Tyler residents recall Cecil Underwood as a favorite son
Tyler County remembers Cecil Harland Underwood as a scholar and gentleman who grew up on a pig farm and rose from high school teacher to the state's youngest governor. Classmates and local officials recount his drive, early political rise, and dedication to Tyler County, including road improvements and a farm retreat for weekends.
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Cecil Underwood
Della
Underwood
Cecil Harland Underwood
Joseph’s Mills
Tyler County
Ruth Moore
Lane
Moore
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County Museum
Tyler County High School
Herbert Fletcher
Cecil
Fletcher
Emmett Stine
Sistersville
Wable
Ohio
West Virginia
Memorial held for former West Virginia Gov Cecil Underwood in Charleston
A memorial for Cecil Underwood, former West Virginia governor, is set for 11 am at Christ Church United Methodist in Charleston with Gov. Joe Manchin attending. Flags have been at half staff for a week in his memory. he died at 86. Underwood became the state's youngest governor in 1956 at 34 and later the oldest in 1996 at 74.
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Harleston
Cecil Underwood
Charleston
Joe Manchin
Christ Church United Methodist
Underwood
House of Delegates
Road salt costs rise for Princeton and Bluefield
City Manager Wayne Shumate of Princeton reports road salt prices nearly double from last year with $122 per ton this year after $60 previously while Morton Salt remains a long time supplier. Bluefield City Manager Mark Henne notes higher prices and treacherous, hilly streets, with crews mixing salt and stone to stretch supplies amid a tough winter outlook.
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Rinceton
Wayne Shumate
Princeton
Shumate
Morton Salt
Bluefield Board of
Mark Henne
Bluefield
Henne
Greg Jordan
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Recycling and community events fill West Virginia towns
Bluefield residents with Monday or Tuesday pickup must place recyclables out by 8 am Tuesday December 2. Accepted items include newspaper, cardboard, aluminum, plastic bottles 1 and 2, clean steel cans, plastic bags, and telephone books. Not accepted are magazines office paper shredded paper Styrofoam or glass. Other items include Bluefield Middle School bingo December 4 at Memorial Primary, EMT mining course December 1 Beaver, Mountaineer Challenge Academy orientation December 2 3 Camp Dawson, Pet Pictures with Santa December 7 Princeton, a Christmas Around The World float contest, and hospital breast feeding classes December 2 9 16 23. Proceeds aid local charities.
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Bluefield
Cancer Support Group to Meet in Princeton
PRINCETON The Cancer Support Group will meet Monday at 6 p.m. at the Bob Evans restaurant in Princeton. For more information call 304 487 7281.
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Princeton
Bob Evans
Virginia Report outlines progress and concerns for 2008
The Virginia Report by the Council on Virginia's Future notes improvements in high school graduation rates and land conservation funding, but rising infant mortality, obesity, fraud, and traffic congestion remain concerns. It projects Virginia as the 12th fastest growing state by 2030 with nearly 10 million residents and a 26.9 minute average commute in 2006.
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Richmond
Virginia
Council On Virginia
Timothy M. Kaine
Mercer and McDowell County School Weekly Menus
Mercer County schools publish weekly menus for December 1 to 5 featuring breakfast items such as hash days scrambled eggs and pancakes and lunches including meat loaf lasagna rib bque on whole wheat buns and chili beans with sides and fruit. McDowell County offers daily cereal fruit juice milk and varied options like breakfast pizza waffles cheese toast and cook s choice with meals including baked ham sloppy joe and chili beans along with vegetables and rolls.
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Mercer County
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McDowell County
Bluefield Pulmonary Consultants
Bluefield Pulmonary Consultants, Inc
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