Bluefield board to rename city facilities and select mayor
The new Bluefield city board, to take office in August, will meet Monday to name a mayor within 10 days of the election. They also approve naming the Herb Sims Youth Center, the Bluefield Memorial Auditorium, Tony Lotito Park, the George E. Fanning baseball field, and the J C Tensler Hardy Street Playground, honoring local leaders and veterans.
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George McGonagle
Bluefield Lawyer Named 1997 Trial Lawyer of the Year
Bluefield attorney J Franklin Long, a Southwest Virginia Community College and Bluefield State College alum, was chosen as 1997 Member of the Year by the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association at a Charleston awards ceremony. Rep Bob Wise and attorney Charlie Hughes also received honors. Long was elected vice president of the association.
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Crumpecker Hill project on U S 460 near completion
The Crumpecker Hill four lane highway on U S 460 between Princeton and Bluefield is near finish with a new June 30 completion date. Delays stem from change orders and winter shutdowns. Battle Ridge Companies of Bluefield faces a potential financial penalty. Funding totals 14.2 million dollars with 2 million from federal sources and 12.2 million from state sources.
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Bill Bickle
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Rick Braun
Incumbents Hold Matoaka Town Election Lead
Mayor Jack Coburn, 58, won outright in Matoaka's town election with 41 votes and no opposition. Incumbents Marshal Howell 41, Douglas Hawks 39, Samuel Davis 37, Trevis Hurst 34 also won council seats, newcomer William Atwood 36. Challenger Shaman Sangid 11 votes. ineligible to serve. Coburn plans gradual changes, focusing on road repairs and playground equipment, and seeks state funds to refurbish the former Matoaka School.
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Samuel Davis
Trevis Hurst
William Atwood
Shaman Sangid
Pettrey
Athens
Charles Blankenship
Phyllis Sparks
Blankenship
Justice of the Peace
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Athens voters reject crowded ticket turnout low in 1997 election
In Athens on Tuesday only about 50 residents voted as three candidates vied for three open mayor and council seats. Mayor Robert Richardson and incumbents Mayou Geiger and Ted L. Kessinger won re election with 42, 43 and 49 votes respectively, while five write ins were cast. Kessinger, a former longtime council member, noted his return after decades living in Athens.
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Mayou Geiger
Ted L. Kessinger
Joe Manzo
Bob Barbery
Earl Higginbotham
David Thompson
Christine Bone
Kessinger
Athens
Richlands signs two year E-911 service deal with Tazewell County
Richlands Town Council approved a two year contract to receive E-911 service from Tazewell County with automatic renewal for one year if performance is satisfactory. A prior 10 year option was rejected as council doubts system effectiveness. The meeting also endorsed an Explorer post with the Boy Scouts and Richlands Police to give 14 to 21 year olds hands on law enforcement exposure at the police department.
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