Turnpike tolls bill dies in West Virginia House committee
Charleston report notes Delegate Marty Gearheart of Mercer saw HB 4269 fail in the House Ways and Means panel while asserting tolls removal could be funded by alternate revenue streams. Gearheart vowed to refile if re-elected, saying the measure aimed to eliminate tolls on the Turnpike and was the first to reach committee stage.
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House Finance Committee
Charleston
Marty Gearheart
West Virginia
House of Delegates
Gearheart
Marty
House Roads & Transportation Committee
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bdtonline
Ramey Auto Group opens Princeton Ford outlet in March
The Ramey Auto Group celebrates the grand opening of Ramey Ford Princeton in the former Andy Clark Ford site. Renovations completed, the dealership plans month long events with prizes and the March 29 Business After Hours with the Princeton Mercer Chamber. Ramey projects 200 monthly sales and 20 new hires so far.
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Ramey Auto Group
Princeton
Ramey Ford
Andy Clark Ford
Ramey
Princeton-Mercer County
Ford
Ramey Ford Princeton
Tammie Lucas
Lucas
Gulf air brings near record highs to region
Gulf air warms the East Coast near record highs with a 77 degree reading in the Bluefield area, nearly matching the current 80 degree regional record. Meteorologist Nick Fillo notes no other records, while AccuWeather reports widespread warm days. He warns a sudden cold snap could harm early budding vegetation.
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Gulf Air
Blacksburg
Bluefield
Nick Fillo
National Weather Service
Weather Service
AccuWeather.com
Michigan
Fillo
Canada
Great Lakes
Closing of Mother of Christ Julinoes Assisted Living in Tazewell
Residents from the Mother of Christ Julinoes home on Dogwood Road were relocated after a Virginia DSS inspection found 13 violations. Caregivers moved to other facilities or with families, with community support guiding choices. no residents went to shelters. A new licensee could reopen if standards are met, while the current licensee cannot.
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Tazewell
Mother of Christ Jurinoes
Dogwood Road
Virginia Department of Social Services Licensing Division
Anne Coates
Tazewell Social Services
Coates
Mike Hoback
Mother of Christ Julinoes
Hoback
Mother of Christ
Julinoes
First Book expands reading to McDowell students
McDowell County schools gain library books through Reconnecting McDowell initiative. Mount View High School received 1000 for books, benefiting 750 students. Every child in the county now has at least one book from the program, with 200 books distributed to all elementary schools.
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WELCH
McDowell County
McDowell
Jim Brown
Mount View High School
First Book
Mount View
Brown
U.S
Scott Street Parking Garage bids delayed by contract changes
Bluefield seeks revised contract language delaying the Scott Street Parking Garage demolition bid opening by about a month. The 1947 six level, 42,900 square foot garage will see demolition plus site work including a retaining wall and pavement replacement. public access ended in 2009.
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Scott Street
Bluefield
Andy Merriman
Merriman
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bdionline
Virginia Tech awaits ruling on appeal over Clery Act fines
Virginia Tech officials await a federal judge's ruling on the university's appeal of a $55,000 Department of Education fine related to Clery Act compliance after the 2007 campus massacre. The case centers on timing and clarity of warnings after the Norris Hall killings.
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Education Department
Ernest C. Canellos
Tech
Larry Hincker
Ge Hye
Tn Fast
Indi
Hineker
Seung- Hui Cho
Norris Hall
U.S
Jeanne Clery
Lehigh Universit
Virginia Tech Pee
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