Coalfields Expressway contract marked in Norton celebration
Gov. Warner and VDOT officials celebrated the $30.6 million contract awarded to Kellogg, Brown & Root Inc. for preliminary engineering of 6.5 miles of the Coalfields Expressway from Bull Gap to Harman Junction in Buchanan County. The project aims to improve access to Breaks Interstate Park and spur regional economic development in Southwestern Virginia.
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Cele
Kellogg, Brown & It Inc
Houston
Texas
Virginia
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Stump
D-Buchanan
Phillip P Puckett
Russell
Southwest
Coalfields Expressway
VDOT
Bull Gap
Harman Junction
Buchanan County
Puckett
Breaks Interstate Park
Earl
Police blotter reports from King sbridge to CVS center
Destruction of property logged at King sbridge Apartments by Patrolman R J Jackson. A prowler sighting on Edgewood Road led to checks at Sa house. Vandalism alleged near Holiday Inn but damage deemed insufficient for report. Dispute on Union Street. occupants absent. Juveniles advised to leave Bluefield High School area near East River Playground. Alleged assault on Lee Street labeled a misunderstanding between intoxicated individuals. Sidewalk spray painting near KFC on Stafford Drive. no suspects. Larry M Hodges 24 Princeton arrested for driving revoked for DUI two fleeing in a vehicle counts and driving suspended. Amanda L Miller 23 Princeton arrested for obtaining prescription by fraud at CVS Stafford Drive.
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Larry M. Hodges
Princeton
T.A. Gray
Amanda L. Miller
CVS
Stafford Drive
K.T. Compton
Drought stretches across US as heat and floods reshape harvests
Drought remains severe across much of the United States with 45 percent of the country in moderate to extreme drought for months. Record heat, dry soils, and limited water threaten crops from cranberries in New England to hay and grazing lands. Flooding and fires add costs while climatologists compare current conditions to historic droughts, including the Dust Bowl era.
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Dakotas
Ize
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United States
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Golden
Colo
Coors Brewing Co
New England
Lake Orange
Hillsborough
N.C
National Climatic Data Center
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North Carolina
Virginia
Colorado
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
South Carolina
Georgia
Maryland
Delaware
Wyoming
Climate Center
U.S
Mexico
World
Europe
Czech Republic
Germany
Austria
Slovakia
Russia
Romania
Bangladesh
India
State by state rankings for summer rainfall and temperature
The 48 contiguous states are ranked for June through August on rainfall and temperature. Rainfall uses 1 for dryest on record and 108 for wettest. temperature uses 1 for coldest on record and 108 for hottest. Data from NOAA and the National Climatic Data Center is cited.
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Asheville
N.C
Contiguous States
National Weather Service
Texas
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Noaa
National Climatic Data Center
Noaa.gov
Rahall to visit Iraq amid sanctions and U N support
Congressman Rahall announced a humanitarian trip to Iraq under Institute for Public Accuracy sponsorship to show support for the Iraqi people amid U N sanctions. He said discussions with citizens and officials are intended while urging a calm U S stance and focusing on fighting true terrorists like al Qaida. Security risks were noted as the State Department approved the trip.
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Kuwait
United States
Institute For Public Accuracy
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Rahall
Tariq Aziz
Bush
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U.N. General Assembly
U.N. Security Council
Saddam Hussein
Gts
al- Qaida
New York
Washington
State Department
Bluefield plan eyed for organized fall leaf pickup
Downtown Bluefield business leader calls for an official leaf pick up schedule to improve autumn collection. The idea includes airing updated information via Bluefield State College broadcasts on C-Span channel 96 at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursdays each month.
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Luefield
Bluefield
Art Riley
Downtown Merchants Association
Riley
Bluefield State College
C-Span
Zoning Commission
Colline R. Fulp
Richard Lawson
Woodlawn Cemetery
Chris Disibbio
Tommy Cole
Leatherwood Lane
Deb Sarver
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