FERC delays ruling on Greenbrier Pipeline rehearing
FERC issued a tolling order to give time for a rehearing request from landowners along the 279 mile Greenbrier Pipeline. Dominion and Piedmont plan a $497 million natural gas link from near Clendenin through Mercer County to North Carolina, aiming to boost energy supply in the Southeast. The commission may decide by July 28 or at the June 25 meeting, with opponents seeking reconsideration of the April 9 go‑ahead.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Commission
Greenbrier
Dominion and
Piedmont Natural Gas
Clendenin
Mercer County
North Carolina
FERC
Tamara Young-Allen
Young-Allen
South Atlantic
Greenbrier Pipeline Co
Dominion
Richmond
Charlotte
Floyd County
Mercer County Development Authority board meeting set
The Mercer County Development Authority Board of Directors will meet Tuesday at 8 a.m. at the Bluefield Holiday Inn. Bluefield NARFE will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at the Ramada Inn.
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Mercer County Development Authority Board of Directors
NARFE
Ramada Inn
Man receives 25 year sentence for alleged child molestation
The offense occurred between Sept. 1, 1997, and May 31, 1998 at Crescent View Apartments in Bluefield Virginia. The victim was a 9 year old. Beavers admitted a past history of child molestation during pre sentence report prep and officials are investigating whether prior offenses fall under jurisdiction. Beavers has been jailed in Tazewell County and awaits transfer to the penitentiary. The Commonwealth sought life. judge imposed 25 years to serve.
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Bluefield
Lee
Beavers
Tazewell County
Department of Corrections Penitentiary System
Commonwealth
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Bluefield residents clash over proposed water rate hike
At a Bluefield Sanitary Board debate neighbors vent concern over a 9 percent rate increase. King argues cost cuts and bond coverage could justify restructuring, proposes a citizen task force to review five years of Sanitary Board finances, but Bluefield City Board rejects joint participation. Residents blame lack of growth and rising costs, urging business attraction instead. Contact Jody Neal at meaidtonline.com
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Sanitary Board
Bluefields
Bluefield
R.E
Bob” Perkinson
W Va
Louis Lilly
Donna Boland
Juniper Street
Princeton
John Nash
Edith Jarrell
Voter Anger Over Back-To-Back Rate Hikes
A resident denounces annual rate increases and accuses officials of making excuses before the election. The speaker argues voters will remember the move at the polls.
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