Boundary dispute over fire department service area in Mercer County
Princeton Green Valley Glenwood volunteers urge the county commission to reconfirm a 1968 boundary that would add about 250 residents from East River VFD to GVGVFD. The issue affects ISO ratings and insurance costs, with petitions from 180 residents and references to a 1978 agreement. The commission tabled the matter pending review of a 1978 map and letter.
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Princeton
Green Valley
Glenwood
Mercer County Commission
East River
Courthouse Road
Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Gvgvfd
Dickie Cumbow
ERVFD
Cumbow
Commission
Dave Thompson
Joe Coburn
John Wipperman
ISO
John Anderson
Wipperman
Clerk of Courts
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclaimed in Bluefield
The Bluefield City Board declared October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and urged attendance at a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. on October 19 at the Mercer County Courthouse. Doris Kantor presented the proclamation to Pam Hawkins Foundation representatives Elizabeth Osborn Louise Stoker and Don Meadows. Dickie Mitchem reported the Mercer County Health Center is paying its bills and is to receive a $100,000 governor grant for center work.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Doris Sue Kantor
Dickie Mitchem
Mercer County Board of Health
Mitchem
Board of Health
Tazewell To Form Committee On In Home Daycare Rules
The Tazewell Town Council named the Community Service Committee to draft recommendations for an ordinance regulating licensed in home daycares in residential areas. Members Grindstaff Brittain and Vandike will present to the town attorney. The issue involves state statutes and potential funding sources for daycare operations.
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Tazewell
Charles Green, III
Town Community Service Committee
Charles Grindstaff
Bob Brittain
Bettye Vandike
Jerry Wood
Charles Green
United States Department of Agriculture
State Department of Social Services
Kelly Combs Necessary
Princeton Post Office opens to praise on first day
Princeton residents praised the new $2,832,595 post office on its opening day. Few waited as keys caused minor issues for about 10 people between 9:30 a.m. and noon, with postal worker Jack Lambert assisting. The building replaces the 1935 facility across the street.
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Princeton
Rinceton
Prine
W.R. Bailey
Bailey
Larry Pickering
Jack Lambert
Pickering
Lambert
Mercer Mall Money Matters teaches teens sound money sense
A Mercer Mall Money Matters seminar in Bluefield, hosted by the state auditor and local schools, taught high school students about saving, investing, avoiding fraud, and responsible use of credit cards. Speakers warned that a credit card alone does not guarantee financial security and stressed budgeting and timely debt payment.
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Bluefield
Office of the
State Auditor
Mercer
McDowell County
Mercer Mall
George
Shelhammer
State Auditor’s Office
Barbara Freeman
Mount View High School
Eric DiNovo
Staggered terms debated by Tazewell officials plan
Tazewell Va officials discuss starting staggered two year terms for supervisors and school board members in 2004. Election cycles would shift from four year to two year intervals, with initial two year terms chosen by the state electoral board. Districts, not individuals, would be affected, critics say.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Jimmy Durham
Durham
Virginia
Northern District School Board
Robert “Spot” Steele
Steele
Indi
Ben Susman
Susman
Cookie Johnson
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Greg Jordan
Mount View High
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Charles Owens
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