History Day and Meeting Schedule at Bluefield Area
A dense list of events for March 22 2001 across West Virginia and Virginia featuring History Day at the Legislature Cultural Center in Charleston. Princeton Sanitary Board Four Seasons conference Bluefield Tazewell County Tourism Authority and IDA meetings. Mercer County clubs Lions Club pancake jamboree and other community gatherings with times and locations.
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Legislature
the Cultural Center
Kanawha Blvd
Charleston
Princeton Sanitary Board
Sanitary Board
Four Seasons Women's Conference
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Fincastle Country Club
AARP
Bluefield
Tazewell
Sunday hunting vote advances amid landowner fears
Yeager leads debate on a bill sponsored by Delegate Rick Thompson to allow Sunday hunting. A 25 member farmer panel is split as some oppose, some support, and a roll-call vote seems likely with 70-30 favoring Sunday hunting in informal polls. The measure would bar Sunday hunting on private land without owner written consent.
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Yeager
Farm Bureau
Rick Thompson
Dcabell
Capitol
West Virginia
Chamber hosts first Four Seasons Women Conference
Jody Neal reports the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce hosts its inaugural Four Seasons Women’s Conference at Fincastle Country Club in Luefield. Registration starts 11:30 a.m. with lunch at noon. keynote Elizabeth Duke of Bank of Tidewater will define success.
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Luefield
Fincastle Country Club
Greater Bluefield
Funds debate for expressway to new federal prison
Senate leaders discussed spending a $44 million state allocation on a 63 mile expressway tied to a proposed federal prison. Vankirk noted the total project costs near $1 billion and stressed prior cancelations were not real cuts. He promised to pursue any new federal funds within six months.
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Senate
Truman Chafin
Mingo
McDowell County
Vankirk
Eral
Buchanan county redistricting weighs seven districts in play
Buchanan County officials consider preserving seven magistrate districts as redistricting follows 1990 to 2000 population shifts. Prater and Hurricane districts show declines while South Grundy grows, with losses tied to mining job cuts and residents relocating. Caudill notes the task is time consuming yet not overly complex.
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Buchanan County Board of Supervisors
Caudill
Buchanan County
South Grundy, Prater
Hurricane
Prater
Garden District
U.S
Knox
South Grundy
North Grundy
Rocklick
McDowell County schools seek cuts amid enrollment drop
School officials consider eliminating three central office positions as layoffs. Final decisions rest with the board. Net loss of 195 students from October year to year, with continued declines linked to unemployment and families leaving the area for work.
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Roberts
McDowell County
More Cherry funds returned to court
Federal case shows Billie J. Cherry family members surrender funds alleged to be embezzled from First National Bank of Keystone. Stepson Dan Rapoff and his family, plus a step granddaughter, turned over totals over thirty six thousand dollars to the court registry amid a pending injunction.
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Bluefield
McDowell County Bank
Grant Thornton
LLP
Billie J. Cherry
First National Bank of Keystone
Cherry
Andrew T. Rapoff
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rapoff
Dan Rapoff
Dan
Aka Danny) Rapoff
O’fallon, Ill
Bank of
Edwardsville
Michael
David Rapoff
Terry Lee Church
FDIC
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Johnny Staats
John Ely
Robin
Linda Williams
Carnegie Hal
Lewisburg
Lions Club
Stadium Drive
Golden Age Club
College Avenue
Holiday Inn
Princeton Rotary Club
Douglas Center
Rural Retreat
Wythe County
Rural Retreat Women's Club
A-1
Chamber
Jody Neal
The
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Elizabeth Duke
GBCC
Buchanan
Daniel E. Speilman
American Board of Plastic Surgery
Surgery.com
Spellman
Bill Archer
POCO
Elie Ets SY A
Appalachian Fire
Krista Cray
Drea School Road
Bree
Nunn Bush
Belk.co
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