Residents seek details on Rock Bluestone Dam lake proposal
About 50 Rock River Road residents pressed for information on a proposed 600 acre lake part of a state economic project. They question timing, eminent domain, buyouts, dam location, land use, cemetery sites, and funding as they weigh selling or fighting the plan with notices due by July 1 2002 and work starting January 1 2003.
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Rock
Rock River Road
Jim Osborne
Coalition
Rock Bluestone Dam
Thelma Carter
Bluestone River
Osborne
Nelson Walker
K.A. Ammar Jr
Walker
Perry Simpson
Linda Underwood
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline
McDowell Woman Charged in Shooting Case
A McDowell County woman Amanda West was arrested by West Virginia State Police troopers in Wyoming County and charged with shooting a man. McDowell County deputies arrived first at the scene and state police led the arrest in a joint response. few details were released Tuesday evening.
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McDowell
Jaeger
McDowell County
Amanda West
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Danny Mitchell
Mitchell
Mercer County Canvass Continues After May Primary
The Mercer County Courthouse hosts the Board of Canvassers as they review challenged ballots from the May 14 primary. County Commissioners and the Clerk's office work into the evening to decide ballot eligibility. Certification will follow, with a 48 hour window for challenges to County Clerk Rudolph Jennings.
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Princeton
Mercer County
County Commission
Rudolph Jennings
Correction on Bluewell Rite Aid arrest name
In the May 20 and 21 editions the suspect was misidentified. The first name is Daniel McVey, not Thomas McVey. The correction clarifies the individual linked to the Saturday night robbery at the Bluewell Rite Aid Pharmacy.
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Bluewell Rite Aid
Daniel McVey
Thomas McVey
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Lake
Bluefield State College
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
Monte Vista Park
My Free Dignity
Mausoleum
Kelly Green Lawn Care
Mountain Creek
Pipestemn Resort
Eric Stalnaker
Eric
Pipestem Resort State Park
Karl Ompler
Kammer Furniture
Huy, Ter
Sealy
America
Sealy ® Stewart “Firm
Simpson
Kammer’s
Red Cross
MANET
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Bransford
Ultra Plush
Britford “Firm
Stueen
the Kammer Advan
La-Z-Boy
Sealy Sleep Shoppe
Bland Street
Bluefield
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