Lead Virginia program in Southwest Virginia draws leaders
A. B. compiles packets for 2008 Lead Virginia participants with notes on alumni such as Wayne Knight and Barter Theatre. The program by UVA Weldon Cooper Center and UVA Wise aims to build a nonpartisan network of informed leaders who visit six Virginia regions over seven trips each year.
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Luefield
Virginia
Commonwealth
Wayne Knight
Newman
Barter
Abingdon
Art Mead
Mead
Southwest Virginia
Weldon Cooper
Lead Virginia
Lead
Emmett W) Hanger
Rmt
Solon
Harrisonburg
Senator Hanger
Roanoke
Connie Saunders
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Kaine Warns of Deep Virginia Budget Cuts
Governor Kaine warned that Virginia faces a potential billion-dollar shortfall and that all programs may be reviewed for cuts by early October. He offered no precise figures, citing dependence on federal data, while lawmakers urged clarity as they consider possible budget and hiring freezes and even a second special session.
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Richmond
Timothy M. Kaine
Virginia
Kaine
House
Senate
Barack Obama
Bly
Richard D. Brown
Iown
Brown
Walter Stosch
Henrico
Stosch
Morgan Griffith
Sak
Mark R. Warner
Griffith
del. Albert Pollard
Lancaster
General Assembly
General Fund
Obama
Meet the Press
Teachers stay home as gas prices lift WV border counties
Incentives and higher fuel costs help West Virginia teachers stay in border counties like Jefferson, Wayne, and Mercer. Officials report fewer unfilled positions and increased hires in special education, math, and science due to shorter commutes and tuition help. Lane cites a $1,600 raise, but WV pay still trails neighbors.
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Martinsburg
West Virginia
Maryland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Dale Shaffer
Jefferson County
Shaffer
Panhandle
Wayne
Ohio County
Mercer County
Lee
State Department of Education
Liza Cordeiro
ATV stolen from Bland County recovered in Bluefield Virginia
Bluefield Virginia police arrested Joseph Hancock 35 of Bluefield West Virginia around 9 45 am Monday on Mountain Lane after he allegedly stole an ATV from Bland County earlier that morning and rode it across East River Mountain into Tazewell County Beavers with the Bluefield police said Hancock was charged with grand larceny and additional charges may follow He was held without bond at New River Regional Jail in Dublin Virginia and police credited Bland County deputies for quick action in recovering the ATV and tracking the suspect
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Bluefield
Bland County
Joseph Hancock
W.va
Mountain Lane
East River Mountain
Tazewell County
Beavers
Lorin Hanshew
Bottle cap drive for cancer fueled hoax across WV
A West Virginia hoax fooled residents who collected plastic bottle caps for cancer aid. Churches, restaurants, and businesses from Wheeling to Bluefield gathered caps after flyers claimed they could be redeemed for cancer treatment funds. Centers rejected the caps as worthless. Parkersburg resident Aleta Brace gathered over 20 000 caps before learning the truth, while Amy Berner of the American Cancer Society investigates how the scam began.
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Parkersburg
West Virginia
Wheeling
Bluefield
Aleta Brace
West
Amy Berner
The
American Cancer Society
CMC to Host First Business After Hours Event
The Chuck Mathena Center will host its inaugural Business After Hours on Thursday from 5 30 to 7 30 p m Admission is 5 and a business card All proceeds benefit the Princeton Mercer Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce The center sits at 2 Stafford Commons Princeton.
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Princeton
Chuck Mathena
Princeton-Mercer Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce
Stafford Commons
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Border Counties
Kathy Finsley
Dale Lee
West Virginia Education Association
ATV
Samantha Perry
Greg Jordan
CMC
Nture
Tropstone Outdoor
Bland Street
Bdtonline
Richlands, Wjan
Brushfork Armory
Teresa Dye
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