Parents push for stricter movie ratings in Congress hearing
Local parents join Hollywood leaders before Congress advocating tighter film age rules and clearer ratings. They warn against trailers and unrated content before youth screenings and urge parents to monitor viewing choices while noting current ratings require vigilance. Trish Long of Princeton stresses parental responsibility amid calls for more specific markers like V for violence and P for profanity.
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Mike Musolin
Rinceton
Congress
A Congressional
Ents
Trish Long
Princeton
Mercer seeks new school and renovations in Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Education plans a $4.628 million SBA proposal for a new kindergarten through fifth grade school on Route 52 to replace Bramwell Brushfork and Bluewell. The $20 million bond would fund renovations at Bluefield Montcalm Pike View and Princeton high schools with a 10 percent contingency and 8.5 percent for design fees.
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Princeton
Mercer County
State
Mercer County Board of Education
SBA
Bramwell
Brushfork
Bluewell
Anne Krout
Board of Education
Krout
Bluefield
Montcalm
Pike View
Clean water projects spark upgrades in Tazewell County
Low bids totaling 5.5 million dollars approved for three more water systems in Tazewell County. Baptist Valley Phase Two will serve 350 residents in Adria, Stoney Ridge, Busthead and Bane's Bottom, with Hill Construction the apparent low bidder at 2.409 million. Funding comes from the Virginia Department of Health Drinking Water Supply Revolving Loan Fund.
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Tazewell
Herman Geska
Stoney Ridge
Geska
Tazewell County
Virginia Department of Health
Baptist Valley
Hill Construction
Adria
Busthead
Bane
Census 2000 Could Hit Bluefield Funding
Bluefield officials monitor Census 2000 results for population changes that could reduce future state and federal grant funding. City Manager Ron Crabtree notes funding tied to population, with a 64 percent state return rate and a national 67 percent rate. A census loss may affect several funding sources for the city.
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Bluefield
Crabtree
Ron Crabtree
Census Bureau
U.S
First male joins Bluefield Quota Club
Dan Kandas becomes the first man initiated into the Quota International Club of Bluefield joining Vanessa Scruggs. President Sue Brooks praised the landmark as Kandas, a financial planner at Bluefield AAA, voiced plans to recruit more men while enjoying the group’s active civic work at the Holiday Inn meeting.
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Luefield
Quota Ilternationa Club
Dan Kandas
Bluefield Club
Vanessa Scruggs
Sue Brooks
Kandas
Bluefield Aaa
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Bob Howe
Pat Miller
Quota International Club of
Bluefield
Deloris Shumate
Dan Kandis
Vanesa Scruggs
Quota International of
Alexander's
Holiday Inn
Kandis
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