Kimberly Combs to throw first pitch at Princeton Summerfest game
Kimberly Combs, crowned queen of Princeton Summerfest, prepares for a Pirates game pitch though unsure of underhand technique. She is a Matoaka High School senior and former Mountain Festival runner-up who has long participated in pageants since age 12. She notes consolidation could end her school’s era and hopes to unite smaller county schools.
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Lashmeet
Matoaka High
Heat waves grip Virginia and West Virginia with record humidity
Temperatures rose into the 90s for a second day across Virginia and West Virginia as workers sought relief indoors and air conditioners sold briskly. A cold front from Michigan to Missouri was expected to ease the haze and humidity, while scattered afternoon storms threatened with lightning and possible travel delays.
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Kennard Pace Co
Two workers injured in Concord College accident
Two construction workers were injured on the Concord College campus in Athens while erecting a portable elevator at the Science Hall project. Russell Allen, 34, from Virginia Beach Va., underwent leg surgery at Princeton Community Hospital and was listed in stable condition. William Kelly Jr., 32, of Charleston was also listed in stable condition and transferred to Charleston Area Medical Center for observation. Investigators from labor and insurance agencies visited the scene as the case remains under investigation. Both men work for Waco Scaffolding & Equipment, a subcontractor to Multiplex.
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Virginia Beach, Va
Princeton Community Hospital
William Kelly, Jr
Charleston
Charleston Area Medical Center
Science Hall
Concord
Tom Bone
Department of Labor
County decal enforcement details outlined in new state law
TAZEWELL VA As of July 1 the Virginia General Assembly allows counties to enforce decal ordinances by requiring proof of decal purchase for a ticket. Judges cannot accept fine payment alone and vehicle owners must show decal proof or risk DMV suspension. The Board of Supervisors has not endorsed adoption. A related Supreme Court ruling tightens road checks aimed at decal violations.
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Tazewell County
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Galumbeck
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General Assembly
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Rodeo to come to Tazewell County June 30 and July 1
The Coors Frontier Days Championship Rodeo is set for June 30 and July 1 at the Farmers Livestock Market yard near Route 460. About 137 entries are expected across seven events including bull riding bareback riding saddle bronc and calf roping with mutton riding and calf scramble for kids. Admission is seven dollars for adults and three fifty for children seven to twelve with free entry for under six.
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Tazewell County
Mark Bailey
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Route 460
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Ation
Mike Brown
Claypool Hill
Wayne NeSmith
Flying Championship Rodeo
Morristown
Tenn
Bluefield Board Sets Final Hearing for Contested Ballots
The Bluefield City Board fixed July 11 for a final hearing on contested ballots filed by candidate Joe Walker after a June 6 election. Brammer was named winner on canvass. Walker seeks to throw out challenged ballots and may pursue court action if the board rejects his claims. The panel also approved four ordinance amendments including garbage fees and fire protection costs.
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Rudolph Brammer
John Punchiankerest
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Feuchtenburger
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Feuchtenberger
Cole
Oakvale depot and Raford Adams home get refurbished by World Servants
World Servants, a non denom Christian service group, brings 22 junior high students and seven adults from Houston to Oakvale to renovate the old train depot into low income housing and refurbish Raford Adams home on Route 112. Concord College hosts the program for the second year with roughly 300 students overall. The project funds materials and trips while the client pays nothing.
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Texas
World Servants
Concord College
Wolfe
Glenwood
Oakvale
Jeff Smith
Raford Adams
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