Local schools honor Dr. Seuss birthday nationwide
RINCETON and surrounding districts observed Read Across America celebrating Theodor Geisel with hat wear, green eggs, and book readings. Students from Glenwood, Wade, and Athens Elementary joined in, reading aloud to younger pupils and sharing Seuss favorites like The Foot Book Hop on Pop and Green Eggs and Ham while sampling themed treats.
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Rinceton
Whoville
Theodor Geisel
Dr. Seuss
America
National Education Association
Sue Widener
Glenwood School
Glenwood
Wade
Athens
Mercer Mall
Heather Farley
I-73 74 Interchange Work Set to Start This Summer
West Virginia DOT confirmed construction will begin this summer on the I-73/74 and John Nash Boulevard interchange in Bluefield Mercer County. A June record of decision is expected, followed by right of way acquisition and final design, with Welch’s Coalfields Expressway work coordinating timing. Bluefield officials and residents welcomed decades of effort led by K A Ammar, noting the 1980 involvement and long-awaited progress.
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Bluefield
John Nash
West Virginia Division of Transportation
Highway Department
Jim Colby
Bluefield High School
Mercer County
Welch
McDowell County
Colby
DOT
Nelson Walker
Walker
K.A. Ammar
Main Street Bluefield folds in West Virginia
BLUEFIELD The state's oldest Main Street program will close at month end due to funding pressures and duplication of efforts. Board leaders cite progress since 1988 and pledge to support ongoing efforts with the city and local chambers. Program manager Beth Andrick and volunteer staff receive praise for years of project work.
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Bluefield
Main Street Bluefield Board of Directors
Frank Wilkinson
Main Street Bluefield
Ronnie Hypes
West Virginia
Hypes
Wilkinson
Greater Bluefield
Main Street
Bank Lawyer Disqualification Sought in Keystone Bank Case
U S attorney seeks disqualification of Bowles Rice law firm over conflict as Charles M Love III now represents defendant Terry L Church and two former Bowles Rice attorneys. Church, 46, of Keystone, faces obstruction charges tied to First National Bank of Keystone audit. Church was ex senior VP when bank closed September first, 1999. He and Michael H Graham, executive VP of Keystone Mortgage, allegedly buried three truckloads of bank documents. If convicted, they face a potential lengthy sentence.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
U.S
Susan Arnold
Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff
First National Bank of Keystone
Church
FNB Keystone
Comptroller of the Currency
Treasury Department
Michael H. Graham
Keystone Mortgage Co
Miller Faces 13 Count Mail Fraud Indictment in Bluefield
Dr. Robert B. Miller of Bluefield, an ENT physician, faces 13 federal mail fraud counts alleging he billed for services not performed from 1996 to 1999. The sealed indictment, returned Feb 24, was unsealed at a Feb 26 hearing before Judge Mary S. Feinberg. Miller, released on bond, may face up to 65 years in prison and a $4.25 million fine. arraignment is set for March 13 in Bluefield.
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Luefield
Riera
United States District Court
Robert B. Miller
Bluefield
United States
Mary S. Feinberg
Hunter Smith
Miller
Medicaid
West Virginia
Feinberg
U.S Attorney’s Office
Blue Cross
Nationwide
Government Employees Health Insurance Association
United Mine Workers of America
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Valerie Mark
B Holly
Mercer
Greg Jordan
Erie
Bluefield Folds
U.S. Atty
Virginia
Pane Dinner
Robert Harling
Days Inn
Wytheville
David Letterman
Letterman
CBS
Jay Leno
NBC
Nielsen Media Research
Charles Owens
The
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