City men aboard rescue vessel on Kearsarge in Adriatic
Two Bluefield men, USMC Lance Cpl. J Mattox and Cpl. Rob Yost, serve aboard the USS Kearsarge on its maiden voyage. The ship aided rescue efforts in northern Bosnia as fighter pilot Capt. Scott O Grady was recovered after his downed F 16 jet. The event heightened pride and concern among their families as they watched from home.
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Adriatic Sea
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Lance
J. Mattox
Rob Yost
Kearsarge
Scott O’grady
Mattox
Yost
Deedy Mattox
Adriatic
Mrs. Mattox
Air Force
Scott F. O’grady
O’grady
Spokane
Wash
Bosnia
U.S
U.N
NATO
United States
U.S. House
Clinton
Mantle Receives New Liver. Recovery Looks Promising
Friday Inside reports that baseball legend Mickey Mantle underwent a liver transplant. Doctors say his recovery chances are excellent as he begins post operative care. The item notes it appears in the sports section with B-1 reference.
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Mantle
Calendar notices: meetings on engineering design and black lung talk
At 10 a.m. Mercer County Solid Waste Authority meets to discuss a contract for engineering design services. At noon Virginia Black Lung Association gathers in the Community Room of Claypool Hill Mall with guest speaker Mike South, chair of the National Black Lung Association.
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Mercer County Solid Waste Authority
Virginia Black Lung Association
Claypool Hill Mall
Mike South
National Black Lung Association
Partly Cloudy Skies With Afternoon Showers Today
Partly cloudy conditions prevail through the day with a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a renewed chance of showers after midnight. Lows will be in the 60s.
Monroe County Middle School Funded By SBA
The School Building Authority approved 4.2 million dollars for a new middle school in Monroe County. Ed Pell notes the project advances the county facilities plan, following James Monroe High School, with construction expected to start about a year from now after architect ads and proposals. The school will serve Union, Gap Mills, and Greenville residents, alongside Peterstown’s existing middle school in the southern area.
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UNION
State School Building Authority
Monroe County
Board of Education
Ed Pell
Pell
James Monroe High School
Gap Mills
Greenville
Peterstown
Greeville
School Building Authority
Richlands Flags Remain As County Flag Plans Stall
Ginger Branton, executive director of the Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce, aims to sell the remaining 50 Richlands town flags by Flag Day and questions county flag plans. The Taze Well County Board of Supervisors has yet to act after tourism committee input urged a county flag using the seal. Branton says she won’t devote more chamber time without supervisor direction.
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Richlands Area
Richlands
Tazewell
Winds and rain knock out power in Mercer and Bland counties
Strong winds and heavy rain cut electricity to parts of Mercer and Bland counties, with downed trees from Princeton to Bluefield and in Rocky Gap Bland. A severe thunderstorm warning and flood watch covered much of Southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia, but no major flooding was reported.
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Bland
West Virginia
Southwest Virginia
Mercer County
Ingleside Road
Bluefield
Rocky Gap
Bland County
Tazewell
Pounding Mill
Buchanan County
Phil Zino
National Weather Service
Charleston
Kentucky
Heat index tops 100 in West Virginia heat wave
Heat index reached 100 degrees on Thursday as temperatures in the 80s combined with high humidity made conditions uncomfortable across six counties in West Virginia. Power outages hit about 12 500 Appalachian Power Co customers from Kanawha to Lincoln due to storms with lightning and winds, with restoration expected by Friday. Gov Caperton and Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass commented on the heat at the Governor's Mansion barbecue, while meteorologist Ken Batty noted the muggy air but not hazardous thresholds.
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Appalachian Power Co
Jack Shaver
Kanawha
Putnam
Boone
Clay
Lincoln
Shaver
Gaston Caperton
Governor’s Mansion
Charleston
Agriculture
Gus Douglass
Caperton
National Weather Service
Ken Batty
Batty
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Matthew Godwin
Cameron Harris
Memorial School
Cathy Sarver
Charles Owens
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