Air subsidy cut halves for Mercer route to Charlotte
Federal officials trim Essential Air Service subsidies by 33 percent to support only 10 round trips per week on routes serving remote communities. Colgan Air confirms changes yet to be decided as subsidies drop from 501000 to 274000 dollars for the Beckley Bluefield Charlotte corridor.
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Washington
Federal
Mercer County
Raleigh County
Charlotte
Mary Finnigan
Colgan Air
Beckley
Bluefield
Colgan
Finnigan
Clinton
Congress
Department of Transportation
Department
Dennis Devaney
Raymond Rosenberger
Senate
Federal Aviation Administration
Virginia boot camp death tied to sickle cell crisis
Ronell F. Mason of Bluefield died on September 18 at the Southampton Intensive Treatment Center during boot camp training for young offenders. An autopsy cited an irregular heart rhythm, with the medical examiner noting an acute sickling crisis and sickle cell anemia contributing to the death.
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Virginia
Ronell F. Mason
Bluefield
Southampton
Southampton County
Amy Miller
Department of Corrections
Corrections Department
Mason
Miller
Norfolk
Curtland
WeatherReport Cloudy and colder with chances of snow showers
Today, expect cloudy skies and a drop in temperatures into the upper 20s to upper 30s. A slight chance of snow showers persists through the day, with tonight mostly cloudy conditions and lows in the 20s. Weather package A-10.
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Lincolnshire Park
Tazewell
Lee
Budget Truce Inching Toward Dec Talks As Shutdown Ends
Washington AP. With government revived, White House and Republicans vow to press December talks over spending priorities. GOP open to tax cut concessions, Democrats push social program protection. House clears extension to Dec 15 by 421 to 4 and a balanced-budget path by 2002 on party lines. Senate had approved earlier.
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Washington
White House
GOP
Mike McCurry
House
Clinton
Senate
Water woes persist as cutoff set in Bramwell area
A pair of 10 day orders from West Virginia Bureau of Public Health require Bramwell to make substantial improvements to its water system. Council expects further cuts around 9 a.m. Wednesday to locate a leak near the old US Route 52 abutment. Actions include securing a Class II operator and treating surface water to improve coagulation.
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Bramwell
West Virginia
Bureau of Public Health
Troy Wills
Buchanan supervisors meet mostly behind closed doors
Buchanan County Board of Supervisors met in executive session for about two hours to discuss legal issues, property and personnel involving Head Start workers. The board set a public hearing for December 11 to discuss renewal of the coal severance tax ordinance and noted prior district turnover and a new appointment.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Board of Supervisors
Margaret Ratliff
Alicea Upchurch
Jean Dye
Michael McGlothlin
Bluefield to Richlands four-laning near finish
The Virginia Department of Transportation says the four-lane project from Bluefield to Richlands in Tazewell County is nearing completion with December completion planned for Wardell and Bluefield sections. A ceremony is being planned and weather delays from a recent winter storm pushed back earlier hopes for a finish this week.
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Ichlands
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Richlands
Virginia Department of Transportation
Wardell
VDOT
Southwest Virginia Community College
Russell County
Brenda Waters
Waters
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House of Representatives
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Eevee
Opinion Daily Record
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Priscilla Knoblock
Lincoln Memorial
Buchanan
Greg Cruey
The
Daily Telegraph
Garden District
Arvil Ratliff
Nicholas E. Persin
Ratliff
H.H
Buddy) Fuller
Fuller
Cavalier Equipment
Roanoke
Charles Owens
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