Princeton council rules proposed to guide meetings debated
City Manager Gary Christie floated a set of meeting rules aimed at continuity and fair hearing at a June 1 council gathering, then sent to committee for review. New councilman Howard Kessinger and Councilman Jerry Flanagan raised concerns about fairness and clashes with Roberts Rules of Order.
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Princeton
Gary Christie
Christie
Howard Kessinger
Jerry Flanagan
Robert
Flanagan
West Virginia teacher on trial in seduction case
A 14 year old student was recalled to testify in the Denny Marie Way seduction trial as prosecutors allege encounters began after a homework journal entry. Defense planned to call a witness disputing alleged meetings. The journal cited a plea for someone to hold him.
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Parkersburg
Denny Marie Way
Denny Way
Woman pleads guilty to misdemeanor in baby neglect case
In Norfolk a woman who abandoned her infant daughter in a motel room pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child neglect and received a 60 day jail term after the judge downgraded the original felony charge. The defendant Joanie I. Staggs recently moved to Norfolk from Eureka Missouri. Police say a separate Portsmouth fire damaged Twilight Funeral Home on High Street and prompted evacuations. The blaze began about 7 12 a m and was controlled by 10 a m with no injuries reported.
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Norfolk
Joanie I. Staggs
Eureka
James H. Flippen Jr
Ms. Staggs
Portsmouth
High Street
Grover Hollomon
Correction on ARCs Main Street grant approval
In Parkersburg the AP corrects an erroneous Friday report about the Appalachian Regional Commission approving a $1.5 million Main Street grant. ABC spokesperson Ann Anderson confirmed the grant has been approved and the previous statement was incorrect.
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Parkersburg
Associated Press
Appalachian Regional Commission
ABC
Ann Anderson
Bluefield council eyes expansion of water system
Bluefield Virginia council approved a plan to breach an agreement with Four Winds Development to lay water lines and buy hydrants at Windwood near Sedgewood. Fire risk concerns from the Virginia Health Department keep the project tied to system capacity, with a earliest completion window of one to two years and an estimated cost of 2.6 million dollars.
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Bluefield
Four Winds Development Inc
Windwood
Sedgewood
Water Division
Virginia Health Department
Art Mead
Evans
Mead
Appalachian Power
Mountain Lane
Montvale Street
Graham High School
Mercer County Unit selects new American Cancer Society director
A meeting at Frankie's La Salute Club Bluewell announced Carolyn Bugher of Princeton as the new Mercer County Unit director. She emphasized public education and awareness of local cancer services while volunteers are sought for Care and Share at Bluefield Community Hospital and various unit programs.
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Mercer County
American Cancer Society
Carolyn Bugher
Princeton
Frankie
The
Cancer Society
Ruth Fleshman
Fleshman
Bluefield Community Hospital
Doug Roy
Jill Roy
Roy
Patty Claytor
Charles Olmsted
Eva Easley
West Virginia
Canaan Valley
Steve Gregory
Camp Horseshoe
Law and Commerce
Bluefield
Tree City plans rooted in Princeton
Princeton considers a Tree Ordinance to earn Tree City USA status. A Tree Board will be formed with five members plus the City Manager as ex officio, serving staggered terms. The board will draft a care plan for trees and shrubs in public areas and present it annually to the council for approval. The board may plant prune maintain and remove trees within streets and public grounds to remove hazards or interference with lines.
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Princeton
USA
Controversy over Beckley mental health complex deepens
In Charleston, Hani Ahmad who allegedly funds a $32 million Greenbrier Psychiatric Institute project declines to comment as Potomac Medical Inc.’s application is reopened by the Health Care Cost Review Authority. Attorney Robert Rodecker cites Ahmad as Prince Ahmed bin Abdulrahman and says he has lived at Terrace Park East near the state Capitol since May. Authority director Sam Folio says parties have until 11 a.m. Thursday to file more documentation.
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Charleston
Hani Ahmad
Beckley
Potomac Medical Inc
Health Care Cost Review Authority
Robert Rodecker
Greenbrier
Potomac Medical
Sam B. Folio
Mercer reappraisal cut 24 percent by county board
Mercer County Commissioners reduced total reappraisal values by 24 percent after appeal hearings. The final figures dropped from 186,289,260 to 142,346,055 as CLT appraisers’ figures were revised. About 1,000 appellants did not appear or withdrew, while 5,258 petitions were filed.
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Princeton
Mercer County
State Tax Commissioner
Mercer County Commission
County Review Board
Cole, Layer and Trumble, Inc
County Commission
Ray Bragg
Bragg
Claude Blankenship
CLT
Susan Patterson
Ms. Patterson
Mercer County Assessor
West Virginia
Moore Has July Deadline To Sign Or Veto Tax Bill
Gov Arch Moore has until July 1 to sign or veto a revision of West Virginia income tax laws, with a 15 day period to act after adjournment. The bill would grant an 11.7 million tax break for upper income brackets while raising taxes on those earning 25 000 to 40 000 dollars and lower the top rate from 13 to 6 percent.
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Charleston
Arch Moore
John Price
Moore
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