Old Johnson House to become county economic development office
Victorian style Old Johnson House at Main Street and the library corner in Tazewell is being converted from a residence to a county office building for economic development staff. Purchased for 75000 two years ago it has sat empty until renovation begun by county maintenance crews to save costs.
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Tazewell
Johnson
Main Street
Tazewell County
Commonwealth
Bob Widener
Widener
County
High School student dies in Route 460 crash near Tazewell
William Bennett Altizer, 17, a Tazewell High junior, died after the 1986 Honda he rode in overturned on U.S. Route 460 near the Route 16 intersection. The driver, Jeremy Arey, was hospitalized in stable condition. Trooper J. Johnson investigated.
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Tazewell
Tazewell High School
William Bennett Altizer
Wytheville
Altizer
Tazewell Community Hospital
Tazewell High
Charlie Beggs
Beggs
Aes
U.S
Jeremy Wayne Arey
TCH
Arey
J. Johnson
Eddie Lee Isom
Lottery results from Charleston and Richmond
State lottery officials posted Monday night draws with West Virginia Daily 3 as 6-6-2 and Daily 4 as 4-6-9-1. Virginia Pick 3 numbers were 5-5-6, drawn Monday in Richmond.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Richmond
Virginia
Quota Club Shifts Meet Time To Thursday
The Bluefield Quota Club will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday with a social at Park Inn Bluefield replacing the noon Wednesday gathering. Dinner follows at 6:30.
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Bluefield
Park Inn
Confederate Home for Women court loss shocks Richmond crowd
Confederate women Lila Lee Riddell leaves court supported by Banks Riddell after failing to block the closure of the Confederate Home for Women in Richmond. A friend gives Riddell a kiss as she is wheeled out, saying she hoped to spend her remaining days at the home.
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Lila Lee Riddell
Banks Riddell
Confederate Home For Women
Richmond
Daily Telegraph tip line contact details
Contact options for news tips are provided, naming editor Charles Boothe and state editor Bob with a phone line at 327-6171 for the Daily Telegraph.
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Cail
Charles Boothe
Bob
Daily Telegraph
Law firm hired to probe consolidated investment losses
Charleston AP The state Board of Investments voted to hire a Tennessee law firm to analyze and possibly pursue recovery of 279 million dollars lost in 1987 1988. The board also created a part time executive secretary post and approved using advisers to handle buy and sell orders for the funds.
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State Board of Investments
Tennessee
Consolidated Investment Fund
Charlie Brown
A. James Manchin
Kanawha County
John T. Poffenbarger
Kanawha
Thee Be
Steve Cohen
Memphis
Wolff Ardis
Cohen
Jerry Simpson
Board of Investments
Manchin
Poffenbarger
Presidents clash over student fee distribution in West Virginia
West Virginia college and university presidents debated how to allocate more than 8.1 million in student fee revenue and 2.1 million in lottery funds set aside for higher education. The dispute arises as the state moves to replace the Board of Regents with two new agencies overseeing the WVU system and the remaining colleges. The issue centers on a central pool from the Higher Education Resource Fee and how much should subsidize employee benefits via the Public Employees Insurance Agency.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Board of Regents
Gaston Caperton
University of West Virginia
Public Employees Insurance Agency
Regents to vote on disputed HE RF and lottery funds
Regents scheduled a Tuesday vote on the split of 8.1 million dollars in student fee revenues and 2.1 million dollars from West Virginia Lottery allocations for higher education. The HERF fund distribution affects PEIA premiums and per employee amounts at WVU and smaller colleges, with larger schools charging more into the fund. Route 102 culvert in Bluefield, Va., is due for completion within months.
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PEIA
University of West Virginia System
Regents Finance
Jim Schneider
HERF
Cable regulation debate heats up in Congress
Washington discussion centers on new bills aimed at capping cable rate hikes and service cuts five years after deregulation. Senators Metzenbaum and Rep Madigan lead the charge, arguing cable TV has become a monopoly with prices rising nationwide since the 1987 deregulation. Metzenbaum cites Ohio rates up 27 percent, while the industry warns against hasty legislation and warns against undermining competition. Local authorities have long complained about rate controls, seeking broader service options through deregulated revenue.
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Washington
Congress
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Edward R. Madigan
Ill
John Wolfe
National Cable Television Association
Eatilee Metzenbaum
Metzeaum
Metzenbaum
McComas urges West Virginia to commit to education and growth
Virginia Tech president James D. McComas told alumni at the Bluefield Country Club that West Virginia must commit to education and long term economic development. He cited Tech as a top land grant university with statewide responsibilities and nationally recognized researchers.
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Virginia Tech
Bluefield Country Club
West Virginia
James D. McComas
Virginia Tech Alumni Association
Signi
McComas
United States
Viginia Tech
Princeton annexation vote set for property owners
City Clerk Fran Goodman explains annexation voting differs from normal elections. Property owners must show residency or ownership proof, using county freeholders list or a deed. Polling sites include Princeton Recreation Center Morrison Drive for several neighborhoods and Ruby Damewood’s home at 801 Low Gap Road. If lacking a deed voters may use a challenged ballot or return with the deed.
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Fran Goodman
Quail Valley
Rolling Hills
Sandstone Park
New Hope Road
Princeton Recreation Center
Morrison Drive
Boulder Park
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