Tazewell votes to rescind support for 765kV line
Tazewell Virginia town council voted four to two to rescind an earlier motion backing the American Electric Power 765 kilovolt transmission line. Council member Donnie Walker said he erred in supporting the proposal after listening to both sides.
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Tazewell
American Electric Power
Donnie Walk
Walk
Betty van Dyke
Jack Harry
VanDyke
Jimmy Deskins
Deskins
David Larimer II
Jaeger audit questions funding of city costs
The West Virginia Tax Department audit of Jaeger flags thousands of dollars unaccounted for. It questions vehicle repairs garbage service city hall and salaries of former Mayor Dale Adkins and former recorder Betsy Kiser plus many checks to cash and to Adkins and Kiser. The report notes a lack of supporting invoices for questionable expenditures and cites excess cash‑to‑salaries payments as a key issue.
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Jaeger
West Virginia
Tax Department
Dale Adkins
Betsy Kiser
Adkins
Kiser
Lisa Stanley
Mercer Promise Moves Mercer County Youth Goal Forward
The Mercer County delegation to the Governor's Summit for West Virginia's Future gathered at the Bluefield Holiday Inn to report progress on Mercer Promise, an outgrowth of America's Promise and the Philadelphia President's Summit initiative. The group set five priority resources to aid 750 local youths and reach two million nationwide, focusing on caring adult relationships, safe places, health start for a healthy future, marketable skills through education, and opportunities to serve. Ida Wallace and Craig Hammond, representing Bluefield, discussed county plans and aims for connecting youths with needed support.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Mercer’s Promise
Alliance For Youth
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Mercer Promise
Craig Hammond
Bluefield Union Mission
Bluefield Board of Directors
America
Ida Wallace
Holiday Inn
Tazewell Supervisors to reconsider AEP line support
TAZEWELL Va The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors may rescind the April 10 1995 resolution backing American Electric Power 765kV transmission line The new preferred route includes Tazewell County and a vote is set for November 18 at 6 pm at the county administration building The board would study the revised corridor which passes near Bluefield Horsepen Tip Top East River Mountain Abbs Valley Mudfork Wrights Valley and crosses US 460 near Ruby’s Motel and the Country Store The action follows a public hearing and questions about the brochure supporters of the AEP project listing 535 groups including Tazewell County and others
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Tazewell
Richard Farthing
Tazewell County
AEP
Bluefield
Horsepen
Tip Top
East River Mountain
Abbs Valley
Mudfork
Wright’s Valley
U.S. Route 460
Ruby’s Motel
Country Store
Farthing
West Virginia
New River Valley
Coalition For Energy and Economic Revitalization
Woman carries septuplets into 30th week at hospital
Bobbi McCaughey, 29, remains in good condition at Lowe Methodist Medical Center, reaching 30 weeks of gestation with septuplets. Experts note multiple births often shorten gestation. no due date has been set. The family has been hospitalized since October 15 as doctors monitor the high risk pregnancy.
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Bobbi McCaughey
Lowe Methodist Medical Center
Air Force Band of Flight Thrills 1000 at Brushfork Armory
Review notes a Wednesday concert by the U.S. Air Force Band of Flight at Brushfork Armory drawing an audience over 1,000. The program featured high school student performers from Bluefield, Graham, Pocahontas, Richlands, Princeton, Pike View, and Tazewell high schools alongside the band.
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U.S. Air Force Band of Flight
Brushfork Armory
Daily Telegraph
Jim Terry
Luefield
Dmitri Shostakovich
USS. Air Force Band of Flight
Miles
Armory
Air Force
Anubav Vasudevan
Bluefield High School
Michael Garrett
Graham High School
Jennifer Suchs
Pocahontas High School
Ashley Vanbickle
Richlands High School
Joshua Miller
Princeton High School
Greg Circle
Pike View High School
Anthony Hill
Tazewell High School
Kelly G. Bledsoe
Air Force Band of Flight
Bluefield High
Corcoran Cadets
John Philip Sousa
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Charles Owens
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Bob Campioi
Virginia Pick
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