Senator John Pat Fanning Honored For Public Service
Sen. John Pat Fanning, retiring from the Legislature representing McDowell County, was honored by colleagues for his long service and humility. Sen. Truman Chafin praised him as a quiet, courageous leader with a sharp sense of humor and a life of meaningful public work.
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Sen
John Pat Fanning
Charleston
Fanning
McDowell County
Truman Chafin
Chafin
Trucker weathers wreck by jackknifing on Route 52
A RAMWELL trucker driving a tractor-trailer on U S Route 52 near Bramwell jackknifed to avoid a possible collision after a vehicle ahead stopped for a left turn. The rig knocked out guard rail, slid 20 to 30 feet, but no injuries occurred. responders cleared the scene about an hour.
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Ramwell
McDowell County
Bramwell
E.M. Saddler
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Saddler
Bramwell Volunteer Fire Department
Bluefield
Bill Archer
Barcher
Tazewell Officials Seek WCYB Restore Across Cable
Tazewell County officials pressed Time Warner Cable to restore NBC affiliate WCYB Bristol to local airwaves citing severe weather and weather coverage gaps. The FCC ruling and non duplication rules limit switcher use. discussions consider WVVA and WCVB responses, with a 4-1 board vote to ask WVVA to withdraw its signal duplication request and pursue better weather coverage.
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Tazewell
Time Warner Cable
WCYB
Bristol
C.K. Allen
WCVB
FCC
Allen
Congress
Mike Hymes
Johnson City
Hymes
Greenbrier
Fayette Counties
Tazewell County
Weather Channel
WVVA
Seth White
Comcast
Suddenlink
Time Warner
Tom Brewster
Brewster
White
Charles Stacy
Frank Brady
Brady
NBC
Richlands
Wvva TV
Bluefield
Hiring up as firms need more workers to meet demand
U S firms must hire steadily to satisfy rising demand as output from current staff proves hard to squeeze. ADP says 216 000 payrolls added last month while unemployment benefits fall and consumer confidence climbs, signaling a potential 2012 job market rebound. CFO optimism at Fuqua School of Business also points to higher hiring in the year ahead.
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Ashington
U.S
ADP
Dence
Duke University
Fuqua School of Business
John Graham
Police blotter highlights incidents and outcomes
A March 5 6 blotter item lists reports of an unwanted person on Penmar Avenue a vehicle leaving the scene on Spring Grove a motor vehicle crash in front of the Fire Department on Bluefield Avenue a civil dispute on East Cumberland Road and a property destruction report. The March 6 entries include underage drinking disturbance stray animal barking dogs animal control actions turn in of an animal and theft from a vehicle with related warrants.
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Penmar Avenue
Spring Grove
Bluefield Avenue
East Cumberland Road
Mountain View Avenue
Beacon Street
Pearl Street
East River Avenue
Randall Thompson
Mercer County
Jefferson Street
Stadium Drive
Third Street
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