Exhumed body search rekindles 1981 Bluefield murder case
The 1981 slaying of Charles Boone in Bluefield resurfaces as decades later a witness recalls a tense morning encounter near a bank. DNA offers no clues, but investigators pursue a new lead involving a construction firm and a possible Mediterranean descent suspect. Police seek tips to solve the cold case.
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North Carolina
West
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Bluefield Avenue
Commercial Bank
Jim Dent
Boone
Pendry
Curtis Honaker
Earnest Six
David Knight
Six
Honaker
Rick Boone
Charles
Bluefield Police
Tom Helton
Charles Boone
Charleston
Helton
Monte Vista Park
Green Valley
Daily Telegraph
Darrell Bailey
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Kingfield
Trains Quiet Zone Rules Prompt Notices From Cities
Susan Terpay of Norfolk Southern said the FRA requires communities with pre existing quiet zones to file continuation notices. She noted that mayors town managers and legislative offices were contacted to ensure paperwork is submitted to renew whistle bans, with non responding communities at risk.
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Abingdon
Susan Terpay
Norfolk Southern
FRA
Terpay
Authorities fail to file for whistle ban communities
Public authorities in communities with pre-existing whistle bans or quiet zones were required to submit paperwork to maintain them. Some communities did not respond, risking removal or lapse of the measures.
Norfolk Southern vows compliance with new quiet zone rules
Terpay stated Norfolk Southern will follow the new Quiet Zone provisions and recognize a valid pre existing quiet zone 21 days after notice mailing. He noted the Locomotive Horn Rule remains to warn motorists and that new quiet zones require grade crossings to have flashing lights and gates.
Wythe County lands Virginia project with state funding
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership and Wythe entities secured a project for the county. Governor Warner approved a 750000 dollar grant from the Opportunity Fund and 1500000 dollars from the Virginian Investment Partnership to close the deal. Rail and road access funding are also available.
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Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Wythe County
Wytheville
Joint Industrial Development Authority
Virginia
Warner
Governor
Opportunity Fund
Virginian Investment Partnership
Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation
Virginia Department of Transportation
Transformational plant planned for 1,210 acre park in Virginia
Alan Hawthorne of the Joint Industrial Development Authority says construction will begin soon on a multi million dollar facility expected to be operational by Q4 2006. The project receives 600000 in Tobacco Region Opportunity Funds and training support from the Virginia Department of Business Assistance. Hawthorne notes the park’s rail access and skilled workforce as key advantages while three parcels have already sold and the site aims to heighten interest in the balance of the park. Alyesha Asghar at aasghar bdtonline.com.
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Helton
Boone
FBI
West Virginia
Michael Pendry
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph Newsroom
Samantha Perry
Sperry
Alan Hawthorne
Joint Industrial Development Authority
Virginia Tobacco
Hawthorne
Alyesha Asghar
Aasghar
Bdtonline
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