City passes garbage and fire fee hikes in Bluefield
Bluefield city directors approved ordinances raising garbage collection from 8.75 to 10.75 dollars per month per residential unit and fire protection fees from 45 to 182.40 dollars annually based on property size. They also reaffirmed a 7.9 million dollar loan from the West Virginia Revolving Loan Fund to refinance a prior Virginia loan for sewer plant renovations, saving about 43 thousand dollars yearly. Protests arose against proposed rezoning along Cumberland Road. no action was taken, with final board action planned for July 11.
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Leadership Mercer Tazewell seeks applicants
Leadership Mercer Tazewell announces noon to 5 p.m. seminars at multiple sites on regional development. About 30 participants will be chosen. contact the chamber at 327-7184 for an application. Applications must be received by Friday June 30.
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McNeill Says Plans Aim to Grow With Company
McNeill outlines a plan to assess current status and needed resources in the coming days. He commits to finding ways to improve operations and grow with the company while collaborating with advertisers. He notes family ties and his wife starting a new business, Personalized Services.
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Nancy
Allison
Chase
Aimee
Hospital board declines to discuss Columbia matter
The hospital panel ends talks on Columbia amid fears of scaring staff and residents. Members push to relay no interest to Columbia while the PHO joint venture with BRMC and PCH progresses, and the board suspends Dr. Yung Hie Koh’s privileges after a federal license suspension.
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Holroyd
Columbia
Ed Horton
Nabeel Hamden
Smith
Mathena
PCH
PHO
Sheppard
Yung Hie Koh
Prison site rejected over underground stream and fill issues
Gratton residents opposing a proposed prison at Big Vein strip mine helped drive state rejection due to an underground stream and poor fill. Supervisors meanwhile approved the 1995 96 budget totaling 55 898 931 with a 4 261 716 ending balance and honored Richlands High School girls softball for winning the VHSL AA State Championship.
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Gratton
Gratton and Friends
Richlands High School
Operation Lifesaver Train Highlights Mountain Work Safety
Richardson discusses Pocahontas Division track conditions and long sight lines as coal trains pass slowly at 30 mph. He recalls a gasoline tanker collision near Four Ways in Tazewell that burned a pusher engineer, Vernon O. Nestor, for years. Hensley notes prized, safety focused positions and pride in railway work via McDowell County scenery.
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Four Ways
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McDowell County
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Train safety drive visits region with Operation Lifesaver
Officials and residents discuss grade crossing dangers as the Operation Lifesaver train tours the Pocahontas Division. They note near misses and stuck gates in Davy and Jaeger, stressing driver negligence as the main cause and detailing 1478 crossings regionwide.
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Kenneth Gentry
Gentry
Jaeger
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