Mercer County Prepares 70 000 Tax Tickets For Mailing
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department readies about 70 000 tax tickets to residents with two temporary workers aiding. Tickets cover personal property and real estate, with a total due of 3,094,055.63 for in person obligations and real estate taxes amounting to over 5 million. Most mailings go out July 14, delays feared due to address changes across the county.
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Princeton
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Betty Harman
Tax Department
Stephanie Davis
Jenny Harman
Harman
Accidents prompt safety directive for railroads
Washington orders changes in railroad dispatching and testing after two fatal crashes. CSX train rear ended a coal train in Scary West Virginia causing an explosion and evacuations with one death. Union Pacific freight trains collided in Devine Texas killing four.
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Washington
Jolene Molitoris
Federal Railroad Administration
Scary
W.va
CSX Transportation
Union Pacific
Devine
Texas
Lottery transfers fund education and debt obligations
The article notes that Lottery program transfers support local schools and retirees, with Forty million dollars of unclaimed prizes moved to the Literary Fund since inception. Fiscal Year 1996 set a record for transfers, with more than $9.3 million collected. The Lottery participates in the Set-off Debt Collection Act and can withhold prize payments to satisfy state and federal debts, taxes, child support, and tuition obligations.
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A-1
Literary Fund
Buchanan County Advances Four Lane 460 Project To Vansant Deel
Sumpter noted plans matured in 1988 with right of way approvals in September 1989 and VDOT work began about five years earlier. An additional widening project to four lane U S 460 from Vansant to Deel is set for bid advertising in July linking to the new four lane east of Route 83 in Vansant and extending 1.2 miles to Deel. Reaser says the ongoing project will spur economic development and more work lies ahead.
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Sumpter
Vansant
Deel
Reaser
Buchanan County
Reasor
Lottery Sales and Education Funding in West Virginia Report
The report details lottery revenue and allocations in West Virginia, noting $1.4 billion in sales since 1986 with $637 million in prizes and $388 million in state profits. It lists grants to agencies and institutions totaling several million dollars, county sales figures for Mercer McDowell and Monroe, and annual totals for fiscal year 1997. Corporate relations manager Mimi Dinsmore cites no county breakdown for returns. distributions depend on Legislature actions.
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A-1
Center For Arts and Sciences
West Virginia
Department of Arts and Education
Department of Health and Human Resources
Musgrave
Mercer County
McDowell County
Monroe
McDowell
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Charleston
Douglas Sporting Goods
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Yamaha
Regal Ruship
Layton Camper
Grumman
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Challenger
Brick Street
Nancy Clark
Chris Fields
Esther Beavers
Camp Joy
Springville
Tazewell County
Mike Davis
Mercer County Solid Waste Authority
Rangle Ipalelsiel
Mercer County Humane Society & Veterinary Associates
Aunt Mary Rule Love
the Whittaker and Watters Fami
Mittee Gee
Country Power Equipment & Buck Store
Mercer Street
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