Tazewell County funds for girls group home move forward
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors voted to fund about $20,000 for a girls group home after a presentation by Ron Belay and J P Webb. The project involves three counties and would be overseen by a commission, with Belay noting state funds exist and Buchanan and Russell counties have contributed. Also discussed were water system repairs at Jewell Ridge, a new public procurement ordinance, a rescheduled flood plain hearing, and various appointments and road budget items.
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Wany Levegrapn
Tazewell
Belay
Russell
Buchanan
Buchanan County
Webb
Susan Bundy
Norman Cook
County Water and Sewerage Authority
Jewell Ridge
Cook
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Damon Donley
James Dudley
Robert Altizer
Welfare Board
Bill Bunch
Tazewell County Development Corp
Clyde Bowling
Walter Stapleton Sr
Walter Graham
County Transportation and Safety Commission
al Werner
Russell Shepherd
Southwest Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council
Leslie Ballard
Appalachian Agency For Senior Citizens
D.H. Harrold
Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission
Lucia Bushway
Community College Board
Jack Litz
Industrial Development Authority Board
Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation
Stinson Ridge
Falls Mills
Thompson Valley
Burkes Garden
Tank Hill
Boissevain
Panther Branch
Doran
Lincolnshire Road
Doran Bottom
Tazewell Hires Programmer for County Systems
Dennis Engel, 25, of Tazewell, will start as computer programmer and communications expert for the county. Employed May 23 at 24 000 a year, he comes from Hamilton Ohio and holds a 1980 computer science degree from Mount Vernon Nazarene College. He noted he cannot tap phones without a court order.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Dennis Engel
C.H. Peery III
Engel
Hamilton
Ohio
Michigan
Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Mount Vernon
Charles Gilmore, Jr
State Methodists Vote to Bar Homosexuals From Ordination
The United Methodist Church of West Virginia voted to bar homosexuals from ordination at the annual convention. Representatives backed the Bluewell Keystone parish proposal citing New Testament passages against homosexuality. Opponents warned of a witch hunt and that sexuality is not central to Christ’s teachings. The resolution moves to the General Conference.
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Buckhannon
W.va
United Methodist Church of
General Conference
The
United Methodist Church
BSC Director Joins Regents
Clifton Neal, bookstore manager at Bluefield State College and longtime assistant budget director, becomes a regular voting member of the state Board of Regents. His election as chairman of the Regents Advisory Council of Classified Employees elevates him to 12 board members. Regent leader John Saunders cites no tie vote risk.
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Charleston
W.va
Bluefield State College
Clifton Neal
State Board of Regents
Neal
Regents Advisory Council of
Bluefield State
Regents
John Saunders
Coal Groups Appeal ICC Rail Ruling
National Coal Association and the Coal Exporters Association urged the U S Court of Appeals to overturn an ICC decision deregulating export coal traffic on railroads. They argue the move harms captive shippers and conflicts with the 1980 Staggers Act and Reagan era export goals.
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Associated Press
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Coal Association
Coal Exporters Association
ICC
Charleston
W.va
Carl E. Bagge
Bagge
Rockefeller Announces First Jobs Program Grants
Gov. Jay Rockefeller allocated 1.7 million in federal funds to hire 200 workers under a new public works program. Weatherization grants of 1.37 million will create 140 jobs across 26 counties, while 334 thousand for the community services block grant will fund 60 jobs across 43 counties.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Unemployed aid rules and public meeting notices in local towns
Tazewell County social services announce limited funds for emergency aid with food clothing and shelter for the unemployed. Eligibility includes unemployment status tax return proof and asset limits. Offices in Richlands Bluefield and county DSS handle applications. Also a Bastian School ground drainage meeting at 7 30 pm with SCS and RC D support. A Bluefield Hospital clinic hosts a summer picnic at Glenwood Park Shelter No 1. Toledo manufactured homes rise in popularity per Owens Corning Fiberglas survey citing affordability and speed of availability.
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Tazewell County
Richlands Town Hall
Bluefield Town Hall
Department of Social Services
Bastian
The
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Big Walker Soil and Water Conservation District
Mountain Dominion Resources Conservation and Development Project
RC & D
Better Breathing Club
Bluefield Community Hospital
Glenwood Park Shelter No
Toledo, Ohio
Owens- Corning Fiberglas Corp
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Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
State Methodists
BSC
ICC Rail
U.S
Nick’s Inc
Agia
Liberal
MUR Ie
Uae
Ite
Hong Song
Bluefield
Mr Harris
Holiday Inn
Binefield Bang
Bulletin Board
Bland
C.Y. Davis
M.D. W
A. Isenhour
M.D
D.L. Meineke
American Board of Ob-Gyn Richcreek Medical Center
Virginia Avenue
Richcreek
Wharuck Furniture
Raleigh St
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