Black Diamond plans multi-faceted site in McDowell County
At a 97 acre site, Black Diamond will expand from coal processing to bottling Pocahontas seam water, a trout farm, and a soilless vegetable operation. Current staff total 38, rising to 150 with water plant, and up to 400 including fish and produce ventures. locals recall Bradshaw days and McDowell County’s slow business climate.
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Black Diamond
Mullins
West Virginia
Woods
Bradshaw
McDowell County
Teachers seek $100000 extra funds for next month
Supervisor Jimmy Jones pressed the school board to approve an additional 100000 if the county ends the fiscal year with a 702000 balance. The current estimate is 430440, far short of the needed amount, with a July 12 audit determining the final balance. Mullins urged not delaying contracts due to anxiety.
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Jimmy Jones
Jones
Mullins
Fire destroys Grundy area furniture store after storm
Three firemen were treated for injuries but are back on the job after a severe thunderstorm toppled a wall and caused the building to collapse onto a propane tank. The store, near Grundy five miles west, operated nearly 30 years and is not yet assessed for loss. Tenants seek temporary housing. church food pantry to rebuild at the site with aid from multiple fire departments.
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Ratliff
Owens
Grundy
Donnie Compton
Slate Creek
Big Rock
Russell Prater
Internet birth draws thousands to online delivery
A 40-year-old woman in Orlando gave birth to a boy named Sean while viewers watched via the America's Health Network Internet broadcast. The event drew about 5,000 concurrent online viewers and more than 50,000 attempting to download footage, though the claim of the world’s first Internet birth was challenged by a prior online delivery.
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Sean
Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children & Women
Orlando
Fla
America’s
Health Network
America’s Health Network
J. Ted Fetherling
America
Health Network Interactive
Walter Larimore
Larimore
Gilbert
Sara
Joey
Lindsay
Tammy Barnes
Golden
Cole
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