Bluefield junior volunteers grow with hospital ties
Bluefield Regional Medical Center marks 16 years of its Junior Volunteer program. In 1997 a new class of 39 youths aged 14 to 18 joins 29 returning volunteers, dedicating at least 60 hours of service. Participants from Beaver and nearby schools join in nursing, therapy, gifts, and lab roles under veteran director Phyllis Walker.
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Monica Baldwin
Bluefield High School
Melissa Roberts
BHS
Beaver
Graham
Princeton
Pocahontas
Matoaka Mayor Urges Voter Turnout and Growth Plans
The Matoaka mayor urges high voter turnout, warning that without voting results won’t reflect in policy. He notes he prefers field work over a desk, and cites population changes from 793 in 1980 to about 402 currently, aiming to attract two or three new businesses to spur growth.
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Coburn
Town Hall
Matoaka
Athens Candidate Emphasizes Open Mind on Council
In Athens, Kessinger says he will enter office with an open mind and assess needs after taking office. He and his wife Anne are interested in establishing a Town Park, but he views council service as a social responsibility rather than a personal achievement, aiming to serve without preconception.
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Kessinger
Anne
Richlands Officials Hear About Youth Interest in Law Enforcement
Richlands officials report rising local interest in law enforcement careers among young residents. Council member Puckett notes the trend while Taylor updates on a new municipal building project. Architect David Schwartz of DeBerry and Davis says conceptual designs should be ready by week’s end or early next week. Preliminary costs and designs are slated for July council discussion.
Mercer County Largely Exempt From Federal Flood Aid Delay
A West Virginia official says Mercer County is not expected to face delays from a vetoed disaster relief bill. State EMS Director Carl Bradford notes the county last received federal recovery aid in May 1996 and has since paid local damages, including Princeton Junior High repairs, with FEMA funds largely settled.
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Charleston
Congress
Clinton
Mercer County
Carl Bradford
State Office of Emergency Services
West Virginia
Dakotas
Minnesota
Mercer County Office of Emergency Services
Barbara Hawkins
Hawkins
Cials
FEMA
Princeton
Rudolph Jennings
OES
Census Bureau
Bradford
Bluefield approves 3.5 million budget and fire hall talks
Bluefield Virginia town council approved a 3.5 million dollar budget with no tax increase for the coming year and amended the 1996 97 budget. The meeting featured lengthy debate on the planned community fire hall with project costs around 1.135 million and site work slated to begin by July. The council also named Derrick S Ruble zoning administrator and welcomed new Economic Development Director Joe Hunnicut and honored Rev Johnny Mise with a city key.
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Bluefield
Art Mead
Lang Hurley
Don Harris
Glenn Reynolds
Hurley
Charles Carlton
David Anderson
Johnny Mise
Church of God of Prophecy
Joe Hunnicut
Tazewell County
Spotsylvania fear serial killer link ties three abductions
Residents in Spotsylvania fear a serial killer is active after three adolescent girls were abducted from local homes and later found dead. Police and the FBI are examining a possible link between Sofia Silva's death and the Lisk sisters disappearances. Authorities are retesting fiber evidence tied to Karl Michael Roush and evaluating connections to the other cases.
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Spotsylvania
Spotsylvania County
Marilyn Rudzinsky
Sofia Silva
Kristin
Kati Lisk
FBI
Rudzinsky
Ross
Silva
Karl Michael Ro
Roush
Miss Silva
Lisk Sisters
Sisks
King George County
State
Richmond
Kristin Lisk
Sister Kati
Washington
Lisk
Patricia Sullins
Ms. Sullins
Renamed City Facilities Face Public Input On Names
Bluefield Baseball Club president Rudy Brammer McGonagle suggested renaming facilities including the youth center auditorium and park during a board meeting. The auditorium had been memorialized but a plaque was lost. The board discussed naming the mayor by majority vote or ceremonial criteria amid letters from Feuchtenberger to new members Kantor Law Walker and Moore.
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Hardy Street
Rudy Brammer McGonagle
Bluefield Baseball Club
Brammer
Riley-West Post
Max Kammer
Memorial Auditorium
Feuchtenberger
Doris Sue Kantor
Ollie Law
Nelson Walker
Garry Moore
McGonagle
Kantor
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Walker
Bill Arche
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Athens
Richlands
Mercer
Bill
Tony Barbery
The
Daily Telegraph
Bill Archer
Randy Brodnik
Bluefield Women’s Health Center
Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners
Tom Bowen
Gala Aula Stafford
G. H. Fiee
Parkview Professional Building
Morrison Drive
Dale Carnegie
David C. Lawrence & Associates, Inc
Escot
Sandra Lilly
Danielle Shanahan
Mercer Springs Farm Road
Short Hall Bluefield College
Bluefield College
D.A.C.E
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