West Virginia Music Hall of Fame honors trucking icons and Pinkard
Senior writer Bill Archer recalls meeting Red Sovine and Dave Dudley at a Wheeling Island truck show and reflects on Red Lovine, Joe Bundy, and Maceo Pinkard. The piece notes Sovine from Charleston and Pinkard’s Harlem Renaissance connection, praising WV musicians honored by the hall and the broader West Virginian impact.
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Maceo Pinkard
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Georgia Brown
Harlem Globetrotters
West Virginia
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Music Hall of Fame
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Credits
The listing names William Randy Deason as publisher Thomas A Colley as executive editor and Samantha Perry as managing editor reflecting the paper leadership denoted in the imprint. The quoted biblical verse appears in the masthead location.
Clintonfest 08 on Clinton speeches at Denver convention
After protracted talks Obama and Clinton delegates reach terms. Clinton to speak prime time August 25 with Mark Warner, Chelsea to introduce. Bill Clinton to speak next night with Obama running mate. Clintonists consider walkouts if she is not nominated. Denver convention moves to Mile High stadium on August 28.
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Groundwork Wyoming County aims to beautify and redevelop region
Groundwork USA links Wyoming County to a national effort to improve recreation, trails, river access, and abandoned property redevelopment. A Steering Committee with local business leaders is evaluating feasibility and planning projects such as trail programs, historic sites, and river access. Contact Ole Bye at 294-6188 to join meetings or volunteer.
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Groundwork
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Groundwork Trust
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Rural Appalachian Improvement League
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Baileysville
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Ole Bye
Mercer County board approves Pike View Middle School vote
Letter from Susan Rose of Lashmeet recounts the July 22 Mercer County School Board decision on Pike View Middle School. She criticizes the process, cites public input against the project, notes the votes of Gene Bailey and Lynne White, and questions the justification offered by Mary Alice Kaufman and Greg Prudich while urging support for future candidates like White and Bailey.
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Mercer County Board of Education
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Board of Education
Gene Bailey
Lynne White
Mary Alice Kaufman
Ted Gillespie
Kaufman
Greg Prudich
Lashmeet-Matoaka School
Deborah Akers
Mr. Pradich
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