Tax amendment fails but utility tax stays on bills
County attorney Dennis Simmons states the utility tax will be void only if the amendment passes, yet it remains on monthly electric bills for now. Chairman Jimmy Jones and Jimmy Durham supported the amendment while Donnie Lowe and Earl Griffith voted no, with Griffith decrying the tax as unfair to elderly and fixed income residents. He warned he would oppose it again at the October board meeting. Public opposition cited senior citizens and rising living costs, while a separate discussion addressed staggered terms, requiring two supervisors and two school board members to start two year terms before four year staggered terms follow.
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Dennis Simmons
Jimmy Jones
Southern District
Jimmy Durham
Donnie Lowe
Earl Griffith
Griffith
Richlands
Cedar Bluff
Judy Spai
Jewell Ridge
Scott Hulo
Tazewell
Thompson Valley
Hulo
St. Luke's to host MS satellite broadcast
St Luke's Hospital will present a live interactive satellite broadcast on Multiple Sclerosis management for patients families and care partners. The September 27 event at 7 p.m. will be in the second floor conference room with a panel of experts discussing treatments and medications. Registration is required and space is limited. Contact Agnes Weaver education dept at 304-327-2900 ext 2401 for details.
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St. Luke’s
Bluefield
St. Luke’s Hospital
Agnes Weaver
Blue Prince Theater Closure Ends 30 Year Run in Bluefield
Dottie, longtime manager of Blue Prince and Cinemas 8, reflects on nearly 30 years at the Mercer Mall venue. Tickets once fell to 99 cents, prices later rose, and repairs on the leaky roof wrestled with time. Rocky & Bullwinkle bows and X Men screen as final shows, with no farewell party planned but many friends planning to attend.
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Mercer Mall
Dottie
Bluefield
Skyway Drive-in
Colonial
Blue Prince
Cinemas 8
Blood bank issues and regional shortage in blood supply
Blood storage and handling practices at BRMC and Princeton Community Hospital are described, including temperatures, cryo protection, and 24 hour shelf life after thawing. Roanoke region faces platelet shortages while red cells remain adequate. donors urged as Red Cross appeals nationwide.
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Stone
BRMC
Princeton Community Hospital
Roanoke
American Red Cross
Joe Lively
Lively
The
Red Cross
Prison Continued from A-1 for Pocahontas Project
Aronhalt notes prison remains proposed for Pocahontas with factors affecting DOC housing needs. He says yearly projections are reviewed and planning will start for construction when bed space dictates. He welcomes a drop in crime, but acknowledges it won’t quickly create jobs for Tazewell County.
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Pocahontas
Aronhalt
Tazewell
Commonwealth
Tazewell County
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