Pocahontas voters re elect Mayor Brown to retain seat
Pocahontas Virginia voters re elected Mayor Anita Brown and three council incumbents to the town council. Brown defeated James Lawrence Simmons 121 to 91 for the mayoral post. A field of 15 candidates sought eight council seats, with Leslie T. Brown Jerry C. Gravely and Edna M. Drosick keeping their council seats.
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Pocahontas
Anita Brown
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James Lawrence Simmons
Leslie T. Brown
Jerry C. Gravely
Edna M. Drosick
Wythe County Elections Result Show New Council Ballot Picks
Unofficial returns indicate Wallace 90 votes Brown 99 Gravely 115 Drosick 97 Carter 103 Collins 103 Crouse 66 Davis 85 Gibson 102 Helmandollar 95 Hurley 153 with Giles Wythe elections noted. New council members sworn in July 1 will join incumbents, including Carter Collins Gibson Helmandollar Hurley. Pocahontas A-6
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Charles R. Collins
Michael H. Gibson
Charles T. Helmandollar
John Patrick Hurley
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Gravely
Drosick
Carter
Collins
Crouse
Davis
Gibson
Helmandollar
Hurley
Town crowns King mayor Chaffins, Trigg take council seats
BLUEFIELD Virginia voters elected a new mayor and one new council member as less than a third of registered voters cast ballots. Incumbent Bill King won the mayoral race over former Bluefield Mayor Cecile Barrett 625 to 532 with 10 write-ins. Barrett extended congratulations as the results surfaced.
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Bluefield
Bill King
Cecile Barrett
King
Barrett
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Election Highlights in Bluefield VA Race Ends Incumbent Loss
Incumbent Mayor Don Richardson loses to George Ann Johnson as write-in Belinda Waldron wins a Glen council seat. Tom Chaffins leads contested seats with 767 votes. Anglis Trigg re-elected with 756. Donnie Linkous loses with 433. Treasurer James Hampton unopposed at 1,009. About 3,500 registered voters.
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Belinda Waldron
Glen Syn
Trigg
Linkous
Chaffins
James Hampton
Bluefield
Mystery numbers bar codes boost efficiency across fields
Bar codes, once linked mainly with groceries, have become part of daily life for over twenty years. The boxed sequences of lines, though cryptic to many, drive rapid checkout and inventory processes, and their use is expanding into diverse settings beyond stores.
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Luefield
Dri
Barcodes Boost Retail Efficiency at Kroger Store
Kroger Store Manager Tim Kinder explains that bar codes or UPC codes on almost all items identify manufacturer and product. Scanners at checkout read price and cost, cutting the need for individual price tags though workers still tag each item. Kroger also offers Plus Shopper's Cards for customers.
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AEP Presses 765kV Line in Southwest Virginia
American Electric Power argued before the Virginia State Corporation Commission for a new 765,000-volt transmission line in Southwest Virginia. The trial opened and continues with AEP witnesses Bernard Pasternack and Myron Adams testifying, while opponents from Alliance for Appalachian Land and Citizens United attend. The hearing, lasting about two weeks, will finish without a ruling. a recommendation will follow later in the summer from Hearing Examiner Judge Howard P Anderson Jr.
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Richmond
American Electric Power
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Commission
Wythe Counties
AEP
Ken Schrad
Howard P Anderson Jr
Bluefield Doctor’s Civil Case Stays Over Medicare Fraud
Federal authorities stay the civil charges against Bluefield physician Dr. Robert B. Miller who agreed to pay 1.3 million and accept a five year exclusion from Medicare Medicaid and all federal health care programs. The civil matter does not affect the ongoing criminal case. Miller pleaded not guilty at arraignment and bond terms have fluctuated with related motions and hearings.
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U.S
Southern District of
West Virginia
Robert B. Miller
Miller
Hunter P Smith Jr
Michael W. Carey
Michael F. Gibson
Hunter
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