Tazewell County adopts hotel and motel tax vote
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors approved a 2 percent transient occupancy tax effective July 1, with a 4 percent cap alongside a proposed but rejected food and beverage tax that requires a referendum. The vote was 4-1 with Wilma Sayers voting no, amid debates over funding for local projects and taxes. A separate motion to place courthouse and jail renovations on a November referendum failed 3-2.
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Tazewell
Wilma Sayers
Jimmy Jones
Bluefield
Richlands
Jerry Wood
Lincolnshire Park
Jim Huffman
Burkes Garden
David Phipps
Boissevain
Buck Byrd
Tazewell County
Virginia
Byrd
Samen County
Bob Wade
Wade
Wood
Allen commends officer's courage and sound judgment
Bluefield Virginia Police Chief read Gov George Allen letter praising Officer T A Walker for pursuing a dangerous suspect who fled a Bluefield Wal Mart on April 20 1996 and preventing a possible hostage incident The Chief also noted a county attorney letter praising Walker and other officers.
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Bluefield
Jack Asbury
Virginia
George Allen
T.A. Walker
Wal-Mart
Asbury
Allen
Commonwealth of Virginia
Tazewell County
Mike Dennis
Walker
Storms Blackout WV Power For 24000 Homes In State
Severe storms knocked out power to about 24 000 West Virginia homes as winds toppled trees and lines. About 15 000 outages were in Charleston area and 7 000 in Huntington with 2 000 elsewhere. A Lincoln County woman, Lisa Farley 24 of West Hamlin, drowned after her Ford Escort was swept into floodwaters near Milton.
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West Virginia
Charleston
Huntingon
American Electric Power
Todd Burns
Lincoln County
Lisa Farley
West Hamlin
Milton
Lower Creek
Cabell County
Eddie Blake
Bob
W.va
Elkins
Souther
Logan County
Point Pleasant
Clarksburg
Ritchie County
Goose Creek
Florida College
U.S. 219
Pocahontas County
Morgan County
Berkeley County
Inwood
Officials silent on property purchase for planned prison
Officials refused to comment Monday on whether the property has been bought for the prison project. The facility may not be open before 2000, with construction possible in 1998. After Friday’s press conference, Allen will attend Bluefield Bypass dedication at 3 p.m. and hold a 10 a.m. press conference in Buchanan County at Grundy Jr. High School to discuss the Appalachian School of Law.
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Allen
Bluefield
Buchanan County
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy Jr. High School
Parents weigh options as Wade and other schools face hearings
John Haynes of Fairfax Street argues distance affects schooling as three Ramsey children ride seven minutes away. Citizens push Wade Elementary site reuse and expansion at Princeton area hearings, while Silver Springs parents urge keeping their school open. Hearings begin 8 p.m. for Wade and 9 p.m. for Cumberland Heights at the Mercer County Technical Education Center on Stafford Drive. speakers must register 30 minutes prior.
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John Haynes
Fairfax Street
Ramsey
Wade
Bluefield
Princeton High School
Haynes
Silver Springs
Princeton
Diane Flanagan
The
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Stafford Drive
Tornado Strikes Northern Virginia Causing Damage
A weak tornado moved through northern Virginia near Fairfax causing roof damage, toppled trees, and widespread power outages after a line of strong storms. No serious injuries were reported as crews surveyed the affected suburbs and confirmed the tornado by damage patterns.
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Fairfax
Virginia
Jim Decarufel
Northside faces scrutiny as city plans update begin
Northside residents pressed city planners at Mt. Zion Baptist Church as Woolpert outlined two phase updates to Bluefield's 1974 comprehensive plan. A second public forum was set for 4:30 pm at the municipal building. Residents urged action on housing, infrastructure, recreation, streets, lighting, and economic development.
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Bluefield
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Woolpert, Inc
Charleston
Woolpert
Will Ballard
Ballard
Delores French
John Haynes
Roanoke Street
Marvin Rogers
Bluefield State College
J. Franklin Long
Northside
Lawrence Beale
Haynes
Cliff Pannell
Bill Looney
Beale
Funeral Services Held for Four Local Residents
Funeral services are set for Everett R. Lawson at Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield at 2 p.m. Burial and graveside rites follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Princeton. William Harold Green to be at Fanning Funeral Home Chapel Welch at 1 p.m. burial at Justice Cemetery Asco. N Frances Davis entombment at Woodlawn Memorial Park Bluewell at 2 p.m. Thelma Marie Deel to be at Honaker Funeral Home Chapel Honaker Va 11 a.m. burial at Greenhills Memory Gar...
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Everett R. Lawson
Mercer Funeral Home Chapel
Bluefield
Moose
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Princeton
William Harold Green
Fanning
Welch
Justice Cemetery
Asco
N. Frances Davis
Woodlawn Memorial Park
Bluewell
Thelma Marie Deel
Honaker Funeral Home
Honaker
Greenhills
Obituary notices for Monk and Kennedy interments
Carson Everett Monk will be at Riffe's Funeral Service Chapel Narrows at 11 a.m. Burial follows in Fairview Cemetery Narrows. Rosie J. Kennedy funeral at Hurst Scott in Richlands at 11 a.m. Burial follows at Elswick Family Cemetery on Road Ridge near Raven.
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Carson Everett Monk
Riffe
Narrows
Fairview Cemetery
Rosie J. Kennedy
Hurst-Scott Funeral
Richlands
Elswick Family
Road Ridge
Raven, Va
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Beta Lambda Omega
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AKA
Harriette Wright
Perdue
Virginia Chiefs of Police Association
Council
David Olinger
Virginia State Police
Larry Turley
Donald Harris
New Orleans
David Anderson
Stephen Arey
Arey
Associated Press
Adkins
Jeannie
BeautiControl Cosmetics
Dens
Claypool Hill, Va
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