City calls on Cole to fill vacancy in Bluefield
BLUEFIELD The city board nominated 12 year veteran mayor Paul Cole to fill the vacancy created by Nelson Walker.s retirement effective at week end. Vice Mayor George McGonagle moved the nomination which passed unanimously. Cole did not attend and could not be reached for comment.
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Nelson Walker
George McGonagle
Paul Cole
Board of Director
Doris Sue Kantor
McGonagle
Cole
Drema Shireman
Beverly Tresch
Garry Moore
Walker
Princeton resident lands role as extra in The Patriot film
Princeton native Johnny Wadkins, a Mercer County Health Department employee and 13 year Revolutionary War reenactor, worked 10 days for The Patriot earning 175 a day. He joined 600 reenactors from across the country to film scenes in Rock Hill South Carolina and describes long hours and repetitive takes as he portrayed a militia member under Mel Gibson's character.
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Rinceton
Princeton
Mercer County Health Department
Johnny Wadkins
Rock Hill
S.C
Mel Gibson
Wadkins
Fincastle
Tazewell County
Tors
Board OKs tax hikes in Tazewell County Virginia
Tazewell County Supervisors approved three tax increases on Tuesday. A consumer utility tax passed 3-1, the transient occupancy tax rose from 2 to 5 percent by a 3-2 vote, and the decal fee increased from 2 to 10 dollars in a 3-2 decision. Western District member Donnie Lowe opposed all measures while Earl Griffith opposed occupancy and decal taxes and abstained on the utility tax.
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Western District
Donnie Lowe
Northwestern
Earl Griffith
Griffith
Rockefeller urges renewed talk on alternative fuels policy
U S Senator Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia called for reviving a National Energy Policy to boost alternative fuels amid rising gasoline prices and ongoing OPEC concerns. He noted limited political support for such a policy and recalled Carter era efforts that failed to pass, as retail gasoline prices climb while wholesale costs ease.
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U.S
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Rockefeller
Daily Telegraph
National Energy
Jimmy Carter
Congress
Volunteers teach residents to beat phone scams
State Attorney General Darrell McGraw Jr and staff joined volunteers in Southern West Virginia for an all day reverse boiler room operation named Strike Back. The effort warned residents to hang up on telemarketing pitches and explained boiler room scams and how to avoid them.
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Darrell McGraw Jr
West Virginia
Survivor tops weekly ratings as CBS wins in mixed summer lineup
Survivor led the week’s TV ratings marking CBS’s win in a period dominated by news magazines and game shows. Ramona Gray, a 28 year old chemist, was voted off the island in week four as the 13 week summer series continues to gain viewers each week. Fox delayed its new series Opposite Sex to July 17.
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