Five-way governor debate highlights WV campaign contrasts
Republican Gov. Cecil Underwood and Democrat Bob Wise defended growth and income levels. Libertarian Bob Myers urged limited government while Natural Law's Randal Ashelman called for tax reform. Independent Denise Giardina blasted coal's grip, claiming history of jobs loss and countryside damage. Five candidates appeared on PBS and LWV broadcast ahead of the Nov. 7 election.
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Charleston
Cecil Underwood
Bob Wise
West Virginia
Bob Myers
Natural Law
Randal Ashelman
Denise Giardina
West
Underwood
Wise
Gaston Caperton
Obituaries: Dillow Hale Honaker services set in Va towns
Bradley Austin Dillow age 20 of Bastian Virginia died October 14 2000. Kester Thomas Hale age 89 of Narrows Virginia died October 15 2000. Claude Earl Honaker 77 of Portsmouth Virginia formerly of Bluefield died October 15 2000. Funeral services and visitation details listed with memorials to Jewell Ridge Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.
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Jewell Ridge Presbyterian Church
Jewell Ridge
Kester Thomas Hale
Narrows
Heritage Hall
Blacksburg
Giles County
James Edward
Geneva Midkiff Hale
Celanese Company
Arlene B. Hale
Virginia H. Gautier
Seizabeth H. Wall
Claude Earl Honaker Bluefield
Claude Earl Honaker
Pennington Blvd
Portsmouth
Bluefield
Lebanon
Funerals to be held for several area residents
Services announced for Russell Pruett at 2 p.m. in Bland with interment at Monte Vista Park Cemetery Green Valley. Robert Mackey to service at 11 a.m. at Bailey-Kirk Chapel Princeton with Roselawn Memorial burial. Bonnie Waddell to service at 1 p.m. in Seaver Chapel Princeton, burial Monte Vista Park Green Valley. Herman Poff Jr. to service at Lotz Vinton Chapel with Mountain View Cemetery burial. Garmon Ward to service at Grundy Funeral Home Chapel burial Mountain Valley Memorial Park Big Rock. Dewey Hylton to service at 3 p.m. in Princeton with entombment at Roselawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Princeton.
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Earl B
Laura Elizabeth Hess Honaker
Norfolk & Southern Railroad
Maxwell Hill
Beckley
College Avenue Baptist Church
Bluefield
Alice Jane Riggins Honaker
Richard Lynn Honaker
Charles E. Honaker
Connie
Fairmont
Robert Michael Honaker
Margaret
Catherine H. “Katie” Rock
Bruce
Portsmouth
Floss Monk
Frederickstown
May Hamilton
Mt. Vernon
Stella Jones
Lebanon
George Ben Honaker
James Honaker
John Honaker
Honaker
George W. Seaver
Seaver Funeral Home
Princeton
Roselawn Memorial Gardens
Russell Edward Pruett
Highland’s
Newberry
Bland
Monte Vista Park
Green Valley
Robert W. Mackey
Rowland H. Bailey
Bailey-Kirk
Bonnie Rose Waddell
Seaver
Coal counties key to west virginia political shift says experts
West Virginia experts describe a southern tilt in coal counties shaping 1996 and 1998 election outcomes. Turnout in coal regions fell to 40 percent in 1998 with McDowell and Mingo around 20 percent, while Kanawha surpassed average turnout. Population declines hit McDowell and many coal counties, shifting Democratic strength toward Raleigh and the Eastern Panhandle.
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Eal Science Department
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
Charlotte Pritt
Pritt
Rupp
Gaston Caperton
Caperton
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Kanawha
McDowell County
Mingo County
Kanawha County
Logan County
Wyoming County
Raleigh County
Logan
McDowell
Panhandle
Hechler
Southern
SOL SOL scores show gains in Buchanan and Tazewell counties
Superintendent Tommy Justus and officials report SOL testing improvements across grades in Buchanan and Tazewell counties. Third grade math rose from 65.06 to 70.71 percent in Tazewell and from 50.94 to 64.26 percent in Buchanan, while eighth grade science and English also improved.
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Tommy Justus
Commonwealth
Jones
Tazewell County School System
Buchanan County
Tazewell County
Virginia
Justus
Brenda Lawson
Lawson
Abbs Valley- Boissevain
Henrico
Fairfax Counties
Lexington
Bluefield residents discuss finances and city downsizing
Bluefield residents critique rising taxes and discuss a slow economy. They cite too many city vehicles and call for job creation as a remedy while acknowledging cooperation is needed. City officials say tax revenues lag expenses and have already cut staff including two firefighters and three police officers.
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Pruett
Wanda Lane
Bluefield
Lane
Cole
Bastian man dies in motorcycle crash on Route 52
BASTIAN VA A local man Bradley Austin Dillon 20 died Saturday after his motorcycle collided with a Lincoln Town Car driven by Betty Looney 61 as she slowed to turn into a private driveway on U S Route 52 south of Bastian The Virginia State Police said Looney was not cited and the crash occurred at 3 12 p m
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Bradley Austin Dillow
Bastian
Lord
ABB
Bland
Alexander Lodge
Bradley
Douglas L., Sr
Mildred Dillon
Stanley
Bertha Mac Dillon
Monica
Steven Mullins
Logan
MacCrea Mullins
Harvie
Aaron French
Bradley Dillon
Bastian Church of God
Jeff Aldridge
James Beaver
Bradley Austin Dillon
Betty Looney
M.G. Russo
Virginia State Police
Looney
Dillon
Russo
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Cherry Street
W.V
Bastian Man
Harvit & Schwartz
L.C
William K. Schwartz
Rebath
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Patriot Ford Truck Lot
Robert W. Edwards, III
Suite
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