Pawn shop owner in McDowell County keeps clutter and honesty
Richard McCoy runs J R s Pawn Shop near Route 52 and a recycling center with used furniture and junk cars. He explains pawn business demands hard work, strict rules, and tough choices as he buys, stores, and occasionally auctions items while dealing with theft risk and distressed customers.
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Roderfield
J.r.’S
Richard McCoy
Princeton
McCoy
McDowell County
Return Won’t Alter Case Says King
CHARLESTON AP The decision by Gov Arch Moore s election committee to return 4000 in donations tied to the indictment of Energy Commissioner Kenneth Faerber won t affect the state s case Kanawha County Prosecutor Charlie King said Faerber s lawyer Tim DiPiero said the energy commissioner asked for the return of the children s donations but Faerber maintains he and his children did nothing wrong The governor s office released a letter showing the return and papers filed in Kanawha County Circuit Court note Faerber sought the return on May 11 The indictment against Faerber includes five counts of illegal campaign contributions and one of lying to a grand jury Each misdemeanor count carries up to a year in jail and a 1000 fine Faerber says his children aged 8 and 6 acted on counsel s advice and his own view is the contributions were lawful The children donated to Moore s 1984 campaign and previously gave 1000 to Moore s 1980 bid Faerber said the donations were his children s choice after consultation with Charleston lawyer Tom Potter
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Charleston
Arch Moore
Election Committee
Kenneth Faerber
Kanawha County
Charlie King
Faerber
Audrey Toler
Tim DiPiero
Energy Commissioner
DiPiero
King
Moore
Tom Potter
Recreation Despite Budget Cuts Plans Full Summer Slate
Princeton Recreation Department schedules a full summer lineup including swimming volleyball and arts and crafts despite budget cuts. Program coordinator John Harriston notes the cuts hurt the department and eliminated the playground program, while Denise Harris is praised for budgeting. The department aims for self sufficiency amid financial pressure. The pool renovation was a major project.
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Princeton
Princeton Recreation Department
John Harriston
Denise Harris
Harriston
Community Urges Reopening Bishop Elementary Amid Closures
Angry parents asked Tazewell County supervisors to reopen Bishop Elementary after the school board voted to close it for infeasibility due to declining enrollment and maintenance needs. The oldest building, built in 1937, lacks a suitable water supply. PTA president Sherry Wright collected 152 signatures urging board reconsideration and sought appointment of Susan Glover to provide district representation.
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Bishop
Hudson Huffard Jr
Tazewell County
Charles Warner
Sherry Wright
PTA
Susan Glover
Wright
Glover
Roger Angles
Tim Sam Gillespie Jr
James W. Dudley
Gillespie
Warren Hutchinson
Tazewell Education Association
Barringer to face Bird in 38th Virginia Senate race
Barringer a Tazewell County livestock farmer and former Lions Club district governor was nominated at Wytheville to challenge incumbent Senator Daniel W. Bird Jr. for the 38th district seat. He decried 12 years of representation and vowed new voice, opposing seatbelt and blaze orange hunting laws. The 38th includes Bland, Giles, Pulaski, Tazewell and Wythe counties. Meanwhile Larry McCaw rescued a dog from a warehouse fire Wednesday.
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Tazewell County
Republican Party
Benjamin S.barringer
Daniel W. Bird Jr
Barringer
Wytheville
Virginia Senate
Tazewell
Bland
Giles
Pulaski
Wythe
Lions Club International
Area professionals disagree with Brown's insurance call
Bluefield insurance professionals Harold Miller Jr. and Jayne Cantley oppose State Attorney General Charlie Brown's push for more competition and stronger controls in the insurance industry. Miller cautions against government overreach that could drive insurers from West Virginia, urging careful use of regulatory demands amid profitability concerns. Brown's report to a Charleston convention floated ideas including a consumer advocate, repealing industry antitrust exemptions, and limiting cancellations and non renewals.
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Bluefield
Charlie Brown
Bluefield Insurance
Harold Miller Jr
Jayne Cantley
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Charleston
Brown
West Virginia
Miller
Correction on West Virginia layoffs report
Correction from Charleston AP clarifies that John Price Gov Arch Moore's press secretary did not say state agencies would follow the Agriculture Department in layoffs. Price noted agencies were reviewing budgets and had not decided how to cut an average 19 percent.
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Charleston
Associated Press
John Price
Arch Moore
West Virginia
State Department of Agriculture
Price
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Fred Brown
Betsy Hopper
Tricate
Bluefield City Park
Bird
Huntington
Larry McCaw
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