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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1996
Page
3
A company seeks a 20 year renewal option on an antenna site lease and will build a foot trail and lighting with possible picnic tables. A sales office in town could create 3 to 4 jobs. the Beckley office houses the company's existing operations. The tower project aims for completion by September as part of a broader set of ongoing ventures.
Obituaries list services scheduled for TM Frank James Jack Beavers at Hurst Scott Funeral Chapel in Tazewell at 2 p.m. Burial at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield follows. Ramona Santa Fe Dillman to be laid to rest at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton after 11 a.m. service at George W Seaver Funeral Home Chapel. William J Booth Jr to be interred at Birch Lawn Burial Park Pearisburg after 11 a.m. service at Peery St Clair Funeral Home Chapel. D Clinton Rogers memorial service at Givens Funeral Chapel Pearisburg at 11 a.m. with burial at Birch Lawn Burial Park Pearisburg.
Concord College unveiled a state mandated plan to re invent the institution over the next five years. The plan covers curriculum staff and facilities and aims to boost efficiency without lowering standards while facing 6.3 million in unfunded salary raises plus 700 000 offset by the state. Beasley Rickey and other leaders note tuition increases and more aid, with seven faculty and 12 classified positions targeted for reduction while seeking funding formula changes.
Former state Senator J D Brackenrich awaits sentencing after U S District Judge Elizabeth Hallanan postponed the hearing to Tuesday. He faces up to a year in jail and a $100 000 fine on federal misdemeanor pollution charges. The record notes uncertainty about his actions. Other items discuss Concord funding plans and campus program expansions including new degrees and an honors program, plus proposed housing upgrades and a conference center renovation.
Tazewell County plans renovation of the courthouse with a total price over 16 million dollars. The board voted 4-1 to choose a plan adding a new jail at a total cost of 14.6875 million, funded by bonds issued by the Industrial Development Authority. Construction could start May 1997 and wrap by October 1999, with bids possible January 1997.
Senator John Warner campaigned across Virginia appealing to outside voters in an open primary while challenger James Miller toured the Shenandoah Valley. Analysts say turnout will decide whether Warner wins a fourth term as Miller accuses him of being outspent. Warner cites broader appeal and turnout as he seeks a November rematch with Democrat Mark Warner. The state reports 3,033,634 registered voters eligible to vote.
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