Princeton hosts meeting on comprehensive future plan
Princeton residents learn about a citywide comprehensive plan addressing 10 year short term and 30 year long term goals. HNTB Corp representatives outline leadership, economic vitality, and physical conditions, with case studies from Morgantown Blacksburg and Abingdon. Tonight at 7 at MCTEC Seminar Center. input from public urged.
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Rinceton — Rest Pp
Princeton
Mercer County
Hntb Corp
Doug Freeman
HNTB
Indiana
Freeman
Princeton City Council
Princeton Planning Commission
Cynthia Bowen
Morgantown
Blacksburg
Abingdon
Bowen
MCTEC
Troy Sarver
Tsarver
Bdttonline
Senate moderates fail to seal labor rights compromise
Senate moderates led by John Breaux Ben Nelson and Lincoln Chafee failed to reach a labor rights compromise over Homeland Security Department legislation. The White House pressed for greater hiring and firing powers while Democrats defend civil service and collective bargaining rights. The stalemate continues as talks shift to other priorities with White House openness to negotiating personnel issues but insisting the waiver authority stay intact.
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Washington
Senate
Homeland Security Department
John Breaux
Louisiana
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island
White House
Tom Daschle
D-S.d
Bush
Breaux
Nelson
Chafee
United Way trail behind on 2002 fundraising goal
Modena reported during the United Way of the Virginias Full Board Meeting at Bluefield College that the 2002 campaign has raised 55,000 dollars, only 11 percent of the 496,000 dollar target, as campaign chair Bill King urged greater effort to reach the goal and noted a new video with WVVA to promote the agencies served. The meeting also highlighted Southwest Virginia Community College president Dr. Charles King backing a November 5 bond referendum for campus facilities, including a new library and maintenance building, with 6.5 million from the referendum helping SVCC.
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Bluefield
United Way of the Virginias Inc
United Way
al Modena
United Way of the Virginias
Bluefield College
Modena
Bill King
Mercer
Tazewell
Bland
WVVA
King
Charles King
Southwest Virginia Community College
SVCC
Dr. King
Troy Sarver
Tsarver
Bottonline
Frank Wilkinson
Ulysses Cundiff
Coalwood to host fourth October Sky Festival this weekend
The flood damaged Coalwood townsfolk prepare for a rain or shine event drawing about 3 000 visitors. Rocket Boy Homer Hickam leads efforts with local dignitaries from U S Sen Jay Rockefeller to state officials attending. The festival features rocket launches, a Jupiter Jump, poker run, book signing, and limited edition souvenirs.
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Coalwood
Homer H. Hickam
McDowell County
Hickam
Peggy Blevins
Rocket Boys
Willie
Billy” Rose
Roy Lee Cook
Jimmy “O’dell” Carroll
Blevins
U.S
Jay
BRMC Board Approves On-Call System Plan for Mercer County
BRMC board authorized administration to form a county wide on call system for emergency room coverage across Mercer County s three hospitals. The plan targets daily on call physicians in major specialties at one hospital and public notice of specialty on call backups. Also approved 100000 payment to HealthNet under the Charleston area affiliation terms contingent on open heart center and three hospitals participation.
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Charles Peters
BRMC
Eugene “Gene” Pawlowski
Mercer County
HealthNet
Charleston Area Medical Center
Princeton Community Hospital
Gary Cornwell
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Brmc Board of Directors
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