Coal miners seek Black Lung aid and exec moves noted
Regional briefs report Black Lung Office contacts at Tug River Clinic Gary and Northfork for federal benefits claims. Consol Energy names Peter B. Lilly West Virginia native as chief operating officer for coal starting Oct 28. Featured items include NS calendar photo inclusion, Smith's Historical Coal Museum updates, and museum hours.
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Tug River
Gary
Northfork
Gloria Terry
Pittsburgh
Consol Energy Inc
West Virginia
Peter B. Lilly
Consol
Lilly
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
Harvard
Peabody Energy
Triton Coal Co. LLC
Vulcan Coal Holdings LLC
Consul
Associated Press
Death of J Hudson Huffard Jr noted in coal circles
Obituary notes J Hudson Huffard Jr died October 5. He was grandson of S N Huffard and son of Bluefield Virginia Mayor Hudson Huffard Sr, with a political career on Bluefield Town Council and as Eastern District representative on the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors. He helped push projects for Norfolk Southern Underpass, Wardell Industrial Park, Tazewell County Airport, and the Clearfork Library branch. Readers are urged to share memories.
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Coalfield
J. Hudson Huffard Jr
Chicago House Furniture
S.N. Huffard
Bluefield
Hudson Huffard Sr
Huffard
Tazewell County
Bluefield’s
Art Mead
Mead
Norfolk Southern
Virginia Department of Transportation
Wardell
Clearfork
Fish Rebound in Sludge-Choked Kentucky Streams
Wildlife officials report minnows darters suckers and catfish returning to Coldwater and Wolf creeks near Inez Kentucky after 2000 sludge deluge from a 70 acre reservoir. Some species are reproducing as streams heal and transport polluted water along Tug Fork and the Big Sandy River.
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Inez
Kentucky
Kevin Frey
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Frey
Big Sandy
Massey unit faces 85500 fine after coal slurry spill
A Massey Energy Co subsidiary could incur about 85500 in fines from West Virginia DEP after a coal slurry spill of 100000 gallons into two Logan County streams. Bandmill Coal Co must pay daily penalties totaling up to 10500 for three days of cleanup at Rum Creek and the Guyandotte River following a ruptured pipe at Bandmill’s preparation plant near Logan.
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Charleston
Massey Energy Co
West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection
Bandmill Coal Co
Rum Creek
Guyandotte River
DEP
Joe Hager
Massey
Logan
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Early Smith
Smith
Southview Mall
Bluewell
Red Carroll
Jimmy “Odell” Carroll
Rocket Boy Fame
Homer Hickam Sr
Hickam
Coalwood
Archer
Coal
DMME
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
Virginia
Gene Dishner
Quecreek
Big Stone Gap
Keen Mountain
State
Va Us
Grubb Photo Service
Pocahontas
Tazewell County Animal Shelter
Kimz
Princeton
Douglas Sporting Goods
Glasscock
Terrier
Fale
Sonny
Millie
Bluefield Ave
Oakvale
Tazewel
Clinch Valley
Richlands Hwy
Vansant
Virginia Ave
Camper
Jo's Furniture
Jo Ann East
US 460
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Princeton, WV
3 & G RV Inc
Front Street
Richlands
Netscope
Tyler
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Glenwood
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
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Pia
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