Richlands area festival packed with events and contests
The Sica Richlands area chamber festival features a jump rope contest at 10 30 a m a three legged race at 11 a m a noon bubble gum blowing contest and art time from noon to 1 p m an egg toss at 1 30 p m and a water balloon toss at 2 p m The children's parade lines up at 10 a m with participants on foot bicycle or skateboard Also stories by Jerry Vencill of the Historic Crab Orchard Museum and a pig roast at 1 p m plus an educational exhibit at 1 30 p m A Red Cross blood drive in Bluefield on June 30 runs 11 a m to 1 30 p m and 2 30 to 4 30 p m at 418 Federal Street bluefield.
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Richlands Area
Jerry Vencill
Crab Orchard
Bluefield
American Red Cross
Charlene Mead
East River Mountain
The
Red Cross
Bluefield Community Wellness Center
Federal Street
Correction issued on deputy attorney general name
The Charleston AP briefs that the deputy attorney general of West Virginia is Bruce Walker, not Bruce Wilson, correcting a prior error in a story about a teenage dropout seeking recovery of his driver license.
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Charleston
Associated Press
West Virginia
Bruce Wilson
Bruce Walker
Byrd Uses Clout to Save Green Bank Telescope
Senator Robert Byrd used his chairmanship to win emergency funding for West Virginia projects including the Green Bank telescope. The package funds the telescope, a Pendleton County community center, Kanawha County spill warning funds, Logan County airport, and rural hospital grants while splitting costs with the fiscal 1990 budget and shifting anti-drug money to secure support.
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Washington
House
Senate
West Virginia
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Senate Appropriations Committee
Green Bank
Byrd
House Appropriations Committee
Jamie Whitten
D-Miss
Otad
Naval Radio Receiving Station
Pendleton County
Kanawha County
Logan County
Appropriations
Smith to Seek Mercer County Prosecutor Office in 1990
Mercer County Prosecuting Attorney Charles R. Smith announced at a Mercer County Democratic Club meeting that he will run in 1990 for the unexpired portion of the term, aiming to serve the remaining two years. Knight, recently named Circuit Court Judge, is also expected to file for the full term in 1990.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Charles R. Smith
Mercer Pe Democratic Club
Smith
David W. Knight
Knight
William O. Bivens Jr
Pendleton
Prosecutor
Hank Williams Jr
Virginia Lottery on track to double first-year sales
Virginia Lottery Director Kenneth Thorson told the Senate Finance Committee the lottery may double its original first-year sales projection of 249.5 million as revenues neared 400 million nine months into operation. He expects near 1st anniversary totals by Sept. 20 while addressing retailer compensation concerns and on-line game permits.
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Richmond
Virginia
Kenneth W. Thorson
Senate Finance Committee
Fundy
Thorson
Repairs to Thorn Street Bridge May Begin Soon
Princeton officials push for repairs to the Thorn Street Bridge with state gas tax money. Mayor Howard Kessinger warns of worsening sidewalk deterioration and possible injuries, urging action within a year as officials await a new Highway Commissioner.
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Thorn Street Bridge
Princeton
Thorn Street
State Department of Highways
Howard Kessinger
Kessinger
Department of Highway
Caperton
Department of Highways
Mingo County corruption cases seek dismissal of old charges
Prosecutor Frederick Stamp seeks dismissal of the April 1988 indictments in the Mingo County political corruption probe while noting they have been superseded by June 3 indictments against 12 of the same defendants. Defendants argue for dismissal on jurisdiction and speedy-prosecution grounds, with some charged in both sets. Former officials named include Sam Kapourales and Steve Adkins, and Pat Fanning is listed in the 1988 indictments but not in the June 3 charges. Judge Patrick Henry has not ruled.
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Stamp
James Colburn
Williamson
Sam Kapourales
Mingo County
Steve Adkins
Robert L. Simpkins
Paul Sizemore
Johnie Owens
Patrick Henry
Pat John Fanning
Red White and Bluefield Theme Centennial Finale
Bluefield’s Centennial finale on July 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. features a Red White and Bluefield theme with old fashioned activities at quarter prices including hot dogs watermelon and pie contests seed spitting and games. Live music by Wildcats Bill Archer Carl Miller and Dan Turner at Chicory Square.
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Bluefield
Brenda Moses-Cannon
Main Street
Wildcats
Bill Archer
Carl Miller
Dan Turner
Chicory Square
Square Panc
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Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
Lottery
Kenneth Thorson
Greg Jordan
Ing
Richard Flanigan
Patrick McLynn
Richmond, Va
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American Heart Association
West Virginia Manor
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Bluefield Orioles
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Flat Top National Bank
Hal Brainerd
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