Coeburn Elected to State Board of County Association
RINCETON Mercer County Commissioner Joe Coburn was elected to the board of directors of the County Commissioners Association of West Virginia. The 200 county commissioners and staff met in Canaan Valley Aug 11 14 for the annual CCAWV meeting. Coburn will participate in legislative and policy making to strengthen local government across the state.
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Rinceton — Mercer
Joe Coburn
County Commissioners’ Association of
West Virginia
Coburn
Canaan Valley
CCAWV
Bennett named District 10 engineer for WV DOT
William R. Bennett has been appointed district engineer for West Virginia Department of Transportation District 10 by Highway Commissioner Fred VanKirk. A Summers County native and Hinton High School graduate, he will oversee McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh and Wyoming counties while continuing a long career with the Division of Highways.
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Rinceton
William R
Bill
Bennett
West Virginia Department of Transportation District 10
Fred VanKirk
Summers County
Hinton
District 10
VanKirk
Northfork Middle School to reopen in Welch after flood damage
Classes resume today in mobile units as crews work around the clock on $2.5 million flood repairs. Northfork Middle School remains closed while first floor Mount View High School serves as the new site. students and staff relocate to Mount View High School in Welch with same bus schedules. Superintendent Kenneth Roberts credits resilience and aid from West Virginia agencies, National Guard, FEMA, and volunteers, and notes ongoing repairs into fall. Willie Rose and Homer Hickam helped raise about $18,000 in donations and supplies.
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Northfork
Board of Education
Jennings Boyd
Northfork Middle School
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Kenneth Roberts
Roberts
West Virginia’ Department of Education
State of
West Virginia
National Guard
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Willie
Billy” Rose
Homer H. Hickam
Delinquent Tax List Dropped By Tazewell County Board
Tazewell County will not publish the names of delinquent taxpayers this year after Treasurer Norman Cook presented the revised list to the Board of Supervisors. The decision, supported by all supervisors, follows a push by Jimmy Jones and Earl Griffith. Cook notes collection rates near 97 percent for 1999 and over 94 percent for 2000, with more than $1 million in penalties collected last year. Delinquent cases to be advertised if real estate sales proceed. A tax prepayment program now serves about 2,500 residents, allowing monthly payments and aiding fixed-income taxpayers.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Norman Cook
Board of Supervisors
Bill Rasnick
Eastern
Jimmy Jones
Northwestern
Earl Griffith
Cook
Treasurer’s
Meet and Eat luncheon in Green Valley details
The Green Valley United Methodist Church hosts the retired and Senior Volunteer Program monthly Meet and Eat covered dish luncheon from 11:00 to 12:30 with speaker India McGuire. Attendees should bring a covered dish and their recipe for the RSVP cookbook. A separate note mentions a 120 hour basic EMT class starting Monday at 6 p.m. at the Mining Academy in Beckley with RESA-I contact numbers.
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Green Valley
Greenview United Methodist Church
India McGuire
Beckley
Mining Academy
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