Spearhead Trail ATV park opens near Pocahontas and Boissevain
The ribbon cutting at Trailhead ATV Resort near Coal Miner's Park drew 75 to 100 locals and officials led by Maggie Asbury. Attendees toured 14 Boissevain units, noted 65 miles of Spearhead Trail riding, and heard plans to boost Four Seasons Country tourism with nearby venues like the Indian Inn and Coal Archives.
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Boissevain
Pocahontas
Coal Country
Laurel Creek
Matthew Kesler
Brent Harrison
Bruce Morris
Northern District Board of Supervisor
Maggie Asbury
Charlotte Whitted
Crab Orchard Museum
Pioneer Park
Tazewell
Maggie
Curtis Gillespie
Tazewell County
Four Seasons Country
Pocahontas Deep
Consol
USS. Steel
Four Seasons
Rudy Miller
Pocahontas High School
Millers
ATV
Don Neal
Bluefield Monument Company
David Phipps
David
Goliath
David Woodard
West Virginia
Afflicted Righteousness and Deliverance Mentioned in Editorial
A Bluefield Daily Telegraph note cites the line Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the LORD delivers him out of them, reflecting on endurance and faith as noted by staff writers and editors including Randy Mooney and Andy Patton with sports coverage by Charles Owens and Brian Woodson.
Phelps and Bolt Shine Across Rio Olympics
The piece praises American swimmer Michael Phelps and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt as two of the greatest Olympians. It notes Phelps 23 gold medals, Bolt’s world record 9.58 in the 100, and their final Olympic arcs in Rio while contrasting their styles and personalities.
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Rio de Janeiro
Michael Phelps
Usain Bolt
Phelps
Bolt
Ond
Ays
Rio
Chad le Clos
Ugh
Masato Sakai
Justin Gatlin
Gatlin
Welfare reform of 1996 and TANF work requirements analyzed
The 1996 welfare reform transformed AFDC into TANF with a 50 percent work participation target. By 2013 only about 33.5 percent of TANF adults met work standards, while 56 percent were idle. States misuse funds and loopholes dampen participation, undermining self sufficiency aims.
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Missouri
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Industrial Development Authority
Eric Young
Pam Meade
Bluefield
Marc Meachum
Eva McGuire
Craft Memorial Library
Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Larry Hypes
Bluefield High School
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Randy Mooney
Andy Patton
Charles Owens
Brian Woodson
Samantha Perry
Tele Kansas
HY Sike
Trump
Simone Biles
Aimee Boorman
U.S
Rachel Sheffield
Eee
Tron Conanthe Agency