Work to Begin on King Coal Highway Interchange
Bluefield West Virginia Highway Commissioner Sam Beverage told the city board work on the King Coal Highway interchange at John Nash Boulevard could start in two months. He spoke after a 30 minute meeting at Bluefield Transit HQ and a tour of the N and W freight station complex now city owned. Beverage said the project is moving as the city buys right of way and uses eminent domain where owners refuse to sell.
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Sam Beverage
King Coal Highway
John Nash
Beverage
Bluefield Transit
Bluefield Avenue
N&w
Nelson Walker
Bluefield Faces Ten Percent City Salary Cut
Bluefield officials approved a ten percent across the board salary cut to take effect July 1. City workers, including garbage crews and police, processed the change with mixed emotion as City Manager Ron Crabtree defended staffing levels and noted potential reinstatement if finances improve. He urged understanding while acknowledging public knowledge of the action and department tensions.
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Ron Crabtree
Tazewell taxes may be on the rise in Virginia county
Tazewell County faces a potential 3.5 million budget shortfall prompting proposed tax increases including new consumer utility, meals tax, higher occupancy and decal costs for cats. County Administrator Richard Farthing also seeks to cut funding to civic and human services while proposing level funding for the school board and an across the board salary hike for staff.
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Richard Farthing
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Columbine High School
Jefferson County
Coalfields Expressway Four-Lane Start Planned in May
West Virginia State Highway Commissioner Sam Beverage says construction on the Coalfields Expressway will begin in May. An interchange with Interstate 73/74 valued at 107 million dollars will be bid next month near Welch at Indian Ridge. The 65 mile route will run through McDowell, Wyoming and Raleigh counties toward Buchanan.
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Sam Beverage
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Buchanan
Bluefield matriarch Martha Shott dies at 106
Martha Easley Shott, 106, matriarch of Bluefield's Shott family, died at 2 a.m. at Glen Wood Park Retirement Village. Born December 9, 1893 in Richmond, she married James Howard Shott and helped shape the family's media and business legacy in Bluefield and surrounding regions. Her sons included Ned Shott, James Jr., John Cary, Scott, and Hugh II, with significant community roles and wartime service.
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Fla
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
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Sunset News-Observer
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NBC
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Calif
Hugh I. Shott II
Concord College
East Texas University
North Georgia College
Armed Services
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