Board delays road hearing over Virginia transportation package
Nine public hearings across Virginia have been delayed to late summer or fall as the Commonwealth Transportation Board reviews the $2.6 billion package passed by the General Assembly. Transportation officials plan to meld the bill with existing plans while board members criticize legislative attempts to control DOT decisions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Commonwealth Transportation Board
General Assembly
Virginia Transportation
Shirley Ybarra
Commonwealth
Ybarra
Jim Gilmore
Department of Transportation
Olivia A. Welsh
Staunton
Transportation Board
Lorinda G. Lienberger
Roanoke
Assembly
Gilmore
Mountain Festival adds helicopter rides and gospel nights in 2000
The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce outlined plans for the Comcast Mountain Festival 2000 in Bluefield May 22 to 29 with new activities such as helicopter rides and a tractor trailer fishing trough. Gospel night returns with Tony Gore and Majesty and The Bishops on May 25, and Rick K and the All-Nighters plus Donna Charles Bailey perform May 26 and 27 respectively. The chamber also seeks corporate sponsors and promotes the Better Living Show April 28–30 at the Brushfork Armory with over 70 contracts, 21 new participants.
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Luefield
Greater
Tony Gore
Majesty
Bishops
Rick K
Donna Charles Bailey
Davis
Rently
Brushfork National Guard Armory
Chamber
Bill King
Bluefield
J.C. Higginbotham
Chamber shrimp dinner eyed as top political event
Princeton Mercer County Chamber leaders expect the annual shrimp dinner to draw many local and statewide candidates. The event is set for April 4 at Brushfork Armory with 1000 tickets at 20 dollars, on sale now through chamber offices.
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Princeton
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Brushfork Armory
Chamber
PMCCC
Elizabeth Osborne
Elks Golf Course
Randy Price
Sherwood
Concord College
George Santon
West Virginia University
Don Nehlen
Douglas Center
Santon
Doug Freeman
West Virginia
Mercer County Health Department
King Coal
Sam's Club leaders donate for regional study in Bluefield
Ryan Gordon and Dave Opfer present a $4,000 check to Jay Valeyko of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce for a regional demographic profile study. The completed study will aid economic development efforts by the Greater Bluefield and Princeton Mercer County chambers of commerce.
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Ryan Gordon
Sam’s Club
Bluefield
Dave Opfer
Sam's Club
Jay Valeyko
Greater Bluefield
Golden Angels Celebrate Ninth Anniversary Luau in Princeton
The Golden Angels will host a tropical luau Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Salvation Army 300 Princeton Ave Princeton. There will be games food entertainment and door prizes. Princeton library sponsors free St Patrick s Day craft day for children ages 5 to 10. Register at the library or call 487 5045. Ladies Ministries bake sale to be held at Wal-Mart in Bluefield Virginia beginning Friday 8 a.m.
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Golden Angels
Princeton
Salvation Army
Princeton Ave
Princeton Library
Princeton Public Library
Ladies Ministries
Wal-Mart Bluefield
Trinity Lighthouse Tabernacle Church
Wal-Mart
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