Thunder Run Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad details local heroics
Bluefield soldier Sgt Ronald D Davis aboard a tank with Col Eric Schwartz helped capture Baghdad in three days of combat as three battalions and fewer than a thousand men led the assault. The book Thunder Run by David Zucchino is praised as firsthand and may become a movie. Davis, now at Fort Stewart, hopes to return home to Bluefield and join the police force.
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Princeton
Baghdad
Ronald D
Ronnie” Davis
Spartan Brigade
Bluefield
Eric Schwartz
Schwartz
Davis
Col. Schwartz
Iraq
Fort Stewart
Lyndale Avenue
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Maj
William Barnello
Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Davis
State prepares for third annual Sales Tax Holiday
Harleton announces a three day sales tax holiday from Friday August 6 to Sunday August 8 granting tax exemptions on clothing under $100, school supplies under $100, and select computer items with limits. The rules cover apparel accessories and refunds and require customers to file rebates for computer printer packages. Barbara Hawkins is the contact.
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Harleston
State Tax Department
Tax Department
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline.com
Lawmakers to examine W V a nonprofits
A West Virginia legislative subcommittee will study nonprofit operations criteria and state funding and tax exemptions. Sen. Ed Bowman cites the need for a clear picture as officials review categories, qualifications, and comparisons with private corporations amid scrutiny sparked by the Wyoming County Council on Aging. An auditor, Glen Gainer III, reports about 7 million dollars in state payments to nonprofits since July 2003, though data gaps remain due to listing variations and denied access to FEINs.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Ed Bowman
D-Hancock
Bowman
Wyoming
Council On Aging
Bob Graham
Graham
Council
Glen Gainer III
Gainer
Secretary of State
Explosion Shuts I-81 After Fatal Truck Crash
Two truck drivers died in a fiery collision on Interstate 81 near Martinsburg after a northbound Family Dollar tractor-trailer veered into the southbound lane crossing Route 45. The crash occurred about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, both trucks exploded on impact, and the highway was closed about nine hours as investigators examined the scene.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County
T.A. Sherman
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