Tazewell County Litter Laws Enforced Says Officer Farthing
Tazewell County litter control officer Frank Farthing vows strict enforcement and charges for littering. He has 10 convictions in six months and plans about 50 more, citing trash on highways and junkyard permits. Inmate labor aid from the sheriff and volunteers assists county cleanups removing over 12 630 pounds at 12 sites. Citizens urged to report littering with plate numbers and descriptions to (540) 988 8231.
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Tazewell County
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Farthing
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Dow Road
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Boissevain Road
Route 690
Qangty
Clinch Valley Community Action
Glenwood backs Bush funding idea for faith groups
Princeton readers learn Glenwood Park Retirement Village president Dr. Daniel W. Farley supports President Bush's plan to allow faith-based groups to receive government funds for social services. Farley notes Glenwood has long operated as a faith-based group and has used government programs, arguing funding does not violate church state principles. He says eligibility could bring new grant sources, gifts from IRAs, and capital equipment donations, while acknowledging concerns over accountability and competition from secular groups.
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Daniel W. Farley
Glenwood Park
Glenwood
Farley
Transportation committee sets goals for county plan
Mercer County's Transportation Advisory Committee adopted a 20 year multi modal plan focusing on expanding and coordinating services. PKG consultants study traffic operations to identify deficiencies and craft a plan balancing land use and mobility while minimizing costs and environmental impacts.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Pflum, Sauce & Gehrumonsultants, Inc
PKG
Charleston
Caleb Faux
NEPA
Katzen Tours Southwest Virginia on 2001 Budget, Redistricting Tour
Representative Jay Katzen of Warrenton led a tour through Southwest Virginia to gauge public views on the 2001 General Assembly. He cited school crowding, the car tax elimination, and the need to honor a 70 percent car tax reduction in the budget, while noting redistricting growth and population changes from 1990 to 2000. Katzen faces Senator Randy Forbes in the Republican lieutenant governor primary.
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Luefield
Del
Ay Katzen
Warrenton
Southwest Virginia
General Assembly
Katzen
Bluefield
Randy Forbes
Chesapeake
Former soldier plans 25 mile space jump in balloon
Rodd Millner, 37, a former Australian army commando, aims to leap from about 40,000 meters using a hot air balloon. He will wear an astronaut suit to endure extreme pressures as he plunges back to Earth in the highest sky dive on record.
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Sydney
Australia
Outer Space
Earth
Rodd Millner
Australian Associated Press
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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