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CLINCHCO– Large 4–5 bed-room, 2 bath house on MainStreet. Will hold mortgagewith 15% to 20% down,$64,950; or rent for $650–$700. One year lease.Application required. NOHUD. Call for details 276-835-1112. 9-14-16-tfn
THREE BEDROOM, ONEBATH HOUSE, 634 Big SmithRidge. All appliances,Heatpump. NO PETS. HUDAPPROVED. $550/rent,$500/deposit. 276-835-92971-18-2t s1-25---TWO BEDROOM, ONE BATHTRAILER. Call 276-395-0710or 276-926-8888. 1-11-2t s1-18---TWO MOBILE HOMES,1–three bedroom and 1–twobedroom, both have appli-ances. Good location.$375/rent, $200/deposit.235-8488 or 926-2328. 1-11-4t s2-1---TWO BEDROOM TRAILER onBise Ridge, 1/2 acre lot, veryprivate, beautiful view.Dishwasher, heat pump,washer/dryer. Small out-building. 276-220-2236. 12-14-16-tfn---A&D Holdings has housesand mobiles homes. HUDAPPROVED. 276-393-3054.8-31-16-tfn
ONE BEDROOM APART-MENT in Clintwood. 276-356-3701. 5-11-16-tfn
OFFICE AND STORAGESPACE with loading rampnear courthouse. Call Larryat 276-393-4142. 7-24-13-tfn
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VIRGINIA:IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF DICKENSONNORMA SUTHERLAND, BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT,RUSSELL SUTHERLAND
PLAINTIFFVS.
CASE NO: CL16-161MELANIE WENDELL, et als.
DEFENDANTSORDER OF PUBLICATION
To:
MELANIE WENDELL1016 HOMESTEAD AVENUEWALNUT CREEK, CA 94598
KIMBERLY WENDELL
C/O MELANIE WENDELL1016 HOMESTEAD AVENUEWALNUT CREEK, CA 94598
CAROL WENDELL3125 WEST WARM SPRINGS BLVD. #1508HENDERSON, NV 89014
PAM CAVANAUGH1466 OAKWOOD AVENAPOLEON OH 43545
DAVID B. MULLINS852 WELSTED STNAPOLEON, OH 43545
LEIGHTON MULLINS, JR.15803 COUNTY RD. 191DEFIANCE, OH 43512
DAVID OWENS3263 STAFFORD DRIVEOREGON, OH 43616
TONI MCBROOM 24893 KAMMEYER ROADDEFIANCE, OH 43512
MARY EDITH VAN SCODER426 BEECHWOOD DRIVEOSSIAN, IN 46777
RICHARD AUSTIN DAVIS5504 COUNTESS DRFORT WAYNE IN 46826
DORIS KATHY ACETO6403 BAYTREE DRIVEFORT WAYNE, IN 46825
DORINE DAVIS688 SHORE ACRES DRIVECOLCHESTER, VT 05446
ROBERT HOWARD DAVIS5202 NORTHWEST 99THTERRACESUNRISE, FL 33351
DANA LEE DAVIS, JR.1728 WATERING POND RDPINKHILL, NC 28572
ELIZABETH GONEAU71 LAURELWOOD DRIVENORTH ATTLEBORO, MA02760
CHRISTOPHER DAVIS43 NORTH POLICY ST.SALEM, NH 03079
ALICIA OWENS MILLER6303 SAGE DRIVEJACKSONVILLE, FL 32210
BERKELEY TRENT KRAMS2706 BARDELL DRIVESHERWOOD PARK 2WILMINGTON, DE 19808
PENNY GEORGE2752 SUDLERSVILLE ROADSUDLERSVILLE, MD 21668
JACK HOPKINSC/O JERRY HOPKINS3486 HIDDEN ACRES DRATLANTA, GA 30340
DELILAH JUNE COUNTSPRADOPO BOX 376KITTY HAWK, NC 27949-0376
TERRY COUNTS MILLER595 SMITH FARM RD.STONY POINT, NC 28678
TINA COUNTS LONG208 CRYSTAL LAKE DRNORTH AUGUSTA, SC 29841
DOUGLAS WADE COUNTS214 ANTIETAM RDSTATESVILLE, NC 28625
LEX DALE COUNTSC/O DOUGLAS WADECOUNTS214 ANTIETAM RDSTATESVILLE, NC 28625
IRMA JEAN PHILLIPSPO BOX 2695367 SCOTT HWYROBBINS, TN 37852-1841
HARRIET ANN MULLINS3942-A MOUNDVIEW RD.HILLIARD, OH 43026
THELMA KAY KISER203 KANAN DRKINGSPORT, TN 37664
ELIZABETH K. BRANDON1909 RIDGECREST RDEDMOND, OK 73013
KELLY M. ELLIS1025 CHELWOOD PARKBLVD NEAPT 128ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87112-5941
CANDACE GOODALL211 FINSBURY LNTROY, OH 45373
RUSSELL LEE WINGFIELD124 HARBOR POINT DRCHERRYVILLE, NC 28012-8330
AGATHA FLANARY ELMORE1910 RICE MINE RD NAPT 305TUSCALOOSA, AL 35406
WILLIAM FLANARY24667 STEINBERGER RDDEFIANCE, OH 43512
DAVID FLANARY705 E SMITH STHICKSVILLE, OH 43526
MARK FLANARY213 E SMITH STHICKSVILLE, OH 43526
TRACY SANDERS9408 RD 230CECIL, OH 45821
JAMIE OMLORSTATE RT. 1802350HICKSVILLE, OH 43526
CARMEN PARKER3908 HWY 43NNORTHPORT, AL 35473
TIFFANY WEAVER104 YORK GATE DRPATASKALA, OH 43062
LEAH KEES3046 C R 60AUBURN, IN 46706
TARA CENDROWSKI4325 E ROLLING MEADOWSDEFIANCE, OH 43512
AMY REID111 W CORNELIA STHICKSVILLE, OH 43526
TRAVIS STARBUCKPO BOX 233NEY, OH 43549-0233
LINDSAY STARBUCK111 WEST CORNELIA ST
HICKSVILLE, OH 43526
KAY ROBERTS if livingand any of hersuccessors in title,or if she be dead, thenthe heirs, devisees, andsuccessors in title to KAY ROBERTS, address unknown,who are made partiesDefendant by the general description of “PARTIES UNKNOWN”
VICTOR OWENS, if living and any of his successors in title, or if he be dead, then the heirs, devisees, and successors in title to VICTOR OWENS, address unknown,who are made partiesDefendant by thegeneral description of “PARTIES UNKNOWN”
FRANKIE FRENCH, if livingand any of his successorsin title, or if he be dead, then the heirs, devisees, and successors in title to FRANKIE FRENCH,address unknown,who are made parties Defendant by thegeneral description of “PARTIES UNKNOWN”
DENNIS FRENCH if living and any of his successors in title, or if he be dead, then the heirs, devisees, and successors in title to DENNIS FRENCH, address unknown,who are made partiesDefendant by thegeneral description of “PARTIES UNKNOWN”
PRISCILLA DAWN FRENCH,if living and any of her successors in title, or if shebe dead, then the heirs, devisees, and successors in title to PRISCILLA DAWNFRENCH, address unknown,who are made parties Defendant by thegeneral description of “PARTIES UNKNOWN”
ALL OTHER PERSONS WHOMAY, BY VIRTUE OF INHERI-TANCE, INTESTACY, CON-VEYANCE, TRANSFER OROTHERWISE, HAVE ANINTEREST IN THE PROPER-TY, OUTCOME, OR SUBJECTMATTER WHICH IS THESUBJECT OF THIS SUIT,WHO, IF NOT OTHERWISENAMED HEREIN, ARE HERE-BY MADE PARTIES HERETOBY THE GENERAL DESCRIPTION PARTIES UNKNOWN
The suit is for the purposeof partitioning that certaintract or parcel of land con-taining 28.5 acres, more orless (Tax ID# 2703), beingmore particularly describedin Deed Book 19, page 96 ofthe Dickenson County CircuitCourt Clerk's Office, and thatcertain tract or parcel of landcontaining 38 acres, more orless (Tax ID# 2705), beingmore particularly described
in Deed Book 39, page 429of said Clerk's Office, pur-suant to §8.01-81 of the Codeof Virginia, 1950, as amend-ed.
An affidavit having beenmade that the whereaboutsand post office address ofKay Roberts, Victor Owens,Frankie French, DennisFrench and Priscilla DawnFrench, are unknown; thatMelanie Wendell, KimberlyWendell, Carol Wendell, PamCavanaugh, David B. Mullins,Leighton Mullins, Jr., DavidOwens, Toni McBroom, MaryEdith Van Scoder, RichardAustin Davis, Doris KathyAceto, Dorine Davis, RobertHoward Davis, Dana LeeDavis, Jr., Elizabeth Goneau,Christopher Davis, AliciaOwens Miller, Berkeley TrentKrams, Penny George, JackHopkins, Delilah June CountsPrado, Terry Counts Miller,Tina Counts Long, DouglasWade Counts, Lex DaleCounts, Irma Jean Phillips,Harriet Ann Mullins, ThelmaKay Kiser, Elizabeth K.Brandon, Kelly M. Ellis,Candace Goodall, RussellLee Wingfield, AgathaFlanary Elmore, WilliamFlanary, David Flanary, MarkFlanary, Tracy Sanders,Jamie Omlor, Carmen Parker,Tiffany Weaver, Leah Kees,Tara Cendrowski, Amy Reid,Travis Starbuck and LindsayStarbuck are non-residentsof the Commonwealth ofVirginia, and that their lastknown addresses are as indi-cated above; and that theremay be other unknown heirs,devisees, and successors ininterest and other deceasedpersons who are listedabove, who may have anownership interest in theaforementioned 28.5 acres,more or less, (Tax ID# 2703),and 38 acres, more or less,(Tax ID# 2705), and thattheir names, whereabouts,and addresses, if any, areunknown, it is herebyordered that such personsappear on or before the 13thday of March, 2017, and takesuch steps as may be neces-sary to protect their interestsin this suit.
And, it is further ORDEREDthat this order be publishedonce a week for four succes-sive weeks in The DickensonStar, a newspaper of generalcirculation in the County ofDickenson; and that a copyof this order be posted at thefront door of the Courthousewherein this Court is held.
Richard W. EdwardsCLERK OF THECIRCUIT COURT
I ASK FOR THIS:FREDDIE E. MULLINS
VSB# 44379FREDDIE E. MULLINS, P.C.
P.O. BOX 951CLINTWOOD, VIRGINIA
24228(276)926-8580
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NOTICE OFTRUSTEE SALE OF
692 Big SmithRidge Road
Clintwood, VA 24228In execution of a Deed of
Trust in the original principalamount of $37,500.00,dated March 28, 1985,recorded in the Clerk’s Officeof the Circuit Court ofDickson County, Virginia, inDeed Book 227, Page 150,and default having occurredin the payment of the Notethereby secured and at therequest of the holder of theNote, the undersignedSubstitute Trustee will offerfor sale at public auction atthe entrance of the CircuitCourt Building of DickensonCounty, 293 Main St,Clintwood, VA 24228, onFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:59p.m. the property describedin said Deed of Trust, locatedat the above describedaddress and briefly de-scribed as: Lot no. 15, Tax IDNo. 00000000009086 andsubject to any and allcovenants, conditions, re-strictions, easements, and allother matters of record tak-ing priority over the Deed ofTrust, if any, affecting theaforesaid property.
TERMS OF SALE: CASH: Adeposit of $3,750.00 or 10%of the sales price, whicheveris lower, cash or certifiedcheck will be required at the
time of sale, with settlementwithin fifteen (15) days fromthe date of sale. Sale is sub-ject to post sale confirmationthat the borrower did not filefor protection under the U.S.Bankruptcy Code prior to thesale, as well as to post-saleconfirmation of the status ofthe loan with the loan ser-vicer including, but not limit-ed to, determination ofwhether the borrowerentered into any repaymentagreement, reinstated orpaid off the loan prior to thesale. In any such event, thesale shall be null and void,and the Purchaser's soleremedy, in law or equity,shall be the return of hisdeposit without interest.Additional terms may beannounced at the time ofsale. Pursuant to the FederalFair Debt Collection Prac-tices Act, we advise you thatthis firm is a debt collectorattempting to collect theindebtedness referred toherein and any informationwe obtain will be used forthat purpose.
PATEL &DALRYMPLE, PLLCSubstitute Trustee
This is a communicationfrom a debt collector. FOR INFORMATION
CONTACT:PATEL &
DALRYMPLE, PLLC5200 Fort Avenue
Lynchburg, VA 24502(434) 473-6427
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PUBLIC NOTICEApplication for Bond Release
Under Chapter 19Title 45.1
Code of Virginia10MRR16
Hill Coal Company is apply-ing for bond release onPermit No. 1301985 locatedin Dickenson County 1.5miles west of the City ofHaysi, at N 3620351.68, E10373862.24 on the Haysi7.5' USGS quadrangle mapoff Route 83. This permitconsists of 3.56 acres whichare bonded under theVirginia Coal Surface MiningCost Bond. As provided by 4VAC 25-130-801.17 of theVirginia Coal Surface MiningReclamation Regulations, theApplicant is requesting thatthe total bond amount of$108,900.00 in the form ofCertificate of Deposit current-ly posted for this permit bereleased.This bond release request is
based on a sufficient demon-stration that the activitiesbeing conducted at the siteare not “in connection with”a surface coal mining opera-tion as discussed in theFederal Register dated May5, 1983.
Any person with a validlegal interest which might beadversely affected by thisproposal; or an officer orhead of any federal, state orlocal government agency orauthority may within 30 daysof February 1, 2017 submitwritten comments or objec-tions concerning this bondrelease, and may also
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available. Family Support Worker initiates and maintains regular
and long-term contact/support with families in their homes.
Activities are family-centered and strength-based, assisting in
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Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required in Social Work,
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SUBMITTED BY: EDITH FAYE REDDENDICKENSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESIDENT
The story of the murder of William Vanover by broth-ers Wilson and John Bryant proved to be an interestingone. Several sources stated that Wilson Bryant was thefirst man to be convicted of a capital offense and Bryantwas sentenced to hang for his crime. Wilson Bryant’sstory should have ended at that point. However, further,research revealed that there was more to his story.
The details concerning the murder were presented inour last article. This week, we conclude with the rest ofWilson Bryant’s story beginning with the article that Ifound which intrigued me and started my research intowhat was supposed to have been the first hanging inDickenson County.
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On Saturday, July 11, 1903, The Evening Bulletin,Maysville, Kentucky, published the following: “DiedProtesting Innocence”
“In the presence of many mountaineers Wilson Bryant,aged 28, was hanged at Clintwood, in Dickenson County,Virginia, just over the Kentucky line, at 1:45 Friday, forthe murder of William Vanover, aged 60 years, hiscousin, on Georges’s Fork, in October, 1902. Bryantprotested his innocence.”
Having been told that no hanging had ever taken placein Dickenson County, I continued my research. I foundthe following: To try to find an accurate, official conclu-sion to the Wilson Bryant story, I found the Journal of theSenate of the Commonwealth of Virginia, which wasdated January 13, 1904. According to that source, on July7, 1907, Virginia Governor Andrew Jackson Montaguecommuted Wilson Bryant’s sentence from hanging to 18years in the penitentiary. Governor Montague served asthe 44th governor of Virginia from 1902-1906.
The text of the governor’s commutation contained inthis book gave an official account and the governor’sopinion as to why he made the commutation. It read:“Wilson Bryant. Convicted in the county court ofDickenson County, November 1902, for murder firstdegree, and sentenced to be hanged July 10, 1903.Commuted July 7, 1903.
“Wilson Bryant was jointly indicted with his brotherJohn for the murder of William Vanover, a desperate andlawless character. Wilson was tried shortly after the com-mission of the crime and convicted of murder in the firstdegree; his brother John, however, first met a mistrial bya hung jury, and at this second trial received a verdict ofmurder in the second degree and was sentenced to impris-onment in the penitentiary for eighteen years.
“I {Governor Montague} have laboriously read thecopy of the record, together with many affidavits andcounter-affidavits. From the records the evidence, whilstsustaining a verdict of murder in the first degree, couldequally have sustained a verdict of murder in the seconddegree; indeed, in my opinion, the evidence more fullywarrants a verdict of murder in the second degree.
“It appears that Wilson Bryant did not lie in wait orseek the deceased, but that the latter sought him, appar-ently for a friendly interview. Only one witness, and shethe wife of a kinsman of the deceased, claims to have seenthe difficulty at quite a distance, and the bulk of her evi-dence is in no wise incompatible with that of the accused.Moreover, John Bryna{t}, who was convicted of murderin the second degree, confessedly did all of the shooting,while Wilson Bryant’s offence {sic} consisted wholly inaiding and abetting in the murder. “Upon these consider-ations, and others equally strong, I am moved by a pro-found sense of duty to save the life of this young man,whose sentence I commute to life imprisonment in thepenitentiary.
“It should be stated that a preponderance of the citi-zens of the county, together with prominent officials,have urged me by petition and letter to commute the deathsentence.”
Evidently, the newspaper article from The EveningBulletin, which reported the hanging of Wilson Bryanthad been written before the governor, commuted WilsonBryant’s sentence to life imprisonment. Even thoughthis particular article proved to be false, most articles innewspapers are accurate. A person should consider many
factors when using older articles for historical purposes.One main factor that should be considered is theage of the newspaper. One must remember that thetechnology of today did not exist in the early1900s. Current news was not as easily nor asquickly accessed as it is today. Another factor thatshould be considered is the opinion or politicalaffiliation of the person who wrote the article.Always try to document a newspaper article withmore than one source if possible.
The governor’s commutation should have beenthe end of Wilson Bryant’s story. Wilson Bryantshould have served eighteen years in the state pen-itentiary and then should have been released.However, the story did not end with that commu-tation.
According to the Lexington Gazette,Lexington, Virginia, dated Wednesday, May 6,1908:
“Wilson Bryant, of Dickenson County, servinga life sentence for murder in the penitentiary, onMonday night dyed his clothes with shoe polishand oil and made a break for liberty. He was seenon top of a high fence and ordered back. Hejumped for liberty and was shot to death by theguard. He was a desperate man and had previous-ly tried to escape.”
To prove that this newspaper account wasactually correct, I searched for further official doc-umentation and found a page from the AnnualReports of Officers, Board and Institutions of theCommonwealth of Virginia, which listed the fol-lowing: “Death List - October 1, 1907 toSeptember 30, 1908 - Wilson Bryant, white, April27, 1908. Shot in attempt to escape.”
Wilson Bryant did not become the first man tohang in Dickenson County nor did he serve out hiscommuted sentence of eighteen years in the peni-tentiary. The end of Wilson Bryant’s story camewhen Wilson Bryant died on April 27, 1908, whiletrying to escape from prison!
Newspaper articles stated that WilliamVanover’s body was returned to Kentucky for“burial” after his murder.
An earlier newspaper article from the ClinchValley News, Tazewell, Virginia, dated May 22,1903, {just before Wilson Bryant was scheduledto hang} stated that “Wilson Bryant has selectedhis burial place on Elkhorn Creek, in Pike Co.,Ky., underneath the shade of a spruce pine, and bythe side of his cousins, Garfield and George Potter,who were killed last summer” {1902}.
The story of the Potter cousins is one for a dif-ferent time!
Historical Society members encourage any-one of any age to join our organization. Out- of-the-area members or members who cannot volun-teer are always welcome. Membership fees assistour organization in fulfilling our mission state-ment.
To purchase a book concerning local history orgenealogy, please contact the Historical Society.Some of those books include: The Heritage ofDickenson County, Virginia 1880-1993; MeetVirginia’s Baby - A Pictorial History of DickensonCounty; Pioneer Recollections; The Swindall-Ausin Families of VA & NC 1622- 1995; The Crestof The Wave - The Story of Clintwood Football1927 until 1977; Remember the Tigers 1959-2014{a history of Haysi football}; and Stories of
Yesteryear Volumes 1-5 are also available. Stories ofYesteryear are a compilation of past Historical Societyarticles, which have appeared in The Dickenson Star.Other books are also available. Please contact theHistorical Society for current prices and shipping chargeson any of the books mentioned.
Any additions or corrections to any of our articles aregreatly appreciated. For further information concerningour organization or to purchase a book, please contact ouroffice at 276-926-6355, P. O. Box 52, Clintwood, VA24228, or [email protected] If no answer, pleaseleave a message and one of our volunteers will returnyour call. Or contact Edith Faye Redden at 276-926-4117.
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request, in writing, that theDivision of Mined LandReclamation hold a publichearing or an informal con-ference. A copy of materi-als concerning this requestwill be available for publicinspection at the Division ofMined Land Reclamation'soffice in Big Stone Gap,Virginia.All correspondence should
be submitted to the Divisionof Mined Land Reclamation(Attention: Permit Section),P.O. Drawer 900, Big StoneGap, Virginia, 24219. Tele-phone (276)523-8202.Writ-ten comments and arequest for informal confer-ence may be e-mailed to theDivision at
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PUBLIC NOTICEAPPLICATION FOR
PERMIT REVISION TOCSMO PERMIT #1102158
NPDES PERMIT NO.0082158
UNDER CHAPTER 19TITLE 45.1
CODE OF VIRGINIAPUBLICATION NO.
17RBA01 Paramont Contura, LLC,
5703 Crutchfield Dr, Norton,Virginia 24273 is applyingto the Virginia Division ofMined Land Reclamation(VDMLR) for a Revision ofPermit No. 1102158 andNPDES Number 0082158 inorder to add approximately146.53 acres and twoNPDES points 022 and 023to the existing coal surfacemining and reclamationoperations at the followinglocation:The additional mining area
is located in DickensonCounties approximatelysouth of Duty. The existingand proposed permit area isat latitude 38º 44' 13” andlongitude 82º 30' 17” on theDuty 7.5' USGS Quadrangle.
The permit area beingadded is situated alongState Route 601 inDickenson County.A copy of the application
materials will be availablefor inspection and publiccomment at the CircuitCourt Clerk's Office at theBuchanan County Court-house, Grundy, Virginia andthe Dickenson CountyCourthouse, Clintwood, Vir-ginia. A copy of the draftNPDES permit and factsheet are available for pub-lic inspection and commentat VDMLR's Big Stone Gapoffice.
Any person whose inter-ests are or may be adverse-ly affected by the proposedoperation, or any officer orhead of any Federal, State,or Local Governmentagency or authority maywithin 30 days of February1, 2017 submit written com-ments or objections, con-cerning the proposed oper-ation, and may also requestin writing, that VDMLR holdan informal conference con-cerning the application. Arequest for an informal con-ference shall follow therequirements of 4 VAC 25-130-773.13(c) of VDMLR'SRegulations. Written com-ments and a request forinformal conference may beemailed to the Division at
All correspondence shouldbe submitted to VDMLR,P.O. Drawer 900, Big StoneGap, Virginia 24219, Attn:Permit Section, Phone:(276) 523-8202
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APPLICATION FORPERMIT TRANSFER,
ASSIGNMENT, OR SALE OF PERMIT RIGHTS
CSMO PERMIT #1101849NPDES PERMIT NO.
0081849UNDER CHAPTER 19
TITLE 45.1CODE OF VIRGINIAPUBLICATION NO.
17DLH02Paramont Contura, LLC,
5703 Crutchfield Dr.,Norton, Virginia 24273 isapplying for the transfer,assignment, or sale of per-mit rights for Paramont CoalCompany Virginia, LLC, RedOnion Surface Mine,Virginia Division of MinedLand Reclamation (VDMLR)Permit No. 1101849 underapplication No. 1010043.Red Onion Surface Mine islocated in Wise andDickenson County, 2.5miles east of Pound onGeorges Fork. Drainage andwastewater resulting fromthe operation is dischargedinto Meade Fork, McFallFork, Lick Fork and GeorgesFork, via sediment pondstreating surface runoff andmine discharge. The Poundand Jenkins USGS 7.5'quadrangle map was usedto describe the location ofthe permit area.
A copy of the successionapplication, draft NPDESpermit and fact sheet areavailable for public inspec-tion and comment at theVDMLR's Big Stone GapOffice. Any person whoseinterests are or may beadversely affected by theproposed operation, or anyofficer or head of anyFederal, State, or LocalGovernment agency orauthority may within 30days of January 18, 2017submit written comments orobjections, concerning theproposed transfer, and mayalso request in writing, thatVDMLR hold an informalconference concerning theapplication. A request for aninformal conference shallfollow the requirements of 4VAC 25-130-773.13(c) ofVDMLR'S Regulations.
All correspondence should
be submitted to VDMLR,P.O. Drawer 900, Big StoneGap, Virginia 24219, Attn:Permit Section, Phone:(276) 523-8202. Writtencomments and a request forinformal conference may beemailed to the Division at
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SHOW MORE OF THE WORLDYOUR VALENTINE
In addition to The Dickenson Star, run my ad in The Coalfield Progress
(additional $16 for one person, $22 for two,$28 for three or more)
In In addition to The Dickenson Star,also run my ad in The Post
(additional $16 for one person, $22 for two,$28 for three or more)
To be publishedWednesday, February 8
Ages newborn to 12years black & whiteor color photos can
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