City halved salary cuts as fees rise eyed
BLUEFIELD City Council cut proposed salary reductions in half during a regular session while approving first readings on ordinances to raise garbage and building fees. City Manager Ron Crabtree, with City Treasurer Charlie Cramer and CFO Hasan Baig, outlined budget steps taken over months. He proposed a five percent cut instead of ten to ease impact on employees, with conditions not to refill two fire department positions and not to rehire police officers for three school resource slots, plus vacancies in street and garbage departments.
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Ron Crabtree
Charlie Cramer
Hasan Baig
Crabtree
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Tim McPeak
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DOH accepts low bid for Coalfields Expressway section
The West Virginia Division of Highways approved a low bid of 20.57 million dollars from Bizzack Inc for a four lane section of the Coalfields Expressway in McDowell County near Welch. Dirt work is planned for mid to late July with a ground breaking later this summer.
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McDowell County
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Lexington
Mike Miano
Indian Ridge
Bluestone Industries
Beckley
Commission
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Miano
Coalfields
West Virginia
Division of Highways
Highs Hit 84 Degrees As Heat Persists In June
The region reports a Tuesday high of 84 degrees tying the June 13 record. Meteorologist Heath Hockenberry of the National Weather Service in Blacksburg says this is well above 30-year normals and near mid 80s record territory. Cooler relief may arrive later in the week with a weaker Midwest storm moving toward West Virginia and Friday offering the best chance for cooler highs and thunderstorms.
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Heath Hockenberry
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Hockenberry
Midwest
West Virginia
Some Like It Hot tops AFI list of funniest American films
Residents react to the American Film Institute panel’s selection of 100 funniest American films. Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, and Tony Curtis star in Some Like It Hot, named the funniest American film by a panel of 1,800 industry members. Local opinions vary with Deb ie Enigk praising Silver Streak at No. 95 and younger viewers citing Ghostbusters and favorites like Blazing Saddles and Airplane.
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Luefield
Nancy Sigglekow
Marilyn Monroe
Jack Lemmon
Tony Curtis
American Film Institute
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Enigk
Matthew Enigk
Jacob Schor
Matthew
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Tazewell school board adopts dress code and phone rules
In Tazewell County Virginia the school board approved a new student dress code and a policy restricting cellular telephone use by students shortly before midnight Tuesday. The board also added chairman Jan White to an employment panel overseeing interviews and recommendations. Five controversial bylaw changes were tabled until an adjourned meeting Thursday at 5 30 p.m. at Tazewell Middle School.
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Tazewell County
Tazewell Middle School
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