King Coal Highway groundbreaking set for Friday ceremony
Officials announced a 21.7 million King Coal Highway interchange ceremony at Brushfork Armory in Bluefield. Gov. Cecil Underwood and Rep. Nick Rahall II will officiate at 10:30 a.m. Friday, with DOH and King Coal Highway Authority inviting southern West Virginia residents to attend as the project advances toward a 2002 completion.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Brushfork Armory
Cecil H. Underwood
Nick Joe Rahall II
Division of Highways
King Coal Highway Authority
ISTEA
Sam Beverage
West Virginia
Tazewell votes against out-of-state garbage plan
Tazewell County board of supervisors defeated a resolution 3-2 to allow accepting solid waste from outside Virginia. The measure sought help from state lawmakers to obtain authority to contract with the Commonwealth. Donnie Lowe led strong opposition citing landfill costs for surrounding counties.
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Tazewell
Commonwealth
Board of Supervisors
Phillip Puckett
Lebanon
John Tate
Marion
Jackie Stump
Doakwood
Donnie Lowe
Lowe
Tazewell County
Post debate decisions in Virginia man weighs vote stance
After the final Bush Gore debate in Virginia area residents weigh voting. Jess Kennedy of Rocky Gap says one minute was enough and he will not vote this year. Lindsey Rice of Princeton says he watched briefly then switched off waiting for a showdown and confirms his Democratic allegiance.
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Luefield
Texas
George Bush
al Gore
Jess Kennedy
Rocky
Gap
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Jimmy Carter
Princeton Area
Lindsey Rice
Gore
Bush
Rice
George W. Bush
Freda McGuire
Princeton
West Virginia casino expansion warned if Greenbrier votes yes
Greenbrier County voters face a Nov 7 ballot on a Greenbrier casino with opponents warning a yes will trigger broader gambling expansion across West Virginia. Critics cite addiction, social costs, and erosion of work ethic as reasons to oppose.
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Greenbrier
Beckley
West Virginia
Register-Herald
Mike Queen
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Charles Owens
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Mick Staton
National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
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Cleve Benedict
Lewisburg
Legiti
Daily
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Day
La-Z-Boy
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John Wagner
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