Waste contains lead and asbestos near Charleston
The Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation reports waste from the Kanawha Hotel demolition contains asbestos and lead well above federal limits. Tests show wood slats with 32,000 parts per million lead, about 26 times the EPA limit, prompting warnings and cleanup plans. A separate note says Charleston gears up for a BMW rally July 10 to 13, potentially injecting up to 5 million dollars into the local economy with as many as 7,000 riders.
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Charleston
Affiliated Construction Trades Foundation
Kanawha
Environmental Protection Agency
BMW Motorcycle Owners of America
Michael Friedle
Kentucky man joins ASL board as first Kentucky trustee
Kentucky man George Chad Perry will serve as the state’s first trustee on the Appalachian School of Law board. Perry, founder of a Pikeville osteopathic school, was appointed by Buchanan County supervisors. ASL plans to add Kentucky and West Virginia representation as it expands faculty and enrolls about 350 students this August.
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Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Perry
Asus
Appalachia
Kentucky
Ellsworth
Chad
ASL
American Bar Association
West Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Princeton council swears in Ward IV winner and at large members
Chad Skeens Caldwell was sworn in to fill the remaining two years of Ellen Allen's term on Princeton City Council after winning Ward IV in a special election with 44 votes. New at large members Mayor Ron Lively, Earlie Moon, and Dewey Russell were sworn in for four year terms, with Lively re-elected mayor.
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Princeton
Chad Skeens Caldwell
Caldwell
Len Anita Skeens Caldwell
Lewis I. Skeens
Sen
Lewis Skeens
Ellen Allen
Nancy Pendleton O’neal
Allen
Ken Clay
Homer O. Skeens
Jim Worley
Jeff Hawks
Ron Lively
Earlie Moon
Dewey Russell
Lively
Moon
Russell
Mercer Street
Dean Company
Sen. Caldwell
Jim Terry
Sterry
Bottonline
Princeton City Council
Son to be prosecuted as adult in slaying
In Chesapeake Virginia a 17 year old boy will be tried as an adult for the shooting death of his father. Shane Cubbage faces first degree murder and firearm charges and the case was sent to a grand jury. Authorities found a confession note in a backpack on May 8. Cubbage was 16 at the time and was an Eagle Scout and Hickory High student with a 3.6 GPA and no prior record.
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Chesapeake
Shane Cubbage
Commonwealth
Lori B. Galbraith
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Rufus A. Banks Jr
Cubbage
Botetourt County
Roanoke
Hickory High School
Mercer pest ordinance follow up shows progress countywide
Mercer County Health Department reports progress enforcing the new pest management ordinance. Sanitarian Supervisor Mike Sale says 100 complaints received, five to ten notices issued, some properties cleaned up, no fines or magistrate filings yet. Ongoing monthly inspections and added duties for West Nile and rabies surveillance contribute to workload.
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Green Valley
Mercer County Department of Health
Mike Sale
Daily Telegraph
Sale
Kenna Amos
Kamos
Robbery suspects held without bond in Buchanan Co
James FE Justus and Anthony Lee Looney were arraigned on attempted robbery charges after an early Wednesday incident at Van Sant Coastal gas station. Both were ordered held without bond until July 31 trial. Four stolen tires and a motorcycle were found, with one defendant also charged with carrying a concealed weapon and wearing a mask in public.
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Buchanan Co
Buchanan County
van Sant Coastal
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office
Daniel Harnsberger
Dharnsberger
Bottonline
Patrick Johnson
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