Pilot predicts loss of pre 9 11 freedom for airlines
US Airways Captain Alan Martin, a Mercer County native, told Bluefield Rotary there has been no clear skies since the 9 11 attacks. He described changes in airline security, training, and the debate over arming pilots as a deterrent, noting how hijackings and threats have reshaped air travel and cockpit access.
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Alan Martin
US Airways
New York
Washington D.C
Cuba
Osama bin Laden
Richard Reid
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Shelter pushes for spaying and neutering ordinance
Bluefield city board hears a Mercer County Humane Society delegation urging enactment of a pet spaying and neutering ordinance. Shelter director Kim Wolfe reports 347 unwanted pets brought in over Oct 1 2001 to Oct 22 this year with 197 euthanized, including 83 puppies and kittens.
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Mercer County Humane Society
Danny Howell
Mike Dillon
Kim Wolfe
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Animal Shelter
Bluefield Animal Control Officer
Howell
John Feuchtenberger
West Nile found in dead crow in Pounding Mill Virginia
Tazewell County officials confirm a case of West Nile virus in a dead crow found at the Tazewell County Country Club on Oct. 7 with the disease confirmed Oct. 18 by the state lab in Richmond. Local health officials urge vigilant mosquito control and personal protection, noting birds can spread the virus and mosquitoes may travel anywhere in the Cumberland Plateau District.
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Tazewell County Country Club
Consolidated Laboratory Services
Richmond
Cumberland Plateau
Jack D. Wycoff
Psychedelic Seventies Dance A Thon at Mercer Mall
Mercer Mall hosts a Psychedelic Seventies Dance A Thon on Oct 26 from 3 to 8 45 pm in center court. Contestants aged 11 to 17 wear 1970s fluorescent outfits for prizes from mall stores. Entry requires registration by 2 30 pm at customer service. DJ Moose will headline the event during the mall 2002 Fall Festival kickoff.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Teresa Guill
DJ Moose
West Virginians save 1.4 million in sales tax holiday
Charlestion AP West Virginians saved at least 1.4 million by buying clothes shoes and school supplies during August’s three day sales tax holiday. The Joint Committee on Government and Finance was told receipts from larger retailers support the figure. The holiday exempts items under 100 dollars from the 6 percent tax to aid back to school costs.
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Craig
Bob Wise
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