Route 460 Delays From I 73/74 Interchange Work
Bluefield traffic slowed as up to 2.0 million cubic yards of dirt are moved for the I 73/74 interchange with John Nash Boulevard. A temporary signal will stop traffic on Route 460 for about 10 weeks, with typical delays around five minutes and completion before Labor Day per WV DoH District 10 official Darrell Allen.
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John Nash
Bluefield
West Virginia
Luefield
Route 460
Darrell Allen
District 10
West Virginia Division of Highways
Allen
Bennett Lectures on Education Challenges in Public Schools
Daily Telegraph star reporter Bill Archer recounts former U S Education Secretary William J Bennett addressing Athens crowds. Bennett describes hands on learning from visiting 120 classrooms, praising some schools and criticizing others while noting his roles as NEH chairman and U S drug czar. He spoke during the Short Lecture Series.
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Athens
U.S
William J. Bennett
Bennett
National Endowment For the Humanities
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Washington Post
Meet the candidates for Bluefield City Board seats
Twelve residents vie for Bluefield City Board votes at a Meet the Candidates Night hosted by the Greater Bluefield Jaycees at the Bluefield Elks Lodge. About 20 people attended as candidates shared views on how the city can spur economic growth, though District III candidate J.E. Gillespie could not participate due to illness.
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Bluefield
Luefield
Greater Bluefield Jaycees
J.E. Gillespie
Jaycees
Mark
Chris Flynt
Bluefield Elks Club
Bluefield City Board
Health care gains in West Virginia legislative session
West Virginians win expanded rights against health maintenance organizations, stronger protections against abuse, and better rural access as several health bills pass. Other measures cut doctor paperwork and taxes and impose the first state smokeless tobacco tax. The DHHR will expand Medicaid for children to annual coverage, with a $7 million program.
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Charleston
West
Paul Nusbaum
State Department of Health and Human Resources
DHHR
State Capitol
Bob Wise
Nusbaum
Major health care bills passed this session roundup
Lawmakers and Gov. Bob Wise backed over 200 health care bills this session, with 35 approved. Highlights include Patients' Bill of Rights allowing HMO coverage suits, Patient Safety Act protecting whistleblowers, PEIA sick leave protections, Prescription Drug Cost Management to form a multistate buying pool, and a tobacco tax on wholesale tobacco products.
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Bob Wise
PEIA
Public Employees Insurance Agency
PESA
Judge denies bond for man charged with seven felonies
Grundy Virginia Dickenson County man David C. Looney, 24, Breaks, Virginia, had bond denied after an arraignment in Buchanan County Judge Patrick Johnson cited seven felony charges linked to a weekend armed robbery and carjacking at Medical Park Pharmacy on Slate Creek around 6 30 p m April 28 He is jailed in Buchanan County and accused of robbing a customer assaulting a shopper stealing a vehicle and leading authorities on a high speed chase The charges include car jacking armed robbery firearm use in a felony assault and battery and related counts
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Grundy
Dickenson County
David C. Looney
Breaks
Buchanan County
Patrick Johnson
Larry Crouse
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department
Looney
Medical Park
Slate Creek
Crouse
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Charles Owens
The
Daily Telegraph
Bill Archer
Daily Telegraph Star
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Virginia
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Selega
Abby
Ford
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Eric DiNovo
B.K
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