Bluestone and Tazewell County fairs offer weekend fun
Community fairs in Bluestone Valley and Tazewell County promise a full lineup. Exhibits begin at 9 a.m. with halls open 1 to 8 p.m. The Beer Goat Show starts at 11 a.m. and a Chicken BBQ at noon. Evening events include gospel performances, rodeo, youth pageant, back porch pickers, barn party, country show with T. Graham Brown, a Figure 8 Derby, and Elvis impersonator Jim Peery.
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Bluestone Valley
Tazewell
Wendy Parsons
Bluestone Valley Fair Committee
Beer Goat Association
Bluestone Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Harvest Wind
Jordan Stanton
Wolfhart Haus
Tazewell County
T. Graham Brown
Jim Peery
Elvis
Bland County clinic expansion wins federal grant and donor match
U S congressman says Bland County Medical Clinic will receive federal funds plus a private $500,000 pledge if the clinic raises $100,000 in matching money. The clinic has $35,000 and aims for the remaining $65,000 this fall. The center opened in 1979 serving Bland Wythe and now Tazewell Giles and Mercer counties. A separate $162,728 federal grant will fund a new fire truck for Bland Volunteer Fire Department to boost regional protection via mutual aid.
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Bland County
Boucher
Bland and Wythe
Tazewell
Giles
Mercer
Bland
Jerry Dunn
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Mezzatesta Faces House Education Committee Challenge
School boards in Braxton Kanawha and Monroe vote to petition Kiss to remove Mezzatesta as chairman amid ethics case reopenings. The Ethics Commission sub-panel reopens two complaints after activists claim misled dismissal. Governor candidate Warner calls for Mezzatesta’s ouster, labeling him a public funds pirate.
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Braxton
Kanawha
Monroe
Kiss
D-Raleigh
Mezzatesta
House
Brewer
Ethics Commission
Commission
Charleston
Wanda Carney
West Virginia
GOP
Monty Warner
Warner
Farm girl Taylor Matney farms with animals and leadership aim
Taylor Matney, a third grader at a rural farm in Tazewell County, helps with goats and sheep and enjoys livestock shows. Her mother Jennifer emphasizes the family bond with animals, the lessons of responsibility, and Taylor’s dream to be a veterinarian while Nacho the goat leads on as an Olympic cosplay.
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Nacho
Tazewell County Fair
Jennifer
Taylor
U.S.A
Wal-mart
Fajita
Trigger
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
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