Wytheville hearing urged on Appalachian Power rate hike
Virginia delegate Anne Crockett Stark and 14 lawmakers urge the State Corporation Commission to hold a Wytheville public hearing on Appalachian Power’s proposed 13 percent rate increase. They call for input before the June 23 deadline and provide options to submit comments, arguing the plan burdens households in Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Wytheville
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Appalachian Power
Anne B. Crockett Stark
Wythe
Wytheville Meeting Center
Virginia
Richmond
Crockett-Stark
SCC
Ian Power
Abingdon
State Corporation Commission
Jenkins pleads guilty to armed robberies near Princeton
Mercer County man Derek Ramon Jenkins of Bluefield admitted guilt in circuit court to two counts of second degree robbery in relation to July and August 2008 Blue Flash Convenience store robberies near Princeton and Montcalm. Judge Derek Swope sentenced him to 5 to 18 years. The remaining charges were dismissed.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Derek Ramon Jenkins
Bluefield
Montcalm
Sandlick Road
Meadowfield Lane
Jenkins
Mercer County Grand Jury
Florida
Osceola County
West Virginia
Derek Swope
Mercer County Circuit Clerk’s Office
Swope
Southern
Beckley
Bluefield S Thefts Prompt Burglary Investigation On College Avenue
Bluefield police probe a string of burglaries along College Avenue within the last two weeks. No arrests yet. Patrolman J W Murray says TVs, computers and other items were taken. Residents urged to lock doors and record serial numbers, including firearms, for tracking. Call (304) 327-6101 with information.
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Bluefield
College Avenue
J.W. Murray
Murray
Lap
Police Department
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bdttonline
Virginia reports first swine flu death in state
Virginia health officials confirm the first swine flu related death in the state. Health Commissioner Karen Remley announced the death and said the H1N1 virus may have been a factor. The patient was an adult female from the Chesapeake Health District living at the Southeastern Virginia Training Center. Gov Tim Kaine expressed condolences and urged Virginians to stay vigilant against spread.
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Virginia
Richmond
Karen Remley
Chesapeake Health District
Southeastern Virginia Training Center
Tim Kaine
Police blotter June incidents and investigations
Trespassers reported at 1210 Highland Avenue but left. Medications theft reported at Whitethorn School. Elderly man lost, taken to station. Burglary at 416 College Avenue. Speeding motorcycles at 317 Union Street. owner teaching another to ride. Driver slumped at McDonald’s on Bluefield Avenue. Homeless person offered options after regional ER contact. Stolen vehicle reported at 1925 Jefferson Street. Shots fired near Tastee Freeze and 2211 Bluefield Avenue. nothing found.
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Whitethorn School
A.L. Crook
West Virginia Manor
J.T. Brooks
College Avenue
R.D. Davis
Union Street
McDonald's
Bluefield Avenue
S.N. Horton
Bluefield Regional Medical
Jefferson Street
Bond Denied for Mercer County Double Murder Suspect
Mercer County Circuit Court denied bond for Terry Allen Blevins 24 of Princeton who faces two counts of first degree murder in the deaths of James Barton Jr and Delores Barton both 74. Blevins held without bond at Southern Regional Jail with trial set for September 1.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Princeton Area
Terry Allen Blevins
Derek Swope
Blevins
James Barton Jr
Delores
Route 19
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Bond
Swope
Southern
Beckley
Dominion donates $1 million to free clinics in 14 states
Dominion Resources Inc. will grant $1 million through the Dominion Foundation to about 100 free health clinics across 14 states including Connecticut Indiana Illinois Maryland Massachusetts North Carolina New York Ohio Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin. Distribution follows employee counts by state as chairman Thomas F. Farrell II urges others to aid health care access for the uninsured.
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Dominion
Richmond, Va
Dominion Resources Inc
Connecticut
Indiana
Illinois
Maryland
Massachusetts
North Carolina
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Dominion Foundation
Thomas F. Farrell II
West Virginia reports first swine flu case in state
West Virginia confirms its first swine flu case as the CDC reports all 50 states have cases. CDC tests in Atlanta were positive in one West Virginia case, with state officials awaiting confirmation and noting earlier local positives pending CDC verification.
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West Virginia
Charleston
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Joseph Quimby
Cathy Slemp
Department of Health and Human Resources
CDC
Slemp
Quimby
Alaska
Wyoming
Tom Skinner
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Corte
Fincastle Country Club
By Greg Jordan
The
World Health Organization
Travel
Broadway
Charlotte, NC
Opryland
Port Canaveral & Kennedy Space Center
Wy’ Travel
Commerce St
Disney
Werblin Icenter
Theodore P. Werblin
Eye
Stafford
Werblin Center
Akita
Bluefield, VA
Walmart
Graham H.S
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