Chicory Square resumes with finish work and concerts
Mark Henne outlined delays and reopening plans for Chicory Square Phase II with new concrete benches and landscaping. He credited the Coalfield Heritage Foundation and Congressman Rahall for support while noting fiber conduit under sidewalks aims to connect the historic district and support high speed Internet, enabling more downtown business activity. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph hosted noon concerts during renovation and will resume next week.
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Henne
California
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Coalfield Heritage Foundation
Rahall
Soldier to be reburied in Bristol after WWII missing fate
Earnest Eugene Brown left Virginia in 1943 to fight in World War II. His remains will be returned sixty years after he was declared missing in action during the Battle of the Bulge. A funeral will be held in Bristol Tennessee and a full military burial in Bristol Virginia follows.
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99Th Infantry
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Henry County
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Europe
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Bikes and Babes contest kicks off Freedom Ride 2005 in Bluefield
Riders and models fill Bluefield City Park for a daylong event to raise funds for the Armed Forces Relief Fund. Judy Branch enters her FXDL while 12 babes compete for 500 prize and a photo spread in the commemorative magazine. Veterans and participants prepare for a 1,000 bike Freedom Ride looping to Tazewell and Wytheville.
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Judy Branch
Branch
Charleston
Jenifer Myers
Princeton
Myers
Jordan McKinney
Lashmeet
McKinney
Alice Smith
Montcalm
Sara Helmadollar
Bluefield
Tazewell drug court decision delayed until September
In Tazewell County Virginia leaders await a Department of Justice funding decision on a 1.5 million grant for a large scale drug court. A pilot program continues serving about 10 to 15 first time offenders while officials push for a September ruling and full implementation with more than 100 participants.
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Department of Justice
Debbie Johnson
Clinch Valley Community Action
Johnson
CVCA
Cumberland Mountain Community Services
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Commonwealth
Dennis Lee
Lee
Court shifts pretrial in FDIC McGlothlin case to Charleston
Judge David A. Faber moved the Bluefield pretrial conference to Charleston with the July 6 trial still set for Bluefield. FDIC seeks Charleston venue for witness transport and tech, while McGlothlin and Gwinn push to keep Bluefield. The case concerns alleged misuse of Keystone funds preceding the bank’s 1999 collapse costing FDIC up to 850 million dollars.
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U.S
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West Virginia
Charleston
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Federal Courthouse
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Faber
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Philip and
Kathryn Gwinn
Keystone
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Barcher
Bottonline
WV Youth Disability Caucus Set for July in Charleston
The WV Youth Disability Caucus will be hosted by INSTITUTE West Virginia Statewide Independent Living Council from July 29 to August 1 at the Charleston Marriott Hotel. Youth ages 16 to 21 with a disability may apply. For information call (800) 642-8207 ext. 4624.
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Independent Living Council
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Charleston Marriott
Bikes and Babes Contest Winners Announced at Event
Judges from across the United States including Michael Keith and Monica Strong selected winners in a Charleston based Bikes and Babes contest. Ramona Bradshaw won the Grand Prize and Readers' Choice, Brooke Setliff took Overall Best, with trophies to Tyrone Miller Justin Williams John Rahall Terry Beavers and Jeffrey Vealey. Billy Stump earned 500 for the poker run and Joe Ross won Best Hand. Charlie Cole paid tribute to Bradshaw’s late brother with assistance from Randy Deason.
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Charleston
S.C
Ramona Bradshaw
Brooke Setliff
Tyrone Miller
Justin Williams
John Rahall
Terry Beavers
Jeffrey
Vealey
Billy Stump
Joe Ross
Charlie Cole
Cole Harley- Davidson
Cole
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Deason
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