WV official apologizes for EPA remark in mining fight
West Virginia DEP Secretary Randy Huffman apologized for saying federal regulators would pay the price for what he called unfair enforcement of new surface mine permit standards. He warned the dispute could end up in court as EPA imposes stricter water quality rules on six states, including WV, Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
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West Virginia
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Environmental Protection
Randy Huffman
EPA
Associated Press
DEP
Kathy Cosco
Huffman
Pittsburgh
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
Tennessee
Cosco
Appalachian
White
Maryland
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The
Office of Surface Mining
Army Corps of Engineers
National Mining Association
Bruce Scott
Department For Environmental Protection
Scott
Motorcyclist hurt after collision with tractor trailer
A 38 year old man from Pounding Mill Va. suffered a severe head injury and a right shoulder injury when his motorcycle crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer on Highway 460. He was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital in serious but stable condition. The truck driver was unharmed.
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Bluefield
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Highway 460
Tom Carroll
Bluefield Virginia Rescue Squad
Leatherwood Lane
Mill
Carroll
Bluefield Virginia Police Department
Mercer man pleads guilty to first degree sexual abuse
Mercer County man James Stanton, 59, of Lerena, pleaded guilty to one count of first degree sexual abuse in Mercer County Circuit Court. Judge William J. Sadler set sentencing for September 9 at 10 30 a.m. Bond was continued after the plea hearing. Trooper J A Cook of the Princeton Detachment investigated the case.
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Princeton
Mercer County
James Stanton
Lerena
William J. Sadler
Timm Boggess
J.A. Cook
Princeton Detachment
West
Virginia
Boggess
Sadler
Stanton
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Kentucky man pleads guilty to multi state bank robbery case
Atlanta AP report A 38 year old Kentucky man Anthony Ray Artrip pleaded guilty to armed robbery charges in five banks from Georgia to Michigan after an alleged June 2007 jailbreak from Grant County Detention Center. He robbed Calhoun Georgia Mount Airy North Carolina Princeton Marmet and Frenchtown Township Michigan before being busted in a Pittsburgh hotel. He faces life in prison with sentencing set for August 27 in Rome Georgia.
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Kentucky
Georgia
Michigan
Anthony Ray Artrip
Ashland
Grant County
Calhoun
Mount
Airy
N.C
Princeton
Marmet
Frenchtown Township
Mich
Pittsburgh
Artrip
Rome
Aéropostale Opening at Mercer Mall Friday
Mercer Mall in Bluefield welcomes a new Aéropostale store opening Friday at 10 a.m. The store targets teens and young adults with men’s and women’s fashion and accessories. Hospitalities include a ribbon cutting with the Chamber of Commerce.
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Aéropostale
Mercer Mall
Bluefield
Mercer
Tom
Johnson
Aeropostale
Dennis McAllister
McAllister
Pac-Sun
Chamber of Commerce
Ray Pierce to headline Chicory Square concert in Bluefield
Bluefield Daily Telegraph sponsored event showcases Ray Pierce performing classic country and gospel numbers at Chicory Square this Friday at noon. The former Nashville artist has opened for Hank Williams Jr and others, with charity work and outdoor venue appeal noted.
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Ray Pierce
Chicory Square
Grand Ole Opry
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Nashville
Pierce
Hank Williams, Jr
Carl Perkins
Johnny Rodriguez
Johnny Paycheck
Freddie Hart
Waylon Jennings
George Jones
Merle Haggard
West Virginia University Extension Office
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Terri White
Kate Coil
Bot Builders
Jon Bolt
Pike View High School
Teresa Barton
Alaina Blankenship
WomenTech Academy
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Rem Pee
Chee
T Cobalt
Chrysler
Sebring
Cem
Keoil
Boston
American Legion
Telegraph
Bdtonline
Kcoilg
Alicia
John “Jay
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