Bomb threat clears Mercer Mall in Bluefield
A bomb threat forced evacuation and a two hour shutdown of Mercer Mall from 3:02 to 5:02 p.m. Police and fire units searched the mall under orders from public safety officials. The caller, described as a young male, remains under investigation and threats carry potential penalties up to a year in jail.
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Cleo Morgan
JC Penny Department Store
West Virginia education reform pact narrows funding suit
Lawyer Barbara Allen calls Tuesday’s agreement a step toward closing parts of a 26 year old suit. The settlement focuses on funding, resource allocation, and student evaluation while vacating the 1983 master plan and establishing advisory committees. Pretrial hearing set for Oct. 8 with testimony beginning Oct. 18.
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Supreme Court
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West Virginia Education Association
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Board of Education
Hedges
Huntington
Mike Farrell
Department of Education
Farrell
State
Office of
Hackers Target School Server in Virginia Incident
Peery describes hackers probing a school system server with one Texas attacker nearly breaching access during a hardware transition. The district notes no successful breaches to date, credits extensive firewalls, and says incidents are reported to state police or FBI.
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Peery
Texas
Perry
Virginia State Police
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Beckley NIE fund-raiser echoes downtown revival efforts
Wood of Beckley Newspapers coordinated an eight thousand one hundred dollar NIE fundraiser in Beckley, marking the fifth year of the event. About fifty new auction items, including State Fair tickets and gift certificates, will be auctioned by Randall Grant as part of a two day downtown fair with antique cars, chess, and a flower design contest. Dowell notes downtown’s decline after mall growth and calls for community effort to restore vitality with special activities planned.
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Wood
Beckley Newspapers
Beckley
NIE
Randall
Dowell
Mall evacuation ends after security guard public timeline
Mall security guard J Strachen reported at 5 02 p m two hours after the mall doors reopened the evacuation was ordered and the situation moved toward resolution with authorities coordinating the response.
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J. Strachen
Feeder Cattle Assoc Meeting Aug 9 at Rural Retreat Lake
Wytheville Va Aug 9 annual meeting of the Wytheville Feeder Cattle Association at Rural Retreat Lake at 7 pm picnic provided. Guest speaker Harry Knobbe of Knobbe Livestock, West Point Neb, National Cattlemen’s Assoc member. Call Tazewell Extension Office 988-0405 to attend.
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Wytheville
Wytheville Feeder Cattle Association
Rural Retreat Lake
Harry Knobbe
Knobbe Livestock and Commodities
West Point
Neb
National Cattlemen’s Association
Tazewell
Bush Campaign Stop Highlights Surplus and Social Security
President candidate Bush spoke in West Virginia focusing on sharing any budget surplus with taxpayers and safeguarding Social Security for future generations. He noted WV’s aging population, rural character, and high veteran share, and was joined by wife Laura before continuing to Harrisburg for the GOP convention.
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Virginia
Bu Underwood
Bush
West Virginia
Laura
Charleston
Harrisburg
GOP
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