Cable rights at stake in right to act test
Washington D C based attorneys for Telescripps Cable Co file a Motion of Summary Judgement in federal court to test Blue field´s right to act against raised cable rates. City attorney John Feuchtenberger says the issue is whether the city has a fixed time fixed price franchise. He notes a franchise allows a private company to provide a public service. The motion argues public courts seldom grant summary judgments and a ruling may await trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telescripps Cable Co
Washington
D.C
Bluefield
John Feuchtenberger
Feuchtenberger
Appalachian Power
Air conditioned summer classes planned at Princeton High School
Six Mercer County schools have air conditioning with Byron noting some rooms cooled. All summer classes will be held at Princeton High, while six schools including Bluefield Junior High and Matoaka High have full air conditioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer County
Bluefield Junior High
Princeton High
Glenwood Junior High
Glenwood Elementary
Matoaka High
Montcalm High
Princeton High School
Judge rules for CSX rail layoffs at Hinton yard
U S District Judge Elizabeth Hallanan granted CSX Transportation approval to lay off 28 of 34 workers at the Hinton yard while dissolving a temporary restraining order. The Public Service Commission plans to seek an injunction from the Federal Railroad Administration, arguing the shutdown threatens safety due to reduced inspections of cars with worn brakes and other defects. The PSC had a 10 day restraining order in June as the matter was considered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallonan
Conns expand Richlands music stores to Claypool Hill and Mercer Mall
Richlands Virginia couple expands their music business moving into a larger 3,200 square foot store near Mercer Mall after relocating from Claypool Hill Mall six years ago and adding heavy sound systems, Kiwani grand pianos, and expanded piano and organ lessons. The Conn former Tazewell County teachers plan a teaching studio and full line music store, with contractor C Terry Morgan chosen for the site one and a half miles from Mercer Mall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richlands
Virginia
Claypool Hill
Mercer Mall
Claypool Hill Mall
Conn
Conns
Tazewell County
Randy
Sandy
J. Earl Bailey
Green Valley
C. Terry Morgan
Campaign donations tied to grand jury probe and staff cuts at Buchanan General
Testimony to a grand jury describes a $1,000 donation linked to political favors and payments, while at Buchanan General Hospital layoffs amid federal rule changes and insurance pressures cut staff to 467 across two Grundy locations. Nursing remains hardest hit though no doctors were laid off. The hospital coordinates unemployment benefits and job searches with the Virginia Employment Commission, with a possibility of rehiring if caseload improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buchanan General
Grundy
Jewell
Virginia Employment Commission
Rescue squad to put unit back into action
PRINCETON The Princeton Rescue Squad will put its accident response unit back in service around June 16 after repairs. Captain Greg Arnold said the Chevrolet truck carries the Jaws of Life donated by the West Virginia Turnpike Commission and transports all rescue tools. A fundraising road stop is set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at multiple Princeton locations to finish repairs and buy supplies, with a rain date June 20. Donations are welcome at headquarters 208 North First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Greg Arnold
West Virginia Turnpike Commission
Arnold
North First Street
Ashley Ambulance Builders
Bluefield West Virginia Rescue Squad
Cole Motors
Danieley Wrecking
Mercer Wrecking
Charles West
Goodyear
Dalton's Automobile
Roanoke Body Works
Jay Belt Technical Communications
Bluefield
Howard Easy Cars
Mercer County
Walker Street
West Virginia
Elgood
Walter Blankenship
Ernest W. Comer
Blankenship
Comer
Leavin Ernest W. Comer
Barton Comer
Flunnoy Bowling
Joe Comer
Alberta M. Farmer
Virginia K. Comer
Teddy H. Farmer
East River District
E. W. Comer
Flurnoy Bowling
Ira M. Smith
Thomas
Lilly
Graham High School Announces Top Ten Graduates
Graham Graduates express mix of happiness and sadness about leaving friends after graduation. Top ten graduates listed include Mary Dabney Hurley, Tricia Long, Ronald Houchins, Mary Hobbs, Melissia Hagg, Cheryl Mikovch, Kelly Matney, Jill Byrd, Judith Lawson, and Charles Proffitt Jr. Bluefield firefighters and rescue squad respond to a car fire in the parking lot with no injuries or damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Lewis
Jeff Sizemore
Graham High School
Mary Dabney Hurley
Tricia Lynn Long
Ronald William Houchins
Mary Elizabeth Hobbs
Melissia Jane Hagg
Cheryl
Testimony backs congressman in Robertson suit
Indianapol is report says Pat Robertson cited his father's influence to alter a Korean War assignment. Despositions by former Marines are used in a motion to dismiss a 35 million suit against Rep. Andrew Jacobs Jr. and Rep. Paul McCloskey. Robertson's attorney calls the motion distorted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Pat Robertson
Andrew Jacobs Jr
D-Ind
California
Paul N
Pete” McCloskey
Robertson
U.S. District Court
Washington
Indianapolis News
Douglas V. Rigler
McCloskey
Jacobs
Postal truck crash on WV Turnpike damages TV Guides
Announcement notes a Postal Service contract mail truck crash on the West Virginia Turnpike between Beckley and Bluefield. About 100 TV Guides were destroyed or had address labels fall off. Other mail largely intact. apologies to damaged mail recipients. contact postmaster if missing issues. Also notes a Sunday morning bird walk series at Burnwood Campground in June and Clemson Alumni Presidential Scholarship awarded to Christina Jeanne Cavallo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Service
West Virginia
Beckley
Bluefield
Leon Pfeiffenberger
National Park Service
U.S. Route 19
New River Gorge Bridge
New River Gorge National River
P.O. Box
Oak Hill
Lottery Numbers Drawn in Charleston West Virginia
The Charleston West Virginia lottery Friday night results show Daily 3 4 4 4 Daily 4 2 9 9 9 and Daily 3 4 4 4 with Daily 4 2 9 9 9 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
West Virginia
Public Notice of Coal Mining NPDES Permit Application
Benchmark Mining Company seeks a Virginia permit for coal mining and reclamation on 246.2 acres near Prater, Buchanan County, with drainage through sediment controls into Russell Prater and Greenbrier Creek. Public comments due within 30 days of June 12, 1987. inspection at Buchanan County Courthouse. Also notices bids for wastewater facility, liquor license, and a bankruptcy sale of Mercer County real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Benchmark Mining Company, Inc
Drawer 309
Lebanon
Russell Prater
Buchanan County
Prater
Greenbrier Creek
NPDES
Grundy
DMLR
Virginia Coal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
Public sale of storage contents and real estate notices split
Public bid sale of storage contents for unit C-105 John Osborne on June 15 1987 at Mountaineer Mini Storage Princeton. Notices include license application to possess and transport firearms by Dr E L Gage Jr Bluefield WV and multiple private sale and real estate foreclosure items in Mercer and Tazewell counties Virginia with bids, taxes, and trustee details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Osborne
Mountaineer Mini Storage
Oakvale Rd
Princeton
West Virginia
E. Lyle Gage, Jr
Parkway
Bluefield
Mercer County
Circuit Court
E. L. Gage, Jr
Parkway Bluefield
Donnie L. Marshall
Renault Alliance
Pontiac
Bluefield Avenue
First National Bank OF
State OF West Virginia
Department OF Finance and Administration
Landis
Texas Instruments
Diane Holley
Department of Finance & Administration
Charles Avenue
Dunbar
Wange
Sedgewood
Tazewell County
Virginia
Donald R. Mullins
Jerry Franklin Slaughter
John F. Wilkinson
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Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
Rail Suit
CSX
Casdorph
Grand Jury
Ken Faerber
Faerber
Civic Center
Kanawha County
Dina Mohler
Kori
GTE
Gene Deitz
Claude Erps
Brush Creek
Department of Natural Resources, Groundwater Technology
JIMCO
Eros
Graham
Burnwood
Cavallo
Christina Jeanne Cavallo
Anthony and
Betty Cavallo
Clemson
Clemson University
Division of Mined Land Reclamation
P. O
EPA
Welch
cDowell County
Shock of West Virginia, Inc
P.O
S. Chestnut St
Clarksburg
ABC
Ashley
IGA Foodliner, Inc
Ashley’s
IGA
Corner Water & Center Street
Pocahontas
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Richmond
William David Ashley
V/P
Jimmy T. Hill
Susan Hill
Oakvale
Lee Broyles
R. B. Foster
Martha
Foster
Thomas S. Lilly
Sedgewood Subdivision
East River Mountain
Highway 650
Delano Compton
Margaret R
Hockman Pike
Kellerman
Luther
Abshire Lands
Ply Developing Corporation
Delano Compton, Et al
L. Benton Lawson
Joseph M. McPhie
Partners
t/a
Hugh Creed Associates, Inc
Riaz A. Rana
and Wohlford
Edward M. Litz
William D. Staring
Commonwealth of Virginia
Robert M. Jones
Main Street
Tazewell
C.R. Bolling
Front Street
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