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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 2000
Page
1
PSC Still Accepting Rate Hike Comments in Bluefield
Bluefield area residents can submit public comments to the state Public Service Commission on the proposed rate increase by Bluefield Gas Company. Public input is sought for the next nine days, with an interim decision expected by Oct. 20 and a final ruling not before March 2001. If approved, revised rates would appear on November bills as heating fuel costs rise nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield — Area
State Public Service Commission
Bluefield Gas Company
Caryn Watson Short
Commission
Short
Department of Energy
Industrial parks eyed to boost Mercer County economy
Mercer County leaders project new industrial parks will create factory jobs in Princeton and Cumberland Park. The Virginian Industrial Park near Norfolk Southern rail lines draws prospects. road design bids are due January 2001. Funding issues delay track removal and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Princeton
Cumberland Park
Mercer County Development Authority
Janet Bailey
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Norfolk Southern
Brick Street
Bailey
State Division of Highways
Study pinpoints economic challenges in West Virginia
BLUEFIELD West Virginia faces worsening economic health despite a glimmer of hope. Market Street Services Inc presented findings to 29 local leaders on the West Virginia Economic Competitiveness Analysis Strategy Project Overview. The study cites per capita income and other demographic and economic hurdles amid stiff regional competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
West Virginia
Holladay
Market Street Services
Local man on 52 counts in Princeton sexual assault case
Jury continues deliberations in the case of 27-year-old Charles Jackson Akers charged with 39 counts of first degree sexual assault and 13 counts of sexual abuse by a custodian involving a 10-year-old girl between May 1998 and May 1999. Akers, free on 10000 bond, denies all charges. Defense argues credibility questions and work schedule. prosecutor notes risks of recall and detailed descriptions by the accuser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Charles Jackson Akers
Route 2
Tracy Lusk
Akers
Police Honor Fallen Deputy Giacomo In Rinceton Funeral
Dozens of Mercer County deputies and area officers will attend the Friday funeral for 28 year old William Giacomo of the Nicholas County Sheriff's Department, shot while booking a DUI suspect. Sheriff Harold Buckner said the loss shocks departments and reminded officers to stay vigilant. A wake is planned Thursday night at Nicholas County High School gym in Summersville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rinceton
Mercer County
Sheriff’s Department
William Giacomo
Nicholas County
Bell Creek
David H. Morris
Giacomo
Buckner
G.W. Sarver
Bluefield
Nicholas County High School
Summersville
David Morris
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