State vehicles draw ethics questions across agencies
A Sunday Gazette-Mail survey finds nearly 6,000 state passenger vehicles in service with usage rules varying from strict to lax. Exempt agencies such as Highways and Education hold the largest fleets, while most others follow travel policies. Critics say the system lacks clear guidance on when personal use is permissible, highlighted by past ethics cases and DOH’s 2,455 exempt vehicles.
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Chre Supreme Court
Larry Starcher
Gazette-Mail
Starcher
Department of Administration
Division of Highways
Department of Education
DOH
Rick
West Virginia lawmakers seek clarity on dam safety status
Charleston AP State lawmakers want to know if any of West Virginia 248 high hazard dams listed in a FEMA report are in danger of failure after a state audit found 42 dams with major deficiencies. The legislature asks for DEP to define deficiency and obtain the FEMA document amid concerns over spillways and privately owned dams.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Joint Committee On
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
State Division of Environmental Protection
DEP
FEMA
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
Brian Long
SummerFest draws crowds and honors local axmen
The SummerFest weekend in Webster Springs featured two man cross cut jack and Jill cross cut hot saw underhand and standing block events. Twenty three axmen competed for two thousand dollars in prizes. Local favorites Bob Bridwell and Matt Malone won Sunday and will co chair next year with plans to recruit more West Virginia and North Carolina contestants. Banner attendance and strong weather aided a well run show with shuttle buses police and fire department support.
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Webster Springs
Cogar
Jack and Jill
West Virginia
Mercer County
North Carolina
Princeton
Bob Bridwell
Jumping Branch
Matt Malone
Mt. Hope
Bridwell
Malone
SummerFest
Santon
Police Endorse Summerfest EMS Patrol At Princeton
Police and fire departments coordinated EMS patrols during Summerfest, remaining on duty through Friday and Saturday nights. Firefighters volunteered time to ride four wheelers with medical supplies, handling seven need-type calls on Saturday and assisting police on three. Two missing children were found, one aged 7 and one 14, and a woman with cardiac problems and a ball player with illness were transported to hospital by rescue squads. The Princeton Rescue Squad supported efforts, with officials praising the service.
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Princeton Fire Department
Princeton
Santon
Man airlifted after Claypool Hill industrial accident
In Claypool Hill, Tazewell County, an industrial plant mishap injured a man whose arm was caught in equipment. He was airlifted Sunday to Bristol Regional Medical Center by Med-Flight. Identity and condition were not released. responders provided few details.
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Claypool Hill
Bristol Regional Medical Center
Tazewell County
BRMC
Quality Ambulance Service
Tazewell
Welch man drowns in New River near Prince
A Welch man, Michael Christian, 25, drowned Saturday in the New River near the Raleigh Fayette county line. Raleigh County emergency dispatchers said the body was recovered after a ranger reported a possible drowning at 10:50 a.m. Beaver and Bradley Prosperity volunteer fire departments assisted in the recovery. No further details available.
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Beckley
New River
Prince
Fayette County
Raleigh County
Michael Christian
National Park Service
Raleigh-Fayette County
Beaver and
Bradley Prosperity
Assad's son Bashar nominated for president in Syria
Bashar Assad, 34, was unanimously nominated by the ruling Baath Party as the sole candidate for president after his father Hafez Assad died. Parliament is set to meet June 25 to approve the nomination and elections to follow. The ruling circle aims for a smooth transition amid calls for stability and caution over domestic and regional challenges.
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Syria
Bashar Assad
Hafez Assad
Baath Party
France
Assad
Abdel-Halim Khaddam
Bashar
Kawkab Fares
al- Watan
Fouad al-Hashem
Jordan Times
Lion
Middle East
Israel
Emile Lahoud
Salim Hoss
Nabih Berri
Lebanon
U.S
Madeleine Albright
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