Arts center facelift under way with cleaning machinery
Workmen remove bushes to clear space for cleaning equipment at the Bluefield Area Arts and Crafts Center. The 1924 building will receive mortar repairs and brick washing led by Bishop Construction, with Main Street Program and the Alliance for the Arts coordinating funding and tree removal assessments. Renovations aim for completion by mid July.
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Bluefield Area
Alliance For the Arts
West Virginia Department of History and Culture
State of
West Virginia
Thurston
Bishop Construction Company
Main Street
Mark Zachwieja
Harless quits two West Virginia posts amid coal strikes
Buck Harless, a major West Virginia businessman, announces he is stepping down from the University of West Virginia board of trustees and from West Virginia Roundtable Inc. He criticizes Governor Caperton over handling wildcat coal strikes, says threats in Mingo County have forced him to defend himself, and warns the controversy could deter future investments in the state.
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Gilbert
James H
Buck
Harless
Gaston Caperton
Caperton
University of West Virginia Board of Trustees
West Virginia Roundtable Inc
Wildcat
Mingo County
Gateway Regional Transit to seek city extension
Gateway Regional Transit Authority plans to ask Princeton city officials for another extension of the bus service trial beyond the current end in June. GRTA data show average daily ridership of 27 passengers from January through May amid rain and older, poorer riders.
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Gateway Regional Transit
City
Princeton — Gateway Regional Transit Authority
Gary Christie
GRTA
Sengers
Gateway
Fom
Joe Walker
Diesel fuel spill into Elk Creek near Clarksburg
About 50 gallons of diesel spilled from 50-gallon drums at a Clarksburg business spilling into Elk Creek. DNA inspector Sam Perris says high water will dilute the fuel and health risks to people and fish should be minimal.
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Clarksburg
Elk Creek
DNA
Sam Perris
Perris
Beckley College raises semester fees for students
Beckley College will raise full time student costs by 180 per semester after a study found fees lagged behind education costs. Tuition climbs from 60 to 70 per credit hour and a new general fee of 15 applies every three credit hours, says acting president Robert G. Lilly.
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Beckley
Beckley College
Robert G. Lilly
Lilly
Bland County seeks VPI study on Eastern Indian village site
Bland County officials announced a Virginia Tech study to re create and design an Eastern Indian village unearthed during 1970 Interstate 77 work near the Bastian exit. The project dubbed Center for Eastern Indian Culture plans a free museum living village park trails and an outdoor theater to boost tourism and local jobs.
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Bastian
Virginia Tech
Bland County
Ronald Hall
VPI
George E. Schaeffer
David Jacquat
Schaeffer
Bland County Development Authority
Center For
Schaeffler
Princeton SummerFest Kickoff Sets June 30 to July 4
The Princeton SummerFest runs June 30 through July 4 with a local talent concert a cruisers parade fireworks contests and a professional wrestling match. Conlee performs July 3 at Hunnicutt Stadium. Traffic and litter control are arranged by the committee with city police providing two officers for the wrestling event. A free cholesterol and blood pressure screening is added at the Junior ROTC building. If rain affects events they move to Princeton Senior High School Auditorium and set a rain date for the wrestling match.
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Princeton
John Conlee
Jack Brown
Princeton-Mercer County
Phillipine Medical Association of West Virginia
Bush detours to Virginia GOP dinner in rain soaked capital
President Bush attends a $100-a-plate dinner and $2,500 per couple reception for Virginia Republicans seeking wins in statewide races. He urged attendees to safeguard the environment, support those in need, and backing increased funds for recreational land purchases. Hundreds braved torrential rain at the Family Motor Coach Association event after a lengthy day of campaigning.
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Richmond
Virginia
Bush
GOP
Family Motor Coach Association
State Fairgrounds
Congress
Disturbance Chase Ends in Car Crash in Bluefield
Bluefield police followed a blue Chevrolet Chevette after a disturbance at Cargo gas station led to a late evening chase. James Neal and Sylvia Profit, both of Bluefield, were injured when the car left Princeton Avenue and struck a tree. Neal faced DUI charges and bond set at $500.
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Grassy Branch Road
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield City
James E. Neal
Bluefield
Sylvia Profit
A.W. Buzzo
Neal
Profit
Humana Hospital St. Luke's
Buzzo
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Mark Shelton
Arts Center
Phillip Nussel
Daily Telegraph
Charleston Bureau
Hampden Coal Co
James Harless
Walker
World Wastes
L.E. Joyce Jr
P.E
Joyce Engineering, Inc
Michael E. Neal
Tazewell County
Joyce
Joyce Engineering
Mercer County
George Balsama
Balsama
Warren A. Thornhill III
U.S
Elizabeth V. Hallanan
Board of Trustees
Beore
Weiner
Harrison County
Mike Culver
Culver
America
Cail
Charles Boothe
Eder Fe
James Barbery
Hunnicutt Stadium
AP Lasere
President Bush
Marshall Coleman
Eddy Dalton
Chase
W.O. Lawson
Mercer County Sheriffs Department
St. Luke’s
Bluefield Rescue Squad
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