Akers family runs Dan Hale Reservoir lake in Wise County
Disabled Korean War veteran James Akers and his family operate the Dan Hale Reservoir, a 72 acre lake near Princeton, after a five year lease from the city. The operation opened mid April with about 5000 visitors paying $1.50 each, plans to stock bass and other fish, and a policy of no fishing permits for visitors. The family emphasizes a simple, homey lake experience and minimal development to avoid trouble, while Akers notes future investment and personal fishing time. A groundhog named Midget, part of the family scene, seeks snacks at the bait shop. A nearby historian, Bill Porter, seeks memories of Wise County mining camps for archival submission.
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Princeton
James Akers
Akers
Dan Hale
Steve
Rick
Eagle Cab Company
YM-YWCA drive nets $21,396 for solvency
A move to raise 150000 for the financially troubled YM YWCA has brought in 21396 to date. The drive continues through the month with plans to use funds for debt, an endowment, and repairs including roof, pool, lighting, and interior renovations. Local leaders discuss future annual drives and governance changes while preserving both YM and YWCA operations.
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Ym-Ywca
Pat Anziulewicz
Y Center
College Avenue
Anziulewicz
The
Norris Kantor
Bob Coulling
Robert Crawford
Buck Meachum
E.T. Smith
Steve Land
YWCA
Mercer County adopts rotating indigent defense system
Chief Circuit Court Judge John R. Frazier announced a revised plan for appointing Mercer County lawyers to represent indigent criminal defendants. About 50 lawyers will rotate from a vetted list, with assignments made by the magistrate clerk and officials. Entries include felonies and misdemeanors with firm rules on substitutions and volunteer juvenile and mental hygiene cases. Also noted are a park tree donation by Brownies Troop 2154 and a Father and Daughter banquet with Girl Scouts.
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
John R. Frazier
Mercer County Bar Association
Frazier
Tazewell Board keeps tax rate steady and adopts budget
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors voted to keep real estate taxes at 56 cents per $100 and autos at $2 per $100, approving a $36.6 million budget with $27 million for the school board and $9.6 million for general operations. A new county administrator is to be named June 26 after Charles H. Peery III resigned. salaries for supervisors will not be increased.
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Tazewell
General County
Huffard
Charles H. Peery III
Joyce Kinder
Board of Supervisors
Panel votes to abolish Synthetic Fuels Corp
A House subcommittee voted to abolish the Synthetic Fuels Corp and trim the program under the Energy Department. If no more funding is provided, up to 6.2 billion could revert to the Treasury. The action sets up a wind‑down in 90 days with transfers to the Energy Department and a 500 million funding cap for projects.
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Synthetic Fuels Corp
Washington
House
Energy Department
Treasury
Mike Synar
D-Okla
House Energy and Commerce Committee
John Dingell
D-Mich
Senate
Energy Secretary
McDowell County Assessor approves 17 terminations
McDowell County assessor Albert Falvo won approval for 17 layoffs in a special commission session. Two office deputies and 15 field deputies were slated for June 30. Budget cuts of about $52,394 forced the action, with Falvo noting 12 month employment to secure full retirement benefits.
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Mary Wasilewesi
Daily Telegraph
Welch
McDowell County
Albert Falvo
County Commission
Falvo
Commission
Ebb K. Whitley
Whitley
Va governor perks loom as job nears
Richmond AP notes Virginia governors face rich perquisites upon taking office. Regardless of party, the next governor inherits mansion staff, two cooks, two maids, two butlers, a laundry worker, security, a limousine, beach cottage, aircraft and yacht, and frequent travel as part of an $8 billion operation with 80,000 employees.
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Richmond
General Motors
IBM
Virginia
Gerald Baliles
Wyatt Durrette
George Stoddart
Charles S. Robb
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Pardee
Derby
Osaka
Stonega
Diaiana
Needmore
Bondtown
Southwest Virginia Historical Society
Clinch Valley College
Wise
Porter
Coeburn
Garret Mathews
Jim Terry
Jack Howard
Howard
Corky Sarver
YMCA
Helen Farley
National
Tise
Farley
Charles W. Troup
Jack Walters
Graham Middle School
Lillian Bond
Alleen C. Hughes
R. Andrew Peters
Elizabeth Hughes
Sallie Brevick
Buford Lemon
Melvin
June Grubb
John
Mamie Crews
Grace Ford Long
C.H. Patterson
Paul and
Frances Carriker
Margaret Mack
Scott & Stringfellow, Inc
Neta Hamilton
Roy A. Simmons
Marietta L. Peters
Ken Gray
Mabel Griffin
Brownies
East River Service Unit
Amy Haynes
Kathy Baldwin
Girl Scouts
Fred Brown
Jim Wright
Texas
Bility
Tom Corcoran
R-Ill
R.J. Allen
Dennis Sizemore
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