Bramwell Borough Elects New Council Members
Beard reports unofficial Bramwell election results with Eve Murphy 143 votes and Edris Miller 113, plus Molly Lohr-Robinette 128 and Joe Miller 92 as new council members. Incumbent Joe Vinciquerra and Freda Shumate lose.Carol Clark unopposed with 153 votes. Final tally due June 18. new council takes office July 1.
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Eve Murphy
Edris Miller
Bramwell
Molly Lohr-Robinette
Joe Miller
Joe Vinciquerra
Freda Shumate
Carol Clark
Clark
Cial
Daily Telegraph
Beard
Athens selects council as Geiger unopposed Hodges wins
Athens voters return incumbent Mary Lu Geiger with 78 votes while Paul Hodges runs unopposed and receives 94 votes. Mayor Richardson, in office since 1983, cites upcoming sewer plant project costing 2 to 2.5 million dollars and new federal rules on municipal storm water as major future challenges. Other council members include Carol Bard David Cantrell and David Klingensmith with Lisa Caldwell as Recorder.
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Oll
Mary Lu Geiger
Paul Hodges
Richardson
Athens
Carol Bard
David Cantrell
David Klingensmith
Lisa Caldwell
Tazewell school cuts preserve step raises despite salary freeze
The Tazewell County school board approved a 2001 2002 budget cutting 346 top scale positions and 16 coaching posts to fund only state mandated staff training. Five vacant teacher slots vanish and transportation duties shift to four principals. The plan retains step increases for some staff but blocks a 3 percent raise for all, angering several board members.
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Tazewell High School
Hodock
Brenda Long
Steve Perry
Career and Technical Center
Transportation
Northern District Board
Robert “Spot” Steele
Jan White
Masked suspect robs store. bystander tackles him
Michael Combs, 36, of Rocky Gap, Va, saw the suspect remove a shirt, don a mask, and point a tube at clerks Nelson and Pendergrass demanding cash. Combs tackled the robber, Cary arrested Danieley, who faced a $10,000 bond and jail in Beaver.
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Nelson
Pendergrass
Michael Combs
Rocky Gap
Bluefield Avenue
Combs
Cary
Danieley
Faulkiier
Southern Regional
Beaver
Mercer County Flood Aid Office Opens Soon at Princeton Center
EMA reports the Disaster Relief Office will open at the Mercer County Technical Education Center in Princeton within days. Residents should report damages to FEMA at 1-800-462-9029. FEMA staff and a Congressional team met Sen. Rockefeller at SummerFest as more aides join Mercer flood recovery efforts.
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Butler
EMA
Mercer County
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Stafford Drive
Princeton
FEMA
Joe Anthony
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
Betsy Ranson
Bill Ingles
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Benny Bandy
Southern District Board
Ben Susman
General Assembly
Jim Gilmore
Susman
Walter Nelson
Scotty Pendergrass
ostFarmrs
Dexter. Riverside
Tiie
Buck Bowl
Xtra
Lowrance
Douglas Sporting Goods
Brunswick
Brick Street
Douglassportinggoods
SUN
Roland’s, Inc
Ieee
Glenwood
Rock Valley Concrete
La-Z-Boy
Burgundy
the Kammer Advantage
Sealy Sleep Shoppe
Boltonline.com
Bland Street
Bluefield
Kammer
Ted
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