Massive bluefield display board a relic of NS dispatch era
The 15 by 60 foot electronic board once tracked and routed trains for the Pocahontas Division is no longer used at Norfolk Southern dispatch centers. Buck Ray notes it was cut into about a million pieces by workers as mementos. Dispatch centers now rely on evolving computer systems and 24 seven staffing to manage 897 miles of signal track and 2,450 total miles. Larry Carroll calls dispatching a daily puzzle while chief dispatcher Mark Webb emphasizes safety and efficiency.
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Bluefield
Pocahontas Division
Norfolk Southern Railway
Dispatch Center
Buck Ray
Ray
Mark Webb
Norfolk Southern
Ence
Larry Carroll
Webb
Evans honors father with donation to WV college effort
Bob Evans, 82, the noted restaurateur, will donate 150000 to raise West Virginia college-going rates. He will present the gift at 3 p.m. Monday to Gov Cecil Underwood at the POW WOW Community Center in Bud. The funds support the West Virginia Access Center to Higher Education at Bluefield State College.
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Bob Evans
West Virginia
Evans
Cecil Underwood
Pow Wow
Bud
Bluefield State College
Stanley
Rio Grande College
Ohio
Better HIV treatments and education aid reduce deaths
In 1997 HIV AIDS deaths fell 47.7 percent from 1996 with 16,516 U.S. deaths. West Virginia had 31 and Virginia 331 fatalities, per NCHS. Health educator Sarah Jane Lee cites new medicines and education as driving the drop while HIV remained the leading cause of death for blacks aged 25 to 44.
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Lebanon
U.S
West
NCHS
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
Lee
Jane
Farmers adapt as tobacco declines in Clarksville region
In Clarksville Virginia farmers face revenue loss from reduced tobacco quotas and foreign competition. The town pivots to diversify with tourism at Lake Kerr and fishing, antiques, and local commerce to survive after tobacco's long dominance. Notable voices include George Gordon III and Don Anderson.
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Clarksville
Virginia
George Gordon III
Gordon
Don Anderson
The
Virginia Tobacco Growers Association
Payne Jones
Scott County
Lake Kerr
Charlie Simmons
Bramwell Police Chief Honaker Honored For Valor Awards
Bramwell Chief Keith Honaker received two awards and a surprise dinner on June 18 at the Magnolia Room. He was awarded a purple heart medal and inducted into the American Policeman's Hall of Fame for injuries from a 1995 Route 52 traffic stop. The ceremony, attended by over 50 community members, included an appreciation pin from Bramwell and remarks by Mayor Kenneth Beard and the chief’s father.
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Ramwell
Bramwell
Keith Honaker
Magnolia Room
Honaker
Kenneth Beard
Curtis Honaker
Bluefield
Susan
Drew
Amy
Hall of Fame
Labor of Love by Randall Thompson A Bluefield animal control officer
Randall Thompson, hired last September as Bluefield's animal control officer, faced a rising workload with 57 calls and 52+ animals transported to Mercer County Animal Shelter last month. Chief Blizzard notes common cruelty issues and the city’s new program, created to handle legitimate animal complaints.
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Luefield
Randall Thompson
Bluefield
Thompson
C.N. Blizzard
Blizzard
Mercer
Bluefield Animal Control
Raleigh County Litter Crackdown Uses Hidden Cameras
Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority plans discreet video surveillance to catch litterers. A concealed wireless camera will detect motion and photograph violators, aiding convictions as the agency expands its reach with a second camera in a phase titled Litter, B-2.
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Charleston
Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority
Bill Patton
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Mary Catherine Brooks
Thomson
WV Network
Gerald Vance
Mikayla Baldwin
Petting Zoo
Richlands Area
B.E
Daily Telegraph
Susan Gullion
Keith
Beard
Labor of
Charles Owens
DiNovo
Raleigh Cty
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