Bluefield Virginia council bids farewell to two members
Bluefield Va council members Betty Janutolo and Walter Sowers bid farewell after eight years of service as Don Harris and David Anderson won recent elections. The meeting set Friday's reorganizational session at 11:30 a.m. and approved the 1994 95 budget of 3 065 644 with new water rates. Citizens raised erosion concerns at Beaver Pond on Skyline Drive and council agreed to send a Thompson and Litton rep to assist property owners. The dog ordinance received reaffirmed support as warmer weather increases barking complaints.
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Bluefield
Betty Janutolo
Walter Sowers
Janutolo
Sowers
Don Harris
David Anderson
Dave Bowers
Cecile Barrett
Art Mead
Skyline Drive
Beaver Pond
Patsy Valach
Thompson and Litton
Downtown Bluefield Revitalization Plan Routed to Botanics Unlimited
In 1984 Bluefield officials and the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce engaged Botanics Unlimited and Steven Dorman to craft a new downtown design as part of a revitalization effort. The collaboration aimed to reshape the central business district with input from local leaders and businesses.
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City of
Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
Loonn y back compiled by Jeff Lambert.
Loonn y back is compiled by Jeff Lambert as noted in the brief credit line. The concise attribution appears alongside the work, identifying Lambert as compiler and editor.
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Jeff Lambert
Adventurous Knights Medieval Fair kicks off summer reading
Princeton Public Library launches the 1994 Adventurous Knights summer reading program with a July 9 medieval fair on the Municipal Building lawn. More than 320 students pre registered. activities include a men in tights contest, story teller, archery, jousting, a castle siege game, armor making, catapult, mud wrestling, and T shirt sales. Reading sessions run Mondays July 18 to Aug 1 at Fred Gilbert activity center for different age groups with prizes and knighthood rewards.
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Princeton
Princeton Public Library
Connie Clay
April Schumacher
Robin Hood
He-Man
Heat- Pump-Man
Bat- Man
King Poppycock
Rick
Schumacher
Clay
Pult
Bubba
WAEY
Reading
Fred Gilbert
Water project in Buchanan and Tazewell awarded funds
Virginia funds a first phase of a two part water system linking Buchanan County to Jewell Ridge in Tazewell County with a 500000 block grant. The $4.2 million project will serve 176 households and create jobs as part of state rural development efforts. Groundbreaking is tentatively planned for mid to late summer.
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Buchanan-Tazewell Water Project
Jewell Ridge
Buchanan
Tazewell
Virginia
Buchanshire
Buchanan County
Tazewell County
Bill Cimino
George Allen
Cimino
Public Service Authorities
State Health Department
Whitewood
Tazewell Psa
Jim Spencer
PSA
State school systems submit wish lists
Charleston County schools seek over 300 million dollars with Mercer requesting 9 million for new elementary schools in Princeton and Bluefield and additions at Princeton Senior High and Sun Valley Elementary. The School Building Authority plans up to 145 million in bonds as criteria shift to need-based funding.
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Charleston— County
Mercer
Mercer County Schools
Princeton
Bluefield
Sun Valley
School Building Authority
Authority Mem
Bers
Hank Marockie
Authority
Jim Cerra
Clacy Williams
Wayne County
Buffalo
Ceredo-Kenova
Vinson
Kanawha
East Bank
DuPont
Wyoming County
Trail 3.5 Mile Old Kentucky Turnpike Link Planned
Buchanan County officials said a 3.5 mile bicycle and pedestrian trail linking Royal City and Grundy will be funded by the Commonwealth Surface Transportation Program. The project traces the Old Kentucky Turnpike route, once a hunting path and explorer trail, now a transit link expected to boost tourism and economic activity.
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Rundy
Buchanan County
Commonwealth
Kentucky Turnpike
Royal City
Grundy
Ken Stroupe
George Allen
Mike Young
Grundy Town
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Whitney Thompson
Vacation Bible School
College Avenue Baptist Church
South Bluefield
Virginias
Katherine Barringer
Bramwell
Glenn Scott
Frank L. Lindamood
Walker L. Lindamood
U.S. Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
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Loonn
James Barbery
The
Daily Telegraph
Charles Owens
Todds
Vivian Hughes
Nancy Keesee
Betty Clarkson
Mary Gause
Pike
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