Richlands Area Festival Opens With Record Crowds
The Richlands area festival kicks off with record crowds for the James H. Drew Carnival. Health screenings at Richlands High School start 9 a.m. Saturday, a pet show draws 20 to 25 entries, and bicycle bingo offers $100 and savings bonds prizes. Musik nights feature Under the Gun at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Ichlands
Richlands Area
James H. Drew
Ginger Branton
Richlands High School
Branton
RHS
Valley Animal Hospital
Roy Wright
Miners and Merchants Bank
Richlands
WRIC
Under the Gun
Virginias
Carolinas
Tennessee
Roanoke
Dean Hall
Wade Fletcher
Tim Hoback
Scott Allison
Steve Lilly
Train project progress shown in combined high tech presentation
A two state presentation at the Pocahontas Mine and Museum updated with new photos outlined a $3.2 million effort to create a tourist train linking five miles of right of way, a Bluestone River bridge, tunnels, and restoration of eight passenger cars and three locomotives. Costs include $391,094 annual operating expense with seasonal staff.
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Bramwell
Page
Butler
Stewart
Bluestone River
Norfolk Southern
Pocahontas Mine and Museum
Del
John H. Tate, Jr
Marion
Phillip P. Puckett
Lebanon
Mercer County
Joe Coeburn
Virginia
Tate
Lawmaker criticizes budget digest as state funds aid for small WV communities
Digest notes state money is often the only substantial income for tiny unincorporated West Virginia communities. Delegate Arley Johnson, D Cabell, criticizes distribution, saying leadership gets the lion’s share. Johnson sought $50,000 for a traveling history exhibit of artifacts. Michael counters that such criticism is not new and leaders have been in place longer.
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West Virginia
Arley Johnson
Dcabell
Michael
Johnson
Moving Wall memorial brings Vietnam veterans, families together
The Moving Wall display opens at Hunnicutt Stadium through June 28 with free 24 hour access and an opening ceremony led by West Virginia Chief Justice Warren McGraw. Organizers expect up to 20 000 visitors from Tennessee Ohio Virginia Kentucky and North Carolina as memories of the war resurface for veterans like Frank Thomas and Curtis Lilly.
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Vietnam
Taylor
Frank Thomas
Vietnam Veterans of America
Tennessee
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Thomas
Washington, D.C
West Virginia Supreme Court
Warren McGraw
Curtis Lilly
John Devitt
Devitt
Midkiff
Lilly
Hunnicutt Stadium
Gary Ryther
Ryther
Howard Paquin
Phillip Kazanjian
Drought strains Virginia cattle amid scarce hay in Tazewell
Virginia Tech extension agent Mike Harris reports a severe drought in Tazewell County starving cattle of hay and feed. Farmers face hard choices on selling cattle or buying feed as irrigation remains limited and hay yields drop 15 to 20 percent while cow weight gain and heat cycles threaten future calf crops.
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Mike Harris
Virginia Tech
Tazewell County
Harris
Indictments Crown Two Robbery Cases in Local District
Grand jury indicted Danny Billips, 18, of Gary for aggravated robbery, fleeing an officer, and conspiracy tied to the Pageton Post Office robbery on February 13. A small cash amount and three money orders were stolen. no injuries were reported.
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Burks
Vanmeter
Barie
Danny Billips
Gary
Pageton
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
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Bluefield
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Princeton
Ambrose Lane
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