Cartoonist Bone in National Publication Honors
Editorial cartoonist Tom Bone of the Princeton Times and Daily Telegraph is honored by the New York Family Planning Advocates for a cartoon in the 1998 Princeton Times and the national collection So What if They Cant Take a Joke. The piece stresses parental responsibility to prevent teen pregnancy and was submitted in November 2001. Bone, Athens resident, has drawn for the Princeton Times since 1996 and has been the Daily Telegraph Sunday editor cartoonist since 2001.
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Daily Telegraph
Tom Bone
New York State
Princeton Times
Bone
Athens
Ann Telnaes
Joel Pett
Legislative
Albany
N.Y
West Virginia Press Association
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Jody Neal
Pay Phones Decline in McDowell County
Pay phones remain scarce as deregulation shifts service to competitive providers. McDowell County retains 69 machines, down from 90 in 2000, with 33 in the Welch area. Officials cite lack of profitability and rising cell usage as drivers of telephone access gaps.
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Pauley
McDowell County
Billy Jack Gregg
Consumer Advocates Division
Public Service Commission
Gregg
Greg
Welch
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Judge Vanover Confirmed to 29th Circuit as Two Juvenile Posts Filled
The 29th Judicial District comprising Tazewell, Buchanan, Dickenson and Russell counties filled a circuit judge seat and two juvenile and domestic relations posts. Vanover will serve an eight year term beginning April 1 after being elected to the vacated circuit judgeship amid controversy over nomination forms. Teresa Chafin and Johnny Mack Farmer were named to the two juvenile and domestic relations vacancies.
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General Assembly
29Th Judicial Circuit Court
Phillip Puckett
Puckett
Tazewell County
29Th Judicial Circuit
Chip
Vanover
Tazewell
Circuit
Teresa Chafin
Lebanon
Johnny Mack Farmer
Clintwood
29Th Judicial District
Buchanan
Dickenson
Russell
Cancer Society official clarifies Bluefield project bank account
Sherry Ciccolini, director of the local American Cancer Society chapter, said at last week’s Tazewell County Board of Supervisors meeting that comments about the ACS administering a bank account for a planned cancer care consortium in Bluefield, Virginia were incorrect. She supports the development but states the ACS is not involved or affiliated with the account.
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Sherry Ciccolini
American Cancer Society
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Ciccollini
City to weigh beautification funding in Bluefield meeting
Bluefield officials debated a request from the Beautification Commission for more money at a pre meeting ahead of the regular session. Mayor Perkinson cautioned against an immediate 2500 raise while CFO Baig noted about 4000 spent this year and 832.45 of a 1000 annual city allocation already drawn. Director Sarver urged finding funds while noting garden clubs and public works support. Manager Crabtree said money is tight and cuts may be required.
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Baig
Deb Sarver
Ron Crabtree
Public Works Department
Beautification Commission
Perkinson
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