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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 2001
Page
1
A local report notes deadline changes giving residents more time to complete FEMA registration. The update affects applicants seeking disaster assistance with extended windows and guidance on required documents and submission steps.
Emergency patients at Princeton Community Hospital must now use the hospital’s main entrance. They will park in the lot in front of the building next to the helipad due to ongoing construction projects.
Governor Bob Wise announced that the state's second-largest medical malpractice insurer will renew at least 90 percent of its policies and extend coverage to 90 percent of doctors previously insured by a troubled Pennsylvania carrier. Up to 1 million dollars in coverage for obstetricians who accept Medicaid patients was also authorized. The plan is described as interim, focusing on availability and affordability as Wise and a task force search for long term solutions. Evan Jenkins of the West Virginia Medical Association supported the action but questioned pricing and scope.
In Azewell Virginia the 29th Judicial Circuit bench has been empty since Judge Donald Mullins retired September 1. State Senator Phillip Puckett says it is unlikely the General Assembly will call a special session to appoint a replacement before January 10 2002. An interim appointment by Governor Jim Gilmore would require later approval by the General Assembly.
Barbara Hawkins reports from Princeton that after the Wednesday deadline state senators have not planned action on redrawing the 17 senatorial districts. Most proposals will be postponed to October with a new special session likely. Leaders say time is needed for review and compromise. Gov Wise has called a session Monday on family court matters mine reclamation and law cleanups affecting video poker laws.
A new Tazewell County Disaster Recovery Task Force holds its organizational meeting at Nuckell's Hall on the fairgrounds at noon Friday. The Bluefield Lions Club plans a gathering at the Holiday Inn in Bluefield at the same time.
The unusually brisk proceedings in U S District Court Bluefield feature Rodney Eugene Smith, 63, of Ballard, facing 15 counts in a second superseding indictment handed down Aug 8. If convicted on all counts he could face about a century in federal prison for illegal weapon possession by a felon, bankruptcy fraud, use of fictitious obligations, and filing bogus Form 8300s with the IRS. The presiding judge even acknowledged being a victim of the alleged paper terrorism scheme spanning nearly a decade.
The United Way of the Virginias reports kickoff of the 2001 2002 campaign while closing 2000 2001 drives and continuing flood relief in southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia. The full board met at Bluefield College for an update led by campaign chair Charlotte Sacre.
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