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Bradley-Prosperity fire chief retains position
The Bradley-Prosperity fire chief arrested this week will retain his position, fire officials said.
Bruce James was arrested Tuesday on a misdemeanor battery warrant, State Police Trooper 1st Class C.H. Mitchell said.
James turned himself in, and he was released on $500 bond.
State Police Lt. S.F. Van Meter said Quentin Fowler, 22, of Glen Morgan, told troopers James punched him at the Bradley Market on Nov. 11.
Derek Wriston, public information officer for the BPVFD, said James will remain chief.
According to a previous department statement, James had earlier offered his resignation to board members if they did not believe he was capable of doing the job.
One board member made a motion to accept the resignation.
No one would second the motion, and it died.
Tuesday night, board members and department members decided to reject the resignation offer, according to Wriston.
The original motion to accept the resignation, he said, was made by a community member no longer on the board.
The board’s vice president — another person trying to remove James as chief — was removed from his position.
“At this time, we are hopeful that things around the firehouse will return to normal and we can focus on our attention on the evaluation made by the state fire Marshal’s office and fix the problems that were found,” Wriston stated.
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Improvements under way to make Bluestone Dam safer
Improvements and repairs planned at Bluestone Dam over the next 10 years will make the structure safer, but new operating procedures could lead to increased flooding in some areas downstream from the dam, officials said Thursday at a public meeting in Hinton.
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DOH to relocate cemeteries for expressway
West Virginia Division of Highways officials will begin relocating cemeteries next week to make room for the next phase of the Coalfields Expressway.
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GVEDC board gets training
Jeff Finkle, president and CEO of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC), spent several hours with local development officials Thursday, giving pointers and leading a discussion on economic strategies.
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Mix-up leads to W.Va. couple on wrong ballot
Stan and Janet Norman are running for office whether they like it or not.
- Calendar — Friday, March 19, 2010
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SCHOOL CLOSINGS and DELAYS
Click HERE to go to the West Virginia Department of Education with up-to-date school closings and delays by county.
- Tentative agreement reached between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers of America A tentative collective bargaining agreement between Appalachian Regional Healthcare and the United Steelworkers of America was reached Wednesday for more than 2,300 ARH employees represented by the USW in eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia.
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Greenbrier to host Fun Fest and Egg Hunt
The Greenbrier will host its first Community Children’s Easter Fun Fest and Egg Hunt for children ages 3-12 March 28.
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Bluestone Wildlife Area cleaning up from flood
Very little flooding was reported along the New River near Bluestone Dam Saturday, but in other locations the river overflowed its banks and caused considerable damage, including in the Bluestone Wildlife Management Area, officials said.
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W.Va. gets $72 million in school construction bonds
West Virginia is getting more than $72 million in federal bonds for public schools.
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