Bluefield Board weighs 3500 beautification funding request
Bluefield city directors debated a 3500 dollar Beautification Commission funding request by Steve Hopta, noting prior cuts and payroll dominates the budget. Directors discussed funding options, balancing city finances with the commission's mission to boost appearance and economic development.
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Bluefield
James Bailey
Hopta
Bailey
Donnie Turner
Steve
Turner
Commission
Beautification Commission
Ron Crabtree
Moore
First rabies case of year reported in Mercer County
SPANISHBURG The Mercer County Health Department advisory notes a raccoon on Rich Creek Road tested positive for rabies, the year’s first and the second case from that street. Since January 2001 Mercer County has five confirmed rabies cases.
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Mercer County
Spanishburg
Mercer County Health Department
Rich Creek Road
Legislature OKs malpractice study in WV
The West Virginia legislature approved a late night resolution to study medical malpractice insurance before the 2003 session. Originated by Sen. Anita Skeens Caldwell and co authored by Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, the measure seeks an interim review of the state Board of Risk and Management actions and tort reform among doctors and health care providers. Caldwell said the interim committee members are to be named. the plan will be the sole malpractice related measure in the session.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Anita Skeens Caldwell
Mercer
Senate
Earl Ray Tomblin
Dlogan
Cians
State Board of Risk and Management
Caldwell
House
Beavers surge in gritty win sparks playoff optimism
Beavers players express excitement after a hard fought victory as JV standout Aaren Patton recalls doubters. Elliott Gregory cheers from the student section while Bluefield supporters celebrate in the Beaver hospitality suite after the game. Beavers face Wyoming East Friday at 10:00 in Charleston.
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Elliott Gregory
BHS
Beavers
Gregory
Bluefield
Beaver
Civic Center
Wyoming East
Charleston Civic Center
Residents debate Yates verdict and life term
Local residents reacted to the verdict and life imprisonment for Yates in a case that killed five children. Voices split between support for the jury and calls for harsher penalties, with discussions of insanity defenses and possible hormonal influences on new mothers. Community members referenced the surrounding coverage and questioned accountability and the impact on families.
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Yates
Florence Brooks
Bluefield
Tazewell
Chuck Nixon
Karen Woody
Frank Pochick
Princeton missing attorney returns home
Princeton police confirmed Tracy B. Lusk, 40, the attorney reported missing February 11 after leaving his South Walker Street office for a meeting in Athens, has returned home. Authorities found no foul play. Lusk spoke by phone and was not hospitalised, with efforts to reach him continuing.
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Princeton
Tracy B. Lusk
South Walker Street
Athens
Princeton Police Department
National Crime Information Center
Mercer County 911
J.W. Davis Jr
Lusk
Howell
Tracy Lusk
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline
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