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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 2002
Page
1
The Athens Concord Town Social is scheduled for Sunday. Details remain at www boltonline com where customer satisfaction is noted at 99.76 percent.
The Midway Reunion and Homecoming 2002 will be held Saturday August 10 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bluefield City Youth Center Stadium Drive Bluefield. The event offers air conditioning free parking and refreshments including tea coffee lemonade sodas and ice. Bring your favorite food to share.
Peter Odighizawa, 43, accused of killing three people in a bloodily spree at the Appalachian School of Law, was found incompetent to stand trial and ordered hospitalized for treatment. Two mental health experts agreed treatment could restore competency. defense cites long history of paranoid schizophrenia.
Six months after the Appalachian School of Law shooting Grundy residents still cope as court hearings unfold for accused murderer Peter Odighizuwa who was deemed incompetent to stand trial. Appalachian School of Law president Lu Ellsworth expresses faith in the judicial process and welcomes students back for the fall semester including three wounded in the January rampage.
The State Fair of West Virginia opens its nine day run with Look What’s Cookin as the 2002 theme. Greenbrier County CEOS hostesses join the event as Aaron Carter Kenny Rogers and Toby Keith perform grandstand shows. Free stage acts include Kraft Brothers Zoboomafo and Krafts Creatures. Highlights include 4-H centennial cake cutting Calvin Swine butter sculpture and a bio security exhibit at the Gus R Douglass Annex with Underwood Youth Center activities.
A federal funding boost of 18 million dollars earmarked by U.S. Senator Byrd may allow construction to begin on additional Coalfields Expressway and King Coal Highway segments in southern West Virginia. The bill, awaiting Senate approval, would allocate 9 million to each expressway and 8 million to Route 10 in Logan County. Executive Director Mike Mitchem said total King Coal Highway funding would reach 29 million for the year, aiding new construction and improved safety as sections open. The I 73 74 authority credited Byrd and Rep Rahall for ongoing efforts on southern West Virginia highways.
West Virginia is among six states picked to pilot No Child Left Behind reforms under the federal act. The program aims to test third through eighth graders in reading and math by 2005-06 and allows transfers for two years of stagnant school scores. Jay Cole calls WV a national leader in implementing the law. The Education Leaders Council received a $3.5 million grant to develop state models following 28 applications, selecting WV, Alaska, Illinois, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.
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