Mercer County schools excel under No Child Left Behind
Mercer County students teachers and administrators earned top grades under No Child Left Behind with 98.18 percent of schools meeting accountability standards. Oakvale School rose to a perfect 100 rating while math and reading language arts scores climbed for all subgroups including African American students. Administrators plan further remediation enrichment and a five year strategic plan to reach mastery beyond 2014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Oakvale
Akers
Courtney Thornton
West Virginia
VDOT Eyes Fast-Track Route 460 Connector Plan
Virginia Department of Transportation seeks rapid development of the U S 460 Virginia Kentucky Connector in Buchanan County with potential jump start funds for a public private venture. The four lane link would serve Buchanan and Dickenson counties and Breaks Interstate Park, aiming to attract coal industry partnerships and leverage federal funds for a roughly 210 million project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grundy
Virginia
Virginia Department of Transportation
Buchanan County
Buchanan
Dickenson
Dickenson County
VDOT
Tamara Neale
Kentucky
Neale
New
Northfork reunion shirts available by contact number
Northfork reunion committee has a few Northfork Blue Demons reunion shirts left. For more information, call 862-3514. Bluefield Virginia area reports a Bluefield Soccer Boosters fundraiser at Bluefield Food City Laser Wash. The laser wash will donate one dollar per car during Sept 26 to Oct 1. Volunteers sought at St Luke's Hospital. call 327-2921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northfork
Northfork Blue Demons
Bluefield
Bluefield Soccer Boosters
Bluefield Food City
St. Luke’s Hospital
Schools Must Reach All Areas for Adequate Yearly Progress
The table lists the categories used to judge each school. To achieve AYP a school must meet performance standards in every category, totaling 100 percent.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mercer
Barbara Hawkins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Commonwealth Transportation
Greg Whitley
Secretary of Transportation
Secretary of Commerce and Trade
Whirley
St. Luke’s
Athens
Bluewell
Brushfork
Ceres
Glenwood
Lashmeet
Matoaka
Melrose
Montcalm E
Spanishburg
Straley
Sun Valley
Bdtonline
Old Bird Rd
Green Valley
Rvoation SM
Caan
Crossroads Church
John Nash Boulevard
Bluefield Holiday Inn
John Nash
Adl Lee Mais
Prineaton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!