Norton council candidates discuss issues

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JOSEPH E. FAWBUSH
ADDRESS: 541 Oak Ave. NW
EDUCATION: 1981 graduate, Burton High School; 1985 graduate, AA mortuary science, John A. Gupton College.
EMPLOYMENT: Owner, Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home; started as apprentice, Hagy Funeral Home, 1985.
PREVIOUS ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICE: City council member since 1998; mayor since 2019; past chair and executive member, Lenowisco Planning District; past chair, current treasurer, Lonesome Pine Regional Industrial Facilities Authority; chair, Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority; member and past chair, Virginia Coalfield Coalition; vice chair, Coeburn-Norton-Wise Wastewater Treatment Authority; stakeholders advisory committee, Evolve Central Appalachia Project.
CIVIC, OTHER ACTIVITIES: President, Southwest Virginia Funeral Directors Association; member, Virginia Funeral Directors Association; member, National Funeral Directors Association; past president and member, Lions Club of Norton; secretary/treasurer Norton Lions Community Center Inc.; member, Woodbooger Festival Committee

• Are you a property owner in Norton? If yes, identify the properties you own or have ownership interest in. 541 Oak Ave NW; 216 Craig St. NW, occupied; 427 Hagan Ave. NW, preparing to go on market; business, 956 Park Ave. NW.
• Are your taxes paid? Yes.


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