Bluefield seeks public input on proposed zoning changes
Bluefield Virginia officials invite citizen comments on updates to town zoning rules including home daycares and rebuilding limits. A public hearing is set for March 28 at the Municipal Building to discuss proposed ordinance changes and ensure compliance with state codes. Residents can contact the zoning administrator for details.
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Traffic stop yields 10 pounds of marijuana in Bland
Bland County deputies arrested Joseph Feriin and Raymond Turner after a traffic stop near the 50 mile marker. Officers found about 10 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of 35000 dollars and seized cash. Both men are jailed in Dublin Va without bail.
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Jackson Center
Raymond Glenn Turner
Grove City
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New River Valley
Dublin
Rabies Positive Raccoon Found in Gratton Community
Tazewell County health officials confirmed a raccoon collected this week on Elizabeth Road in Gratton tested positive for rabies. It is the county's first animal rabies case this year. Residents exposed or with exposed pets should call the health department or animal control. vaccination is key to prevention.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Elizabeth Road
Gratton
Brian Stanley
Stanley
Groups seek broadened Virginia uranium study amid Japan crisis
Virginia groups oppose tapping the Coles Hill uranium deposit and press NAS to broaden its study scope to Japan’s nuclear crisis effects. Virginia Uranium Inc. cites a near-term price drop while opponents question long term impacts on farming water and cleanup costs.
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Virginia Mining Study
Danville. Va
Bers
National Academy of Sciences
Japan
General Assembly
Coles Hill
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
Jennifer Walsh
NAS
Virginia Uranium Inc
Patrick Wales
Daye discrimination case heads to West Virginia district court
Daye claims prison officials violated the U S Constitution by denying black inmates equal protection. He alleges jobs were given to white inmates and black inmates were humiliated. The federal appeals court said he should be allowed to prove the equal protection claim that black and white inmates were similarly situated.
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Daye
Federal
New NIV Bible revision faces evangelical criticism in Nashville
In Nashville AP reports a new NIV Bible translation prompts evangelical criticism by altering language that previously used "he" to refer to God while keeping references to God as "He" and "the Father" for many readers citing gender neutral aims in the 2011 edition.
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John the Evangelist
God
Tazewell County Redistricting Committee Meeting Notice
The Tazewell County ad hoc Decennial Redistricting Committee will meet March 22, 2011 at 7 15 PM at the American Legion Building in Tazewell Virginia to advise the Board on local election district boundaries using 2010 Census data. Contact County Administrator at 988 1203 or rgrose@tazewellcounty.org for accessibility needs five working days prior. By Jim Spencer County Administrator.
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Tazewell
West Virginia lawmakers aim to vote on state budget Friday
West Virginia lawmakers plan a Friday vote on the state budget as tax and lottery revenue spending increases aim to raise annual pay for teachers, school workers, and a broad range of state employees. The House included $49.7 million in coverage for unspecified items.
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Virginia school bus crash injures nine people
A Suffolk school bus colliding with a van near Driver Elementary School injured eight students and one adult. The crash occurred around 8 26 am Thursday. the bus was en route to Driver Elementary. The adult and students were airlifted to a Norfolk hospital with serious injuries and their conditions were not immediately available.
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Norfolk
Driver Elementary School
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