Social Security offices close as boomers near retirement
Washington AP report notes budget cuts shut dozens of field offices while millions of aging baby boomers seek retirement and disability benefits. Sen. Collins and others push for online access though officials cite evolving technology and service needs. 64 offices closed since 2010 and 533 mobile offices ended.
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Maine
Social Security
Bill Nelson
D-Fla
Infant death probe follows man’s arrest in Bluefield
Police say a baby died on arrival at Bluefield Regional Medical Center on April 5. Byrd, held on suicide watch at Southern Regional Jail, faces a preliminary hearing in 10 days as investigators continue. The infant lived with Byrd and his girlfriend. the mother is on two years probation for a separate 2011 case involving injuries to another infant.
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Mercer County
McDowell County
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Bank teller note fraud ends with suspect fleeing
The suspect handed a note demanding money and brandished a pistol, but dropped change and hit a panic button, then fled the bank empty handed. Mangum told police she was sorry at arraignment and is held at Southern Regional Jail in Beaver. Detective K L Adams of the Bluefield Police reported the incident. Contact Greg Jordan at gjordanbottonline.com.
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Beaver
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Hancock Honored For Community Service At Bluefield Chamber Event
Eugenia Hancock received the Robert F. Hamilton Award for outstanding local service at a Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce event. Genie Hancock, first woman chamber president, has led projects from downtown beautification to the Mercer County Reading Bee as Mel Didier praised traits of success including planning, action, persistence, learning, focus, and integrity.
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Eugenia H. “Genie” Hancock
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Mercer County
Reading Bee
Mel Didier
Toronto Blue Jays
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District GOP seeks nominee in Bluefield special election
At Graham High School in Bluefield Virginia a mass gathering was canceled after Hymes won. GOP district chair Jack Morgan said three candidates had declared for the nomination Neo Chafin and McCall with more possible. A late Thursday nominating meeting aims to choose a nominee by majority vote. The special election follows Democrat Phillip Puckett’s resignation that shifted Virginia Senate control. a GOP win would keep the Senate with a GOP majority and the House already in GOP control.
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Feline from Hell Stumps TV Host in Portland Case
Feline behaviorist Jackson Galaxy calls the Lux case the hardest he has tackled after a Portland cat terrorized a family and attacked a baby. Lux undergoes antidepressants and anti seizure meds while Galaxy and vets seek clues to his blue Jekyll to Mr Hyde transformation.
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