Charleston Amateur Radio License Examinations September 8
Charleston area VE Group will hold all classes license exams September 8 at Capital High School 1500 Greenbrier Street Charleston Route 114. Arrive 8 am. exams start 9 am. Fee 4.95 payable to ARRL VEC. Send check and Form 610 to Jim Lingan AC8K 1528 Hampton Road Charleston WV 25314. Forms and info from AC8K or (304) 343-7251. Walk ins accepted.
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Charleston
Charleston Area
VE Group
Capital High School
Greenbrier Street
Arrl-Vec
Jim Lingan
Hampton Road
W.va
Multi Family Reunion Planned at Bluefield Church
Bluefield Northside United Hol Church at 214 Church St hosts the Miller Teal and Studevant family reunion service Sunday at 11 a.m. Rev Felton Miller of United Holy Church in Trenton New Jersey will speak. A 3 p.m. program follows with Elder George Heartwell as host pastor.
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Bluefield
Northside
United Hol Church
Church St
Miller, Teal
Gospel Sing at Ridgeview Church of God
A gospel sing featuring Lashmeet A will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at Ridgeview Church of God on Reece Harmon Road, one mile from the road’s start. The event includes performances by the Redeemed and the Glory Lights.
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Lashmeet
Ridgeview Church of God
Reece Harmon
Redeemed
WVU Gets Grant for Independent Living Services Program
West Virginia University receives a $54,949 grant from the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Office of Social Services, to fund an Independent Living Services program for children in state custody. Ashok Dey, director of the University-Affiliated Center for Developmental Disabilities, is the principal investigator.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Office of Social Services
West Virginia
Ashok Dey
Center For Developmental Disabilities
75th Anniversary Homecoming at Wolfe Laurel Creek Church
Wolfe Laurel Creek Missionary Baptist Church plans a Sept 2 homecoming and 75th anniversary celebration. The Rev Adrian Dowell will be guest speaker, with guest choirs providing music and dinner served in the dining room starting at 1 p.m.
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Wolfe
Laurel Creek Missionary
Youth Awareness Retreat Institute at Rocky Gap VA
The Bluefield District AME Zion Youth Department will sponsor a two day Youth Awareness Retreat Institute at Tynes Chapel AME Zion Church Rocky Gap Virginia August 24 25. Open to all youth and adults regardless of religion race or color. Registration five dollars.
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Bluefield
Christian Education Department
A.M.E. Zion Church
Tynes Chapel
Rocky Gap
Brushfork Church Names New Pastor Michael Schwartz
Brushfork First Church of God will install Rev. Michael L. Schwartz as pastor Sunday at 3 p.m. He is a graduate of Anderson University School of Theology with a Master of Divinity. His wife Janice and three sons joined June 1. Guest speaker Dr. William C. Ellis. A reception follows. The church sits two miles west of the Armory on Route 123 near the Virginia West Virginia line.
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Brushfork
Brushfork First Church of God
Michael L. Schwartz
Schwartz
Anderson University
School of Theology
Janice
Michael
Jonathan
Joshua
William C. Ellis
Armory
Route 123
Virginia, West Virginia
Princeton Senior High hosts women’s alumni game Sept 4
Princeton Senior High School announces a women’s alumni basketball game on September 4 at 7 p.m. Past players who wish to participate should contact girls basketball coach Debbie Ball at 325-8028 or leave a message at the high school.
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Princeton
Debbie Ball
Huntington's First and Only Female Mayor Dies in Crash
Former Huntington mayor Phyllis Hart Cyrus, 76, died in a head on collision on U S 60 near Ona. She was accompanied by Judith W. Collins, 67, of Milton, who also died. Collins was driving the car that collided with a pickup truck, authorities said.
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Phyllis Hart Cyrus
Huntington
U.S
Cyrus
Judith W. Collins
Milton
Collins
Ona
Jerry Johnson
Barboursville
Mercer County man convicted in Weeks murder case
Joel Combs, 34, was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in Mercer County Circuit Court after admitting to shooting George Weeks, 41, with a 30-30 rifle in the front yard of Wayne Sprinkles' residence. The jury deliberated over two hours as prosecutors urged first degree murder and defense argued self defense.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Joel Combs
Peggy Branch Road
George Weeks
Colliers
Wayne Sprinkles
Pe Branch
David W. Knight
Deborah Garton
Michael Gibson
Garton
Combs
F. H. Butler
Weeks
Dallas Weeks
Butler
Bluefield weighs curfew to curb juvenile street crowds
Bluefield officials debate a curfew ordinance to hold parents responsible for minors out after hours amid street crowding at Chicory Square. Police report youths until 4 am, with concerns of threats, fighting, and vandalism. Community cooperation urged to enforce tighter rules.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Board of Directors
Chicory Square
John W. Feuchtenberger
Moore on trial over alleged embezzlement at Tazewell clinic
Prosecutors piled up evidence in the Moore case as witnesses described daily cash handling at Tazewell Family Physicians from 1980 to 1988. Co workers testified Moore tallied totals and deposited funds while others handled deposits in her absence. The defense pursued a supposed mysterious cardboard box referenced in opening arguments.
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Tazewell
Linde. Moore
Gerald Gray
Greg Kallen
Dickenson County Commonwealth's Attorney’s Office
Don Mullins
Tazewell County School Board
Moore
Tazewell Family
Donna Hughes
Pam Osborne Mitchem
Carolyn Burress
Burress
Doug Hess
Lindé Mitchell
Taxes Restore Cable TV At McDowell Jail
McDowell County Commissioners expect tax receipts to ease cash strain by late August. Funds already paid past due bills and a $220 cable bill, restoring television service at the county jail. Officials warn of further crunches by December without timely tax collections and coal severance funds.
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Lewis
Commission
County Court House
West Virginia
McDowell County
County Officials Association
Tax maps must be updated first for statewide reassessment
CHARLESTON AP As many as 26 West Virginia counties will need state assistance in preparing tax maps before a three year program to update property values statewide begins. Some counties seek advance funds to hire map staff while others request only technical help. Bo Hoffman, property tax director, said map maintenance affects reassessment efficiency.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Tax and Revenue Department
Bo Hoffman
Hoffman
Mock disaster drill at The Maples tests Bluefield responders
A Wednesday training exercise simulates a bus crash into The Maples nursing home. Ten victims are treated and moved to Humana St Luke's Hospital as fire, police and rescue units test response times and decontamination procedures. Chief Poe praises rapid Bluefield units while noting differences from a real emergency.
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Bluefield
The
Maples
Humana-St. Luke’s Hospital
Randy Wyatt
Bluefield Fire Department
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Bluefield Police
Richard Poe
Poe
Bland Street
Central Station
Cumberland Road
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