Indian powwow and festival to feature dancers and crafts
About 100 dancers from five states and Canada will participate in the first American Indian Powwow and Festival in Charleston on August 25 26. Organizers say the event will include storytelling singing and craft sales led by Chief Fred Bushyhead a Cheyenne descendant. The same city reports a Kanawha judge allowed closing St Albans Junior High despite parents protest about consolidation procedures and public input.
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Charleston
Canada
Fred Bushyhead
Bushyhead
Lottery numbers from East Coast drawings in Virginia and West Virginia
Richmond AP reports Saturday lottery results for Virginia Pick 3 and Lotto Game, West Virginia Daily 3 and Daily 4, plus Lotto America. No tips or further details. News editors listed for tips.
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Richmond
Virginia
Opick
Olotto
West Virginia
Odaily
America
Geologist Uses Science to Aid Cave Rescue in Bluefield
Bluefield Virginia rescuers credited Mark Smith for using geology knowledge and practical experience to free Mark Fowler from a muddy pit inside an unexplored cave. Fowler had been missing for over 30 hours before the rescue team pulled him out Saturday afternoon, with Smith entering the tight pit to help extract Fowler’s wedged legs. The team noted the cave had been freshly dug and that only one person could enter the narrow opening at a time.
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Bluefield
Mark Smith
Mark Fowler
Smith
Fowler
$161 Million For West Virginia Highways Approved
The Senate approved a transportation bill allocating 161 million dollars for West Virginia highway projects. Byrd said funds include 51 million for Corridor H Buckhannon to Elkins, 50 million for Corridor G Mt. Bay to Williamson, 50 million for the Weirton bypass, and 10 million for Parkersburg bypass right of way. Also 45 million for other WV projects, including 26 million for Essential Air Service and radar improvements in Martinsburg.
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Washington
U.S. Senate
House-Senate
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
West Vir
Buckhannon and
Elkins
Mt. Bay and
Williamson
Weirton
Route 22
Northern
Panhandle
Byrd
Parkersburg
West Virginia
Martinsburg
U.S. Coast Guard
Coalfield memorabilia exhibit opens in Bluefield archive
McGehee of Craft Memorial Library notes McDowell County coal history as Herring family donates lamps, self rescuers, payroll records, and photos to the Eastern Regional Coal Archives. The collection, celebrating Elkhorn High School reunion interest, honors Jack Herring and long time inspector Thomas Stockdale and spans 1890s to later items.
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Stuart McGehee
Craft Memorial Library
Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Bluefield
Herring
Juanita Zachiwieza
Elkhorn High School
Elkhorn
Stephen Sziarto
John M. Cooney
Margaret Sziarto
Nick Semanco
Cooney
McDowell County Coalfield
Columbus
Ohio
Craft Memorial Lia
Janet Herring
Jack Herring
Crozer Coal and Coke Company
Thomas Stockdale
McDowell County
McDowell Aow
McGehee
McDowell
McDowell Coalfields
Memorial dedication for Fallen Fire Fighter in Bluefield
A memorial for Sam W. Davidson, killed by 2300 volts during a 1926 fire, will be dedicated at Bluefield Fire Department on Bluefield Avenue at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Relatives attend, including Julia Hylton and William Davidson. The bench is by Henry W. Davidson, with support from local groups and a scholarship fund for Bluefield High School students.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
Sam W. Davidson
B. D. Gibson
Davidson
Julia Hylton
Buena Vista
Fla
William Davidson
Tallahassee
Henry W. Davidson
Gibson
Northside
P. M. Lee
Church Street
Richard Aliff
Bluefield Fire Department
Bluefield Monument Company
Monument Bench
Aliff
Joe Long
Bluefield High School
Stan Massie
W. Va
Radio operators promote tourism at Pocahontas mine
The Appalachian Repeater Association sponsored a special event station at the Pocahontas Exhibition Mine to promote tourism. Operators in about 20 states spoke with listeners and will send photos and mine information to promote the area. The event aimed to become annual, with disaster and emergency communications roles noted, and amateur radio classes announced with Bluefield State College as sponsor.
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Appalachian Repeater Association Ltd
Pocahontas Exhibition Mine
Keith Jennings
ARA
Jennings
Arkansas
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
Connecticut
Nelson Linkous II
AAA
Pic
Tures
Pocahontas
Anna
Linkous
Princeton
Bluefield State College
Dwight Moore
BSC
Leadership Mercer-Tazewell seminar program on media
The third annual Leadership Mercer-Tazewell seminar series continues Wednesday with a focus on media in the area. The Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce sponsors 28 participants as tours of WVVA and WBDY studios accompany talks by Jim Shott and Frank Barnes.
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Leadership Mercer-Tazewell
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
al Modena
Mercer-Tazewell
Charlie Webb
James Shott
Frank Barnes
Bonanza
Jim Shott
The
Observer
WVVA
WBDY
Bluefield
Graph Press
Larry Peppers
Clemson University
Simsoc
Modena
Stuart McGehee
Leadership Mercer Tazewell program aims to develop regional leaders
The leadership Mercer Tazewell initiative targets selected area individuals to build leadership potential. Its objectives seek to raise awareness of the region’s strengths and challenges through structured development and community engagement.
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Mercer- Tazewell
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Bramwell
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