Health board's 1955 contract under scrutiny
Princeton and Bluefield governments consider withdrawing from the 1955 Mercer County Board of Health contract. After most members resigned February 17 amid funding shortfalls, Bluefield and Princeton stopped funding due to double taxation concerns. Cities may withdraw after June 30 with 90 day notice.
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Princeton
Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Health
Mercer County Commission
Board of Health
Doug Freeman
Ronald Crabtree
Crabtree
Citizens urge start of I 73 74 and Coalfields Expressway work
Residents spoke at a Bluefield High School public hearing on the final environmental impact statement for the King Coal Highway urging immediate construction. Officials plan a final record of decision by June and begin work on the U S Route 460 John Nash Boulevard interchange by August and on the I 73 Coalfields Expressway interchange near Indian Ridge in McDowell County. Minnie Horton praised the projects, saying the area has needed new highways for a long time.
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E Highway Department
John Nash
Indian Ridge
McDowell County
Minnie Horton
Hurricane Ridge Road
Bluefield water main rupture disrupts Princeton Avenue traffic
A 200-pound water line ruptured under Princeton Avenue in Bluefield around 3 a.m. forcing temporary closure and detours via Grassy Branch Road. A lane reopened by 2 p.m. West Virginia American Water crews completed repairs with no immediate water pressure shortages reported.
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Bluefield
Princeton Avenue
Ron Crabtree
Grassy Branch Road
Crabtree
West Virginia American Water Company
West Virginia’ American Water Company
Keystone Bank report maps long-term feud with OCC and Keystone
A 61 page OIG report details a strained, combative relationship between the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and First National Bank of Keystone during the 1990s. It covers 1992 to the bank’s insolvency on Sept 1, 1999, with FDIC as receiver for about $1.1 billion in assets.
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Federal Agency
National Bank Examiners
First National Bank of Keystone
Keystone Bank
Office of the
Inspector General
Comptroller of the Currency
OCC
FNB Keystone
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
OIG
U.S
James A. Leach
House Committee On Banking and Financial Services
Bank
Area reacts to first pig cloning mixed hope and concern
Daily Telegraph reports area residents reaction to the world first cloning of pigs by a PPL Therapeutics project. Four piglets born March 5 at Virginia Tech facility with clinical services by Virginia Tech. Officials confirm additional pig cloning pregnancies at the Blacksburg farm and note a 1998 cloned calf at Blacksburg. Local alumnus supports research but cites moral concerns while others see potential for science.
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Rinceton
Virginia Tech
Virginia- Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
PPL Therapeutics of
Edinburgh
Scotland
Associated Press
Blacksburg
PPL Therapeutics
Jefferson
Jerry Haynes
VPI
Haynes
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