BRMC Officials Plan Stronger Ground After Losses
Bluefield Regional Medical Center faced a fiscal year 2000 operating income deficit of 2.56 million amid Balanced Budget Act funding cuts. The board re-elected Charles A. Peters as chairman and officers Dr. Allen Hammond, Gary Cornwell, and Eugene Pawlowski. Cornwell said the hospital planned for difficult times and updates by the administration should help.
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Locals react to first Bush Gore debate in Rinceton
Residents of Rinceton and nearby towns watched the first presidential debate between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Viewers described mixed impressions noting Bush appeared relaxed while Gore’s pauses and smiles drew critique. several undecided voters leaned toward Bush or remained unsure. Polls cited show varying opinions on who did better.
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Peterstown
Gore
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Lewisburg
Dolly Maddy
Princeton
Bramwell youngsters cast ballots for Bush in school vote
Bramwell Elementary School students in first and second grade cast informal ballots during a lesson on the presidency. Bush won by a landslide with Gore receiving a single vote from a second grader who praised his global aid stance.
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Coalfields Expressway funding boosts West Virginia projects
A House Senate conference committee approved over 237 million for regional projects including 10 million for the Coalfields Expressway in southern West Virginia. The expressway cost is 920 million, spans 112 miles with 67 miles in WV, from Beckley to Sophia and Welch to Bradshaw. Airports receive 12 million for fencing taxiways and runways with Mercer County Airport at 2 million Raleigh County Memorial at 1.2 million and Kee Field at 0.5 million.
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Wyoming County
Matthew Day’s Brave Journey Near Prince Bridge
A six year old boy named Matthew Day wandered toward a bridge near Prince, West Virginia, seeking his mother. Passersby Matthew Smith and her husband stopped, brought him to safety, and helped him call his mom as the New River rushed below. The boy, rescued near Cabin Creek, knew his phone number and his parents’ names, though details about his family clarified later.
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Accident reroutes traffic on Route 460 in Virginia
A Wednesday collision on U S Highway 460 in Tazewell left no injuries but caused hours of delays. Crews cleaned up diesel fuel spill totaling about 175 gallons after Lowe's delivery truck driver Robert Shawn Justus failed to yield and tried a median U-turn, hitting a eastbound tractor trailer near Ramey Chevrolet. Virginia State Trooper D R Riley charged Justus with failure to yield.
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