BDT Online Briefs for March 3 2011
Online brief items from bdtonline.com dated Thursday March 3 2011 cover local happenings. The feed summarizes community events, public notices and brief updates from the Bangor Daily News network in a compact daily snapshot.
Weather Outlook: Sunny With Mild High Near 55
The forecast calls for sunny skies today with a high near 55 degrees. Calm conditions will give way to southeast winds, ranging 10 to 13 mph, later.
PikeView Girls Basketball Bound for State Play
PikeView headlines a postseason push as the girls basketball team earns a spot in the state tournament. The report notes team qualification and readiness for upcoming statewide competition.
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PikeView
Fire destroys two story Laurel Ridge home
Bluewell fire chief Alvin Chilco said a two story stone house on Laurel Ridge Road was a total loss after a blaze started just before 7 p.m. Wednesday. The homeowner escaped unscathed, and six engines from Bluewell Bramwell Pocahontas Volunteers Bluefield Virginia departments fought the fire, with most of the flames out by 9 p.m. tonight.
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Chiko
Chilco
Bluewell Fire Department
Bramwell Fire Department
Lottery results from West Virginia and Virginia readings
Daily 3 numbers 4 8 2 and Daily 4 numbers 3 6 6 5. Virginia Pick 3 6 5 7 and Pick 4 3 3 1 5. No further details or outcomes provided.
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West Virginia
Daily
Virginia
Delivery questions for subscription and service help
Contact the circulation department seven days a week for paper subscriptions delivery questions home delivery rack sales mail e edition issues. Hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and weekend phone support 6 a.m. to noon. Redelivery through 12 p.m. in a limited area. Call 304-327-2800.
Zoning Support Grows in Tazewell County Controversy
Bluefield area residents urge a county wide zoning ordinance arguing it guides future growth and protects property values. Joyce Johnston Lloyd Evans and Charlie Orrock defend zoning as a win win measure while acknowledging opposition growth will be managed and landowner concerns.
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Tazewell
Bluefield Area
Joyce Johnston
Bluefield-area
Board of Supervisors
Lloyd Evans
Bluefield
Tazewell County
Evans
Charlie Orrock
Springville
Orrock
Bluefield Moves To Demolish Dilapidated Homes
Bluefield city crews resumed demolition after winter pause, starting on Jones and Vine streets and moving to Giles and Lee streets. Officials aim to clear four to five dilapidated houses in the neighborhood to improve conditions for residents.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Jones and Vine Streets
Gerald Steele
Giles
Lee Street
Steele
Lawmakers explain bill restricting cold medicines in West Virginia
Lawmakers seek to clarify a bill that would require prescriptions for 15 over the counter cold and allergy drugs containing ephedrine pseudoephedrine and phenyl propanolamine. Passed 77 to 23, the measure now goes to the State Senate amid robocall misinformation targeting the elderly. Delegate Marty Gearheart notes the aim is to restrict only drugs with key meth ingredients, not all cold medicines.
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Charleston
State Senate
House
Pharmaceutical
Robot
Marty Gearheart
R-Mercer
Gearheart
Bland County scores big with 11.6 million in QSCB grants
Bland County School system receives about 11.6 million in state QSCB grants for renovations to four schools and potential consolidation of Rocky Gap and Bland High Schools. Statewide grants totaled over 229 million to 33 districts. Superintendent Kyle Rhodes notes the funding enables facility upgrades and discussion of a consolidated county high school.
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Bland
Bland County
Kyle Rhodes
Rhodes
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