Mercer reappraisal reviews near state deadline in Princeton
Mercer County Commission has about 100 hearings left to complete reappraisals for property taxation before the state deadline this Thursday. County officials led by President Ray Bragg and commissioners Blankenship and Six have presided over more than 6,000 reviews this year with ongoing daily hearings to meet the upcoming tax year 1987-88 changes and statewide objections to revaluations.
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Princeton
Mercer County Commission
Susan Patterson
Commission On
County Commission
Ray Bragg
Claude Blankenship
Clarence Six
West Virginia
Winifrey “Wimpy
Shrewsbury
Summers rejects nuclear dump in Summers County West Virginia
The Summers County Commission unanimously rejected a plan to bury used nuclear fuel rods in southern West Virginia, voting 3-0 against the Monitored Retrievable Storage project amid environmental concerns and worries about impact on Bluestone Lake Pipestem State Park and the New River Gorge. Local advocates Paul Childress and David Corcoran led efforts to attract the MRS project, though officials cited lack of affirmative information from proponents.
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Edwards
U.S. Energy Department
Paul Childress
Oceana
Virginia
David Corcoran
Welch Daily News
Meeting on OH-9 finances for Mercer board members
PRINCETON The OH-9 Ambulance Service operation and finances will be the focus of a meeting today for new Mercer County Board of Health members and organization officials. Dr. P R Higginbotham Appalachian OH-9 Inc. chairman said the session responds to a Mercer County Commission request for information about the service's operation and financial status. Bragg probably will not attend.
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Princeton
OH-9
Mercer County Board of Health
P. R. Higginbotham
Appalachian Oh-9 Inc
Mercer County Commission
Ray Bragg
Bragg
Higginbotham
West Virginia cases mix drug trial and court ruling in state
The Huntington drug trafficking and tax evasion trial of former Kermit police chief David Ramey and his wife Debbie opened its defense with testimony about an alleged plot by David Ramey’s half sister Sally Ramey to settle scores. Debbie Ramey faces tax evasion and conspiracy charges. David Ramey faces drug and tax evasion counts plus a perjury allegation. In Charleston, the state Supreme Court ruled that a police officer captured during an attempted jail escape cannot be kidnapped if not harmed or used as a hostage, reversing three convictions. The ruling affects Cabell County escape case and pending appeal for co-defendant David Plumley. Also in Charleston, lawmakers asked the Public Service Commission to investigate Monongahela Power Co.’s coal purchases, amid questions of high-priced Maryland coal and local mine employment.
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Huntington
Kermit
David Ramey
Debbie
Ramey
Sally Ramey
Debbie Ramey
Charleston
State Supreme Court
High Court
Paul Brumfield
Cabell County
David Plumley
Monongahela Power Co
George “Buffy” Warner
Rubber fire damages Norfolk warehouse. millions in losses reported
A rubber fire at the old C E Thurst on warehouse in Norfolk burned for hours, sending sludge into the Elizabeth River. No injuries were reported, with damage estimated at 2.5 to 3 million dollars. The blaze was controlled by 9:39 a.m. Monday. In Virginia, a pickup overturned on U S Route 460 near the Divides in Tazewell County, injuring two. Emmitt Baker, 57, and passengers Kenneth Baker, 8, and Michael Baker, 22, were hospitalized in stable condition. Separately, a Roanoke federal suit alleges health damage and home contamination from Orkin Exterminating Co. in a nearly 11 million dollar claim.
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Norfolk
Elizabeth River
C.E. Thurston
Tazewell County
Emmitt Baker
Tazewell
Bluefield
Baker
J.R. Fore Jr
Claypool Hill
Virginia State
Kenneth Baker
Michael Baker
Tazewell Community Hospital
Roanoke
Orkin Exterminating Co
Charles W. Hale
Judith O. Hale
U.S. District Court
Governor Delays Name For 20th District Delegate
Gov Arch Moore Jr has not named a replacement for former Delegate Jim McNeely by Monday afternoon as three Democrat nominees Thomas Janutolo Terry Basham and Bill Morefield await decision from his office. McNeely resigned effective June 1 to begin as a law clerk in Charleston. The District Delegate Executive Committee submitted the trio June 6. The appointee must be from the same party and county as the resigning member.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Arch Moore Jr
Del
Jim McNeely
Charlotte Roberts
Roberts
Moore
Democrat Committee
House of Delegates
Thomas Janutolo
Terry Basham
Bill Morefield
McNeely
West Virginia School of Law
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Charleston
Audit notes missing inventory and $100000 deposit error
Charleston AP report on a legislative audit of the Public Employees Insurance Board covering 1979 to 1985. Missing four dictaphone units purchased in 1984 and a $100000 deposit discrepancy corrected in 1986. Audit cites human error and notes new rules on sick leave after possible abuse.
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Charleston
Public Employees Insurance Board
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
PEIB
Virginia Sees Seat Belt Rule Clash With Speed Rise
Virginia faces a clash between its mandatory seat belt law and proposed higher interstate speeds. DMV estimates 150 to 200 lives saved annually with belt use but 40 to 80 more deaths may occur each year if rural interstates rise to 65 mph. A worst case suggests over half of the belted lives could be lost, with 50 to 90 additional permanent injuries and a $135 million cost.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Department of Motor Vehicles
District of Columbia
Transportation Safety Division
DMV
Nena Teller
Court lifts potential fine on state energy official Faerber
The West Virginia Supreme Court split 3 2 lifting a possible 6600 fine the United Mine Workers sought in a contempt case against state Energy Commissioner Ken Faerber. Faerber had been held in contempt for defying a July 10 ruling mandating full roof bolting safety supports in thin-seam auger coal mines.
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Charleston
State Supreme Court
United Mine Workers
Ken Faerber
Faerber
UMW
Washington
D.C
Flight to land at Mercer airport commemorates constitution flight
A 70 hour 6390 mile plane journey marking the 200th anniversary of the Constitution pauses for fuel in Bluefield during its cross country route. The flight sequence includes stopovers in every contiguous US state with a stop at Mercer airport.
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Mercer Airport
Greg Jordan
The
Daily Telegraph
United States
Bluefield
Princeton Mayor Defends Call for Special Council Meeting
Princeton Mayor Jim Cannon defended calling a special city council meeting on June 4 to address fire protection. He said the city cannot afford delays and favors using rescue squad volunteers to assist firefighters, warning of potential blame if a major fire occurs before an agreement is reached.
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Princeton
Jim Cannon
Cannon
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