Bramwell Mayoral Race Ends in Two Vote Victory
Molly Lohr-Robinette wins Bramwell mayoral race by two votes in a three candidate contest, becoming the town’s first female mayor. Voters packed the council chambers for the canvassing as optimism grows for Bramwell’s next chapter in its “jewel” history.
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Reniers
Bramwell
Molly Lohr- Robinette
Mercer County
Lohr-Robinette
Jimmy Carver
West Virginia
Bramwell Millionaires
Eddie Belcher
Joe Manchin
Virginia
Cluefield Baily Telegraph Staff and Motto Line
An apparent newspaper masthead lists Randy Deason as Publisher Samantha Perry as News Editor and other editors including Barbara Hawkins Sports Editor Bob Redd Thomas A. Colley as Executive Editor and City/County Editor Toler and T toler. The page includes a biblical quotation from Hebrews 5 8 9.
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Ccessene Tammie Toler
Barbara Hawkins
Esc
Bob Redd
West Virginia workers' comp reform passes in special session
Readers applaud Virginia lawmakers who supported a task force plan to fix the workers' compensation system. Despite opposition from some senators, supporters credit the vote with potentially saving the program and state economy. The piece singles out Don Caruth Jesse Guills Marshall Long Rick Staton Eustace Frederick Truman Chafin John Pat Fanning Anita Skeens Caldwell Richard Browning for their positions and urges voters to remember the vote.
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Jesse Guills
Greenbrier
West Virginia
Sen
Guills
Caruth
Marshall Long
House
Rick Staton
del. Eustace Frederick
Mercer
Truman Chafin
D-Mingo
John Pat Fanning
D McDowell
Anita Skeens Caldwell
D-Mercer
Del
Richard Browning
Chafin
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
Sen. Chafin
Caldwell
Fanning
Sanitary Board Hearing Draws Fire Over Rate Hike
Letters criticize Bluefield Sanitary Board for approving a rate increase. Writer lauds Debbie Sarver and Donnie Turner for voting against it and urges voters to elect a board that prioritizes residents amid belt tightening and an ailing economy.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Debbie Sarver
Donnie Turner
Bluefield Sanitary Board
Summer Weather Woes Bring Bluefield Hope for Sunshine
Bluefield residents vent about persistent rain and storms across spring and into summer. Jarrod Sudduth, WVU student from Bluefield West Virginia, writes of flood fears, outdoor plans delayed, and desire for a break from monsoon conditions as people anticipate warm sunny days.
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Bluefield
East River Mountain
John Deere
Morgantown
WVII
Wisp
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John “Pat” Fanning
McDowell
Charleston
Lohr- Robinette
Carver
Mercer County Board of Education
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Iran
Cluefield Baily Telegraph
Randy Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
Sanitary Board
Jarrod Sudduth
Bluefield, W.va
WVU
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