Military tribute at Second Chance Rocks the Two Virginias concert
Sal Gonzales Jr a former Marine Corps machine gunner who earned the Combat Action Ribbon and Purple Heart will be the special Wounded Warrior speaker at Mitchell Stadium. He will perform about 2 15 p m before headliners Florida Georgia Line and Nelly. The tribute is part of the Second Chance Rocks the Two Virginias concert series.
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Nelly
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Tenn
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Robinson
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Deadline set for claims in Freedom Industries bankruptcy case
A federal bankruptcy judge set August 1 as the filing deadline for claims by West Virginia residents and businesses affected by the January Elk River spill that tainted water in nine counties. Proof of claim forms are on the court site. residents need no documentation for personal damage, while businesses must attach supporting records. Dozens sued Freedom Industries. cases were frozen after the company filed for bankruptcy protection. The claims process now proceeds in bankruptcy court, with no need for lawyers to file. Public budgets remain shielded.
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Calwell
Ronald Pearson
FBI probes Virginia senator resignation tied to Medicaid clash
FBI checks into former Democratic state Sen. Phil Puckett's abrupt resignation that shifted Senate control to Republicans, possibly amid a bid for a Virginia Tobacco Indemnification Commission post. The move halted Medicaid expansion and sparked GOP and Democrat finger-pointing while officials deny wrongdoing.
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Senate
Ketron
Virginia
McAuliffe
Mercer County Declared Storm Ready by Weather Service
Mercer County has earned Storm Ready status from the National Weather Service with widespread alert radios and plans to warn the public about snowstorms floods and severe weather. Emergency Services Director Tim Farley accepted the designation at the courthouse alongside warning coordinator meteorologist Phil Hysell.
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Phil Hysell
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Blacksburg
West Virginia DHHR whistleblower suit dismissed after 2012 dispute
Kanawha County Circuit Judge Jim Stucky granted summary judgment for the DHHR in a whistleblower case filed by former deputy secretary Susan Perry and former general counsel Jennifer Taylor in 2012. The suit claimed objections to a six figure advertising contract led to reassignment and firing amid contested bid scoring and legality. The judge found the plaintiffs engaged in wrongful conduct and that a legal review was not authorized.
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Kanawha County
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Jennifer Taylor
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Perry
John Law
Stucky
Chuck Bailey
Charleston Gazette
Bailey
David Tincher
Tincher
Walt Anvil
Perry and Taylor
Virginia board urges appeal over school takeover ruling
A state run board recommends Gov. McAuliffe appeal a Norfolk circuit court ruling that the 2013 law creating the Opportunity Educational Institution to take control of six chronically failing schools is unconstitutional. The challenge came from the Virginia School Boards Association and local boards in Norfolk Petersburg and Alexandria.
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Terry McAuliffe
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Opportunity Educational Institution Board
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Virginia School Boards Association
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Opportunity Educational Institution
Petersburg
Alexandria
Thompson Valley hosts concealed handgun permit class
Thompson Valley Community Center in Virginia plans a Saturday permit class from 9 to 11 a.m. The certificate covers Virginia and West Virginia permits. Instructor is David Mills. For details or registration, contact Tammy Allison at 276 200 4179 or tammy@thompsonvalleyce.com.
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