United Way fall campaign nears half goal in Virginia region
Saturday Inside reports the 1995 fall United Way drive in the Virginias reaching 285,937 dollars about 57.3 percent of a 500,000 goal. JC Penney hosts a Sunday charity night snow date from 6 to 10 p.m. due to weather with door tickets and a five dollar coupon on fifty dollar purchases. Acme Markets volunteers sell raffle tickets for a complete holiday dinner. Greg Jordan.
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Bluefield
United Way of the
Virginias
JC Penney
Acme Markets
Virginia
Acme
Greg Jordan
Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies with Showers Possible
A weather package notes today will be cloudy with a chance of showers and highs in the 40s. Tonight remains mostly cloudy with lows in the mid to upper 20s.
House passes budget bill to curb government and taxes
Washington AP report notes Republicans pushed a seven year balanced budget through the House by a 237 189 vote amid a partial government shutdown. Speaker Gingrich calls it historic while Democrats warn of deep Medicare Medicaid welfare cuts and tax breaks for the rich. Clinton vows veto of the measure and opposes the second bill backing government service restoration through December 5 with CBO estimates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Newt Gingrich
Clinton
Capitol
Congressional Budget Office
White House
Rallying for road the 1 73 74 Corridor Association kickoff
The 1 73/74 Corridor Association opened its board meeting at the Ramada Inn Bluefield then adjourned for a reception at Fincastle Country Club. Paul Cole, flanked by Nelson Walker and K A Ammar, welcomed attendees from Michigan to South Carolina as motorists urged headlights to show support for a proposed highway from Michigan to Myrtle Beach.
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Mike Davis
Ramada Inn
Bluefield
Fincastle Country Club
Paul Cole
Nelson Walker
K.A. Ammar
Michigan
Ohio
West Virginia
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Rally celebrates first passage of highway bill in Bluefield
In Bluefield West Virginia U S Senate approval of the National Highway System bill clears the I 73 74 Corridor through Mercer County toward a House vote The corridor spans six states from Michigan to South Carolina with Bluefield connected to Myrtle Beach The project has about 1185 million in federal funds designated since 1991 for environmental studies and early work Contractors expected to start within two months and construction next spring Environmental work continues on Williamson to Huntington and Williamson to Bluefield sections with more studies due in 1996 and construction in 1997
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Bluefield
U.S. Senate
Mercer County
U.S House of Representatives
U.S
Nick Rahall
Dw.va
Fincastle Country Club
Sault St. Marie
Mich
Charleston
S.C
Coordier
West Virginia
Virginia
Michigan
Ohio
North
South Carolina
Myrtle Beach
Rahall
Williamson
Huntington
Fred Vankirk
Christmas bell ringers shrink funds for Princeton Salvation Army
In Princeton the Salvation Army relies on bell ringing to fund aid for families but donations have dropped about 50 percent this year. Capt. Jim Edmonds notes fewer ringers, fewer store locations, and more referrals as a second organization may not help this season. The charity now staffs three full time and one part time ringers amid cutting positions due to store rules.
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Princeton
Salvation Army
Jim Edmonds
Princeton Salvation Army
Edmonds
Water Restored in Jones Hill Amid Health Warnings
Jones Hill Road residents regained water service at about 5 p.m. Thursday after a 16 day outage. A boil water order remains in effect for all residents and authorities urge boiling water for one minute before cooking or drinking. Surface water supplementation is chlorinated but does not meet full EPA standards, risking pathogens like Cryptosporidium and Giardia.
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Bramwell
Jones Hill Road
Rebecca Herron
West Virginia Bureau of Public Health
Stanley Walls
Mercer County Board of Health
Troy Wills
West Virginia
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Walls
Local teachers honored at Mercer County Teacher of the Year Luncheon
Mercer County crowned 1996 Teacher of the Year Mary Gaspersich of Princeton Senior High School during a Friday luncheon at Elks Country Club. The event wrapped American Education Week as schools held open houses and student events. Gaspersich praised teachers, parents, and boards for guiding high risk children toward classroom success. Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers urged recognition of good work in schools.
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Glenwood
Mercer County
Elks Country Club
Mercer
Mary Gaspersich
Gaspersich
Princeton
Board of Education
Deborah Akers
Tourism volunteers named for 19-county region
The Virginia Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands near Pounding Mill announced its tourism volunteers of the year at its meeting. Phyllis Dill of Clintwood in Russell County was the sole regional winner, while no one from the immediate Southwest Virginia region earned the honor. The session featured a Hosting Hollywood program using Paramount Pictures Lassie to illustrate attracting motion pictures.
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Richlands
Tazewell County
Virginia Southwest Blue Ridge Highlands
Pounding Mill
Jeannie Loos
Pocahontas
Southwest Virginia
Phyllis Dill
Clintwood
Russell County
Ross
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United Way
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Jseeeerees
West Vii
Trac
Jones Hill
Tony Barbery
The
Daily Telegraph
Vickie Spurgeon
Rocky Gap
Brandy Ann Shrader
Patrick Simpkins
Chassity Compton
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