Open meetings urged as Mercer County and Tazewell seek transparency
Mercer County Commission members deny closed sessions and stress public access with monthly meetings on the second Monday at 10 a.m. In Tazewell County chairman Jimmy Jones pushes for open sessions, citing litigation and land purchases as top executive session topics. Attendees vary from 10 to 50, with calls to relocate meetings and avoid erratic dates to improve public participation.
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Mercer County Commission
T.A
Buddy” Warden, Jr
Warden
County Commission
Commission
Tazewell County
Jimmy Jones
Jones
Richlands Recreation Park
Don Payne
Payne
Uganda medical mission group grows with new volunteers and plans
Dr. Harden leads a growing team for the Uganda expedition with 29 participants this year including four local teens and returning doctors. The crew plans surgeries in Jinja and aims to bring Siamese twins to UNC for separation, inviting contributions to Westminster Medical Missions in Bluefield Virginia.
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Harden
Ssesi Islands
Lake Victoria
David Harris
E.N.T
Howard Sabre
Bobby Jo Barton
Jim Thomason
Reagan Harden
Luke Bailey
Katie Lasker
Chris Lasker
John
Pat Griffin
Chad
Wilma Hatcher
Nancy Robinson
Carol Hounshell
Chip Jackson
James Wilder
Janet Wilder
Francis Burgess
Susan Bertrand
Bruce Lasker
Pat Lasker
Rachel McKinley
Jason McKinley
Jo Ann Parker
Rachel
Hershel McKinley
Danville
Ezra Gashishiri
Jinja Hospital
U.S
Azzo
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Southern Hills Rehab Hospital
Jinja
University of North Carolina
Africa
North Carolina
Uganda
Westminster Medical Missions
William B. Harden
M.D
College Ave
Bluefield
Obituaries continue from A-2 volume with multiple notices
Obituaries from the Continuous Care Center at Hilldale list born August 25 1925 in Bud as a former coal miner and auto mechanic, with survivors including wife Ladonia and many children. Services Monday June 10 1996 in Princeton, burial Rest Haven Memorial Park. pallbearers named. Also notices for Emma Lee Bailey Roanoke VA former Mercer County resident died June 7 1996. survivors listed. services at Burns Wornal Chapel Princeton. burial Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Additional notices and funeral details follow for Dile Houston Robert Jewell Sr Larry Weikle Ray Hash Ada Keen and Elizabethtown and Grundy area services with dates and locations.
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Hilldale
Bud
Floyd
Laura Dillon Farmer
Shaffer/ Strongminger Corporation
Baltimore
James Gilbert Farmer
Freddie Joe Farmer
Michael Ray Farmer
Janice Marie Farmer
Fairview
Frank Farmer
Sandlick
Floyd Farmer
Princeton
Emogene
Jean’”’ Woods
Summersville
Marilyn Lynnette Brooks
Diane Farmer
Camp Creek
Emory Farmer
Rock
Burns Wornal
The
Memorial Funeral Directory
Athens Road
Larry Dyer
Resthaven Memorial Park
Frank Farmer, Jr
Mike Farmer
Tommy Farmer
Kenneth Farmer
Andy Woods, Jr
Ricky Levert
Carter Rowe
Emma Lee Bailey
Roanoke
Hillcrest Avenue
N.W
Mercer County
Tazewell County
Stuart Waddell
Virgie Belle Hall Waddell Brinkley
Church of God On
Wise Avenue
Vinton
Gilbert J. Witt
Timothy Witt
Aubrey Waddell
Morris Edward Bailey
Gilbert
Randy” Witt
Brenda
James “Rusty” Witt
Joyce
Toby” Parish
Jack
Bluewell
Gail Casey
Buck
Concord
N.C
Becky Edwards
Sandra Williams
Bear
Leckie
Ruth Linkous
Wintersprings
Fla
Helen Lynch
Maxine Martin
Kate Waters
Tazewell
Raymond Waddell
Bob Waddell
Albert Waddell
Curtis Waddell
Daniel Parish
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Courthouse Road
P.O
Bluefield
W.va
Dile Houston
Shortridge- Ramey
Grundy
Mountain Valley Memorial Park
Big Rock
Robert McKinley Jewell Sr
Hurst-Scott
Richlands
Greenhills
Ray Hash
Brown Funeral Home
Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church
Gratton
Mt. Olivet
Princton Driver Arrests For DUI And Revoked Licenses
Daily Record police blotter reports Robert Bernard Godfrey 25 of North 5th Street Princeton arrested Thursday on DUI first offense driving revoked failure to yield and no insurance. Lonnie Eugene Graham 22 Route 3 Bluewell arrested Thursday on driving revoked leaving scene false information obstructing. Mercer County Sheriff’s Department notes a 1991 Geo Metro passenger door opened Wednesday at Marine Apartments Oakvale.
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W.va
Princeton
Robert Bernard Godfrey
North 5Th Street
P.P. Richmond
Lonnie Eugene Graham
Route 3
Bluewell
S.P. Bruno
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Marine Apartments
Oakvale
Break-in at Howards Garage prompts theft report
A suspect climbed the fence at Howards Garage in Matoaka, broke a door board and stole a portable CD player, CDs and cases valued at 1300 dollars. Det. K W Reed investigated. A separate case notes destruction of property as a driver side door of a 1995 Jeep Ranger on Bratton Avenue was scratched with a report filed. Det. A D Beasley investigating.
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K.W. Reed
Howards Garage
Matoaka
A.D. Beasley
Bratton Avenue
Water project financing details set for Bluestone Lake system
The EDA section is bid and Corps under way with permanent financing ending. Interim financing through One Valley Bank will be paid off by proceeds from a joint use line fee of 660000 annually, supporting debt service on a 147 million Cole project. Interest at 3 percent yields yearly costs around 730000 to 740000, plus 10000 maintenance. Public funds for the 45 million project will total 21.1 to 21.7 million.
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Corps of Engineers
One Valley Bank
Oakvale Public Service District
WVAWC
Cole
Infrastructure Council
Bluestone Lake
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Daily Record
Oakvale Road
Bluefield High School
Steakhouse
Meadowfield Lane
West Virginia
One Valley Bancorp
United Bankshares
David C. Stumpf
CFA Wheat
Industry Report
A. George Assaley
United Center
Virginia Street East
Charleston
Wheat First Butcher
Wheat
First Securities, Inc
NYSE
SIPC
Gregory MacIsaac, M.D
Elaine MacIsaac, M.D
Bluefield Medical Clinic
St. Luke’s Professional Building
Southview Drive
A.P.R
eLoan
First Community Bank
Federal Street
Mercer Mall
Mercer St
Pine Plaza
Stafford Drive
Green Valley
Blue Prince Road
Tukreousie Lender
Waw First
Community ‘Bank
FDIC
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