richmond
Air and Water Control Boards
Commission of Outdoor Recreation
State Health Department
Garden
WV utility gains power to curb gas sales during shortages
West Virginia's Hope Natural Gas Co. can curtail deliveries during gas shortages with residential priority, followed by commercial and industrial use, under PSC approval. The order also sanctions limits on new commercial and industrial accounts, while preserving existing commitments and facilities underway before March 1, 1971.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
The
Hope Natural Gas Co
Public Service Commission
Hope
PSC
Consolidated Gas Supply Corp
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John Blankenship
Bluefield, W. VA
Lions Club Street Sale
Raleigh Street
Bluefield, W.va
Federal & Bland ST
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Public Service Ad
Schoal Rockers
Dianettes
China
Shaffer Maytag & Furniture CO
Mercer ST
W.va
Dodges Environment Merger Battle
Herb Little
Ness
Wells
Daniel Wells
Dorcas Winfrey Wells
Glenwood Park
Kemper Open
Hughes
Sports
Golf
du Pont
A-Mart
Beckley, W. VA
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