Virginia birds test positive for West Nile virus
Crows found dead in Richlands and Lebanon tested positive for West Nile virus, the Cumberland Plateau Health District said. Dr. John Dreyzehner warned the outbreak shows the virus is in the area and urged residents to remove standing water and regularly clean bird baths, gutters, and other mosquito breeding sites. No human cases reported locally, though a child in Tazewell County was diagnosed with LaCrosse Encephalitis.
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Tazewell County
Lebanon
Russell County
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The
Cumberland
Virginia
Tazewell
Dreyzehner
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Purple Heart Award Finishes Long Wait for Cheatwood
The ceremony honored Cpl. Ray Cheatwood with the Purple Heart, acknowledging his WWII service and POW ordeal after the Rapido River campaign. Family, neighbors, and Rep. Nick Rahall attended as his daughter Jolene read a commissioned poem. Cheatwood thanked attendees, recalling the sacrifice that preserved American freedom.
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Swope
Rapido River
Princeton
Nick Rahall II
D-W.va
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
Bottonline
West Virginia King Coal Highway plans progress
The Mercer County officials report highway construction costs near 50 million dollars with design work ongoing. Authority members plan a September Washington trip to press federal funding as the interstate stretches from Sault Ste. Marie to Chicago and Myrtle Beach, with the West Virginia segment named King Coal Highway from Bluefield to Kenova.
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Mitchem
Mercer County Commission
Sault St. Marie
Mich
Chicago
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West Virginia
Bluefield
Kenova
Huntington
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Fisherman author crafts book of American clichés with 2000 entries
Rasnick of Clinch Valley Printing will publish Robinette's collection titled A Fish Ran Up a Juice Pole and other American Phrases and Clichés. The reference book, created over three years for librarians teachers poets and immigrants, organizes clichés by keyword and includes famous lines such as into the wild blue yonder and bringing home the bacon. Rob inette a Berwind native once ran Tazewell Free Press and later worked in Chicago and Cincinnati before creating the book on his laptop. Clinch Valley Printing produced a limited run at no cost to the author.
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Clinch Valley Printing Co
Robinette
Berwind
Tazewell County
Virginia Beach Sun-Times
Virginia Commonwealth University
Origin
Deskins
Acme
John Boy
The
Waltons
Doyle
Free Press
Chicago
Cincinnati
Clinch Valley Printing
Graham Beavers Hold Off Bluefield in Edge of Thunder
Fans packed the Graham High School stands as the Graham G Men faced Bluefield. Seventeen year old Josh Hale painted a red G on his chest and predicted a Graham win by a field goal. Multiple locals forecast Graham or Bluefield victories, with Beavers favored by modest margins.
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Josh Hale
Graham Gmen
Graham
Bluewell
Christy Gaither
BHS
Beaver
Errica Lockett
Lockett
Rocky Gap
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Honaker
Beavers
Gmen
Amy Oblinger
Graham High School
Oblinger
Titus
Barbara Harris
Barbara
Princeton
Beckley
Jody Neal
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Twelfth Street
Fitnesscenter
Charter.net
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Lillian Johnston
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Kathy Ingram
Daily Telegraph
Meeca
Vpactic
Galaxy Foods
South College Avenue
Green Valley Bau
Davy
Bluefield Ave
Richlands Plaza
Main St
War
Rasi
Grant
Green
MasterCard
Green Valley
Master Card Alley
Adele
Pilgrim Farms
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