May 22 28 Mountain Festival and community notices
Community schedule for Bluefield area includes Comcast Mountain Festival at Bluefield City Park 11 a.m. to 12 30 p m RSVP meet and eat. Greenview United Methodist Church hosts Green Valley luncheon. NARVE meets at Ryan's Bluefield. Shrimp Feast by Princeton Mercer County Chamber at Brushfork Armory 6 30 p m. Various AA groups meet in Bluefield Hinton and Jefferson area with open and closed sessions. Local service clubs meet in Princeton Richlands Tazewell and Bluefield on multiple days. Zen group meets at Princeton Public Library Annex 6 30 8 30 p m with instructor Charles Birk. Chicory Square Concert planned in Bluefield Friday noon.
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Greenview United Methodist Church
Green Valley
Ryan's Bluefield
Princeton
Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Brushfork Armory
Fellowship AA Group
Scott St
Bluefield
Meet Inc
AARP
Tazewell
VFW
Tazewell County
Hinton
Ascension Episcopal Church
5Th Avenue & Temple
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Harrison St
Bookmobile revived in Bluefield with Shott Foundation grant
Bluefield Craft Memorial Library unveils a new 11 by 25 foot bookmobile funded with 150000 from the H S Shott Jr Foundation. The vehicle supports Mercer County's 14 schools and community centers, features a Mountains of Knowledge Pages of Power theme, and includes a Dominion Systems Stargate.Net internet link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Craft Memorial Library
H.S. Shott, Jr
Craft Library
Nancy Moore
Craft
Mercer County
Moore
Eva McGuire
McGuire
Shott Foundation
Matthews Specialty Vehicles
Archdale
Iris Hall
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Pearl S. Buck
Hillsboro
Dave Pedneau
Booker T. Washington
Homer Hickam
Coalwood
Stephen Counts
Charleston
Eugenia Price
Buckhannon
Vehcle
Cynthia Botan
Cool Ridge
Marc Harshman
Moundsville
Nancy Cooney
Elkhorn
Chatterbox
Jane
Mai
Dominion Systems
Highland Cellular, Inc
Stargate.Net
West Virginia
Melanie Farley
Craft Memorial Library of
Local government and foundation meetings set for Thursday
Princeton and Bluefield area groups announce Thursday meetings. The Pam Hawkins Foundation convenes at 7 30 am at Johnston's Restaurant. The Mercer County E 911 Advisory Board meets at noon at the Dog and Pickle. The Mercer Government Coalition and Mercer Democrats plan noon and 7 pm sessions, plus Rahall's mobile office appears in Beckley 10 15 to 11 30 am at Flat Top Post Office.
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Quota International
Bluefield
Holiday Inn
Princeton
Athens
Kiwanis Club
Miners & Merchants Bank
Richlands
Pam Hawkins Foundation
Johnston's
E-911
Mercer County
Mercer
Rahall
Beckley
U.S
Nick Rahall
D-Wv
Flat Top
Beckley Road
Tazewell weighs budget gap and stadium light request
Tazewell County faces a funding shortfall for the 2001-2002 budget after the Virginia Assembly failed to pass a new plan. The school system may risk imbalance without local funds, as state cuts bite. Booster Jim Thompson pressed for new stadium lights at Tazewell and Richlands high schools, estimating about 100000 dollars per campus, but the board took no action due to budgets. A June 11 public hearing will address overcrowding at North Tazewell Elementary.
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Board of Supervisors
Hodock
Virginia General Assembly
Tazewell County
Jim Thompson
Tazewell Boosters
Tazewell High School
Richlands High School
Roger Woodrum
Appalachian Power
Ers. Thompson
Thompson
North Tazewell
West Virginia and Virginia counties hit by heavy rain damage
Rain across Mercer County and nearby areas caused extensive road and bridge damage. DOH repairs underway on washed out bridges while residents report widespread basement flooding and high water levels unseen in memory. Emergency crews work to remove water and debris as health officials offer free well testing and disinfection guidance.
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Buddy Campbell
Mercer County
Campbell
Hales Gap
Willowton
DOH
Ingleside
Kellysville
Glenwood
Glenwood Park
Garland
Bo” Bowman
OES
State
Oakvale
Mercer County Health Department
Health Department
Faith based funds spark mixed views in rural area
Agencies outline spending rules for federal faith based funds while church leaders weigh compliance and mission impact. Salvation Army says extra money could aid food and utility relief. Bluefield Union Mission weighs risks to spiritual mission. Tender Mercies Ministries in Princeton resists federal dollars due to red tape and control concerns amid local charity activity.
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Mullins
Salvation Army
Craig Hammond
Bluefield Union Mission
Hammond
Bush
Tender Mercies Ministries
Princeton
Ken Hilling
Hilling
USDA
United States Department of Agriculture
Bank executives plead guilty in bank collapse case
Judge David A. Faber accepted guilty pleas from Quizenbeury Turpin and McKinney in a federal case tied to a West Virginia bank collapse. Quizenbeury admitted selling stock on inside information for over 400000 dollars as Turpin and McKinney faced lighter potential sentences for their cooperation. All three were released on unsecured bonds and sentencing was set for August and September.
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David A. Faber
Southern District
West Virginia
Quizenbeury
William Flanagan
Faber
Flanagan
U.S
Susan M. Arnold
Arnold
Turpin
Welch
McKinney
Northfork
Terry Lee Church
Michael H. Graham
Charleston
Thomas Smith Turpin
Church
Quizenberry
Miller pleads guilty in West Virginia billing case
Miller acknowledged receiving excess payments under higher billing codes in a plea that preserves U.S. citizenship and aims for a timely resolution. Judge David A. Faber set sentencing for 9 a.m. and a possible five year term with a $250,000 fine, after Miller admitted knowing he would be reimbursed for overpayments.
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West Virginia
Miller
Faber
Faces
Bluefield
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Bluefield City Park
Southside AA Group
College Avenue Baptist Church
Jefferson & College Avenue
Bill Archer
The
Daily. Telegraph
Farley
University of Virginia’s College At Wise
Clinch Valley College
George McGonagle
Doris Sue Kantor
Garry Moore
Ollie Law
John H. Shott
Chandler Swope
Bill Tickle
Larry Pruett
Swope Construction
Hylton
Electric Connection
Purdue & Sons
West Virginia Dry Wall Co
Virginia Supply
Frye
John Nelson
A-1
THS
RHS
Summers
Bland and Wythe
Virginia
Division of Highways Maintenance
Roland’s, Inc
Bob
R.E
Bob” Perkinson JR
City Board
Holy Ghost
Grace Full Gospel Church
North
R. A. Fisher
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