Split second decisions shape police use of deadly force
Mercer County officials say officers may only use deadly force when life threatening. The Bluefield Va shootout illustrates split second choices, with Deputy Jon Jones firing seven rounds at an armed suspect using a Tech-9 Uzi style firearm.
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Harold Buckner
R.E Earnest
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Princeton
Bluefield
Jack Asbury
Martha Shewey
Dennis Lee
Jon Jones
Tazewell County
John Murray
Virginia leaders propose tax break for federal retirees
Senators Warner and Rep. Davis unveil bills to let federal civilian and military retirees use pre tax earnings to pay health insurance premiums. The plan would offer 400 to 600 dollars in annual tax savings and extend the break to active duty members buying insurance to supplement Tricare. The measure aims to align federal workers with civilian employees on health premium tax relief.
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Virginia
John W. Warner
Thomas M. Davis III
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Tax hike saves projects in Tazewell County Virginia
Tazewell County supervisors voted 3 2 to raise real estate levy from 56 to 60 cents per 100 dollars, effective July 1, generating about 580 000 annually. Additional funds restore Southwest Virginia Community College to 40 000 and boost airport 10 793 landfill 175 000 magistrate capex 2 000 and Route 696 prison road engineering 20 000.
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Board of Supervisors
Southwest Virginia Community College
Tazewell County
Falls Mills
Abbs Valley
History lessons come to life for Oakvale teen
Fourteen year old Jonathan Yost of Oakvale learned history in person after a Bluefield State College instructor shared WWII veteran video recollections. He then spoke with 84 year old Nathan Reed, a former Second Ranger Battalion member who helped assault Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, now at the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Washington DC.
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PikeView High School
Normandy
Jonathan Yost
Oakvale
Bluefield State College
Jim Worsham
Nathan Reed
Pike View High School
Reed
Second Ranger Battalion
Omaha Beach
Tazewell County tax relief for planned projects
Tazewell County will grant tax relief to several projects after supervisors raised the real estate levy from 56 to 60 cents. Beneficiaries include Southwest Virginia Community College, Tazewell County Airport landfill operations 175000, two magistrate offices 2000, Route 696 engineering expenses 20000, and the Tazewell County School Board 325000.
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Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Officials weigh state prison for Boissevain near Pocahontas
State officials consider a Boissevain area prison near Pocahontas as a future project. The plan remains under review by the state authorities with fiscal adjustments reported to enable a $325,000 revenue increase by the board.
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Boissevain
Pocahontas
Gas price snapshot from Bluefield to Springville region
A regional roundup lists the lowest unleaded gas prices on a Saturday across towns from Bluefield West Virginia and Virginia to Graham Princeton and Richlands. Prices range from 1.24 to 1.39 dollars per gallon at multiple stations, with several outlets offering 1.26 1.38 or 1.35 figures. Please email sightings to share more area prices.
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