Bland County Wins Stop Work on CaseLin Medical Waste Plant
Virginia Supreme Court voided Bland Circuit Court approval for CaseLin Inc to build a medical waste incinerator in Bland County Industrial Park. The court ruled CaseLin failed to secure sufficient governmental approval to create a vested right, reversing the trial court and siding with the Bland County Board of Zoning Appeals. The decision fuels actions by Bland County Concerned Citizens seeking recoupment of legal costs.
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Bastian
Virginia State Supreme Court
Blacksburg
Campbell
Danny Kinder
Bland County
Henry H. Whiting
CaseLin
Bland
County Board of Supervisors
Rocky Gap
Jim Cornwell
Richmond
Mays and Valentine
Owens
Citizens’ Group
Hickam Returns to Big Creek After NASA Honor
Homer Sonny Hickam Jr. returns to Big Creek after a NASA training manager for the ISS crew. A large crowd welcomes him at the War Hotel as War City honors the 1992 graduates and the Rocket Boys including Roy Lee Cooke Willie Rose Jim O Dell Carroll Quentin Wilson and the late Sherman Siers and Freida Riley.
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Homer
Sonny” Hickam, Jr
Mebo County
Big Creek High School
NASA
International Space Station
Hickam
War Hotel
War City
Rocket Boys
Roy Lee Cooke
Willie Rose
Jim O’dell Carroll
Quentin Wilson
Sherman Siers
Freida Riley
Rocket Men
Sonny” Hickam Jr
Jim O'Dell Carroll
Graham High School class of 1998 speakers at 88th commencement
Graham High School in Bluefield Virginia honored 152 graduates at the 88th annual commencement. Valedictorian Ann Marie Kovach challenged peers with a quote about weaving the future on the loom of today and noted her full four year Radford University scholarship.
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GHS
Graham
Saira Jamkhandi
Josh Johnson
Ann Marie Kovach
Hillary Bourne
Amanda Hale
Melissa Price
Bruce Remines
Kisha Jones
Bluefield
Radford University
Graham High School
Tazewell High School 1998 Graduates Commencement
The Tazewell Middle School gym was packed Friday night with family and friends of the 159 THS graduates as this year’s commencement ceremonies were held. Graduates were exhorted to stay focused and strive for success in the years ahead.
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Tazewell
Tazewell Middle School
Tazewell High School
Authority signs options on Crawford Gardner industrial park plan
The Development Authority of Mercer County signed 15 month options totaling over 500 acres near I-77 Exit 14 for a potential Gardner industrial park. The Burton and Scott properties are valued at about $1.45 million with grants sought to cover land and utility costs. site prep and donations from the Forestry Service are discussed.
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Authority
Gardner
Bluefield
Development Authority
Mercer County
Robert Byrd Hardwood Technology Center
DOH
Forest Products Lab
Pike View High School
David
Margaret Burton
John Scott
R.W. “Buz” Wilkinson
The
Cumberland
Burton
Wilkinson
Ted White
Janet Bailey
Norman Kirkham
Region I Planning and Development Council
ARC
Forestry Service
Kirkham
Roy West
American Electric
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Daily Telegraph
Commonwealth
Rick Owens
Bland County Board of Supervisors
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Larry Hypes
Pho
Say Cheese
Matt Waldron
Karen John Dillon
Lisa Edwards
Leigh Ann Vanover
Carolyn Coleman
Charles Owens
Big Creek
Chelyen Davis
Barbara Hawkins
West Virginia
Virginia
Crosswc
TV Listin
Associated Press
Bob Hope
Dick Armey
AP Internet
Bot Stump
Arizona
Hope
Stump
C-Span
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