Crowded Virginia ballot includes many Tazewell towns candidates
Voters in Tazewell County face a busy ballot with 10 nominees for Pocahontas town council and multiple challengers for mayor. Bluefield and Richlands see incumbents running, while Tazewell and Cedar Bluff feature unopposed or contested races. Write-in candidates may fill the third council seat in Richlands.
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Tazewell
Virginia
Pocahontas
Betty McCall
Charles R. Collins
Michael H. Gibson
Jerry C. Gravely
E. Jean Boone
Keith H. Campbell
Timothy M
Tim” Hensley
Bonnie S. Pardue
James L. Simmons
Debra Ramsey Lipp
Mary Anne White
John Patrick
Pat” Hurley
Anita G. Brown
Bluefield
William H
Bill” King
W. Brent Chambers
Edwin L
Ed” Shaffrey
Richard L
Rick” Taylor
Richlands
Kenneth Wysor
David M. Curry
Gaynelle R. Thompson
Charles E. Green, III
Charles C. Grindstaff
Bettye H. VanDyke
Judy S. Arey
A. Donald Buchanan, Jr
R. Kimnette
Kim” Long
James C
Jimmy” Ramey, Jr
Alex G. St. Clair, II
Cedar Bluff
Richard H
Authorities identify second Buchanan flood fatality
In Grundy Virginia authorities confirm the second flood death from Buchanan County last week. 85 year old Blankenship of Hurley was found by search teams Sunday evening, with funeral home records noting death on the prior Thursday. Earlier, 37 year old Snellenberger of Hurley had been identified as the first flood fatality. Emergency crews pressed on with limited access to Hurley as Gov Warner and Sen Allen toured the damage, amid a federal disaster declaration and ongoing shelter operations. A Disaster Recovery Center is to open at Hurley Middle School to assist residents with federal aid questions.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Blankenship
Hurley
Virginia State Police
Virginia
Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department
Robert Snellenberger
Snellenberger
Mark Warner
U.S
George Allen
Bush
Tazewell
Hurley Middle School
FEMA
Buchanan County Drc
Drc
Troy Sarver
Tsarver
Bottonline
Lou Ann Johnson
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Del
Mark Wills
D-W.va
Mercer County
Wills
Johnson
McDowell
Welch
Keystone
Coalwood
Washington, D.C
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Flood shuts down McDowell schools countywide
McDowell Countywide schools closed after last week’s severe flooding. Superintendent Dr Mark Manchin says most facilities damaged with losses in the millions. Emergency meeting planned to decide the rest of the school year and graduation plans. Panther Elementary described as devastated with Saeger High also affected. Travel remains treacherous due to collapsed roads and mudslides.
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ELCH
WY Wicdowes
Mark Manchin
Manchin
Panther Elementary
Panther
Saeger High School
Board of Education
Mike Mitchem
County Board of Education
Mitchem
Jaeger
Bradshaw
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Rockefeller Visits Flood Areas In McDowell Mercer
U S Sen Jay Rockefeller toured flood damaged McDowell and Mercer counties and noted FEMA help is on the way. He recalled past West Virginia floods and urged relocation from flood plains while promising rapid but thorough federal assistance.
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Rockefeller
McDowell County
FEMA
Mercer
McDowell
Mingo
Wyoming
Jay Rockefeller
Mercer County Reading Bee set for Thursday
Mercer County elementary students from 15 schools will compete at Concord College for the second annual Reading Bee. The event tests reading comprehension vocabulary spelling and verbal presentation with trophies for each contest winner and a traveling trophy for the top overall team.
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Mercer County
Concord College
Mercer
Athens
Bluefield Intermediate
Bluewell
Bramwell
Brushfork
Ceres
Glenwood
Lashmeet
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Jody Neal
Deborah Akers
Mercer County Technical Education Center
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Rick Bay
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
First Virginia Bank
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Tazewell County
Bluefield College
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Bdtonline
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Sana Am
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Diane Shafer
WV Board of Medicine
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West Virginia Medical Board
C. Page Hamrick
Shafer
South Williamson Regional Hospital
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Charleston Daily Mail
Rasi
Galaxy Foods
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Rt. 52
Bluefield State College
Bluefield, WV
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