Matoaka recalls Leland Byrd era in old gym crowd memories
In Matoaka the old high school gym brims with memories of Leland Lefty Byrd, All-State basketball star for the Matoaka Indians. Local residents recount packed sidewalks and town pride as they honor the era and its hero.
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Matoaka
Matoaka High School
Leland
Lefty
Byrd
Matoaka Indians
Doris Morefield
Leland Byrd
Jay Mills
Mercer County
Mills
Kegley
Matoaka residents push trailhead for Hatfield McCoy access
Matoaka residents circulate a petition to Mercer County officials to create a Hatfield McCoy trailhead in the town. Organizers say trail access could boost local business and jobs, with about 2,500 vehicles passing Matoaka daily but few stopping. Residents invite signatures via the town site.
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Matoaka
Hatfield-McCoy
Mercer County
Hatfield McCoy
Roby Shrewsbury
Three new members join 110 percent Club at BOE meeting
Mercer County Board of Education honors Michelle Pettus Debbie McKinney and Theresa Graham as 110 percent Club members for volunteer service school pride and teaching impact Pettus a Whitethorn parent and VISTA volunteer helped with grants and parent involvement McKinney Princeton High School secretary is praised for tiger pride and courteous attitude Graham a Princeton Primary first grade teacher is lauded by a parent and administrator for effective reading instruction and supportive conduct
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Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer County Technical Education Center
Michelle Pettus
VISTA
Whitethorn
Pettus
Debbie McKinney
Princeton High School
Theresa Graham
Princeton Primary
Daniels
Graham
Native ties mark visit as Mattaponi leader honored at Kaine event
Bluefield area Native American residents linked to Bluefield College joined Gov. Tim Kaine and wife Anne in Richmond on November 13. Dr. Linwood Custalow, brother of Mattaponi Chief Carl Custalow, attended with his wife Barbara Asbury Custalow, recounting a 1646 Virginia tradition. Custalow, first Native American Virginia-credentialed physician, discussed his book project with University of William & Mary collaboration and a planned 2007 release. The piece connects Mattaponi and Pamunkey tribes to Powhatan history and a deer tax tribute to the Virginia governor.
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Luefield
Bluefield College
Tim Kaine
Anne
Virginia
Linwood Custalow
Carl Custalow
Barbara
Asbury) Custalow
Bluefield
First Baptist Church
Castalow
University of Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
Custalow
Newport News
Pocahontas
Lin
Angie Silverstar Daniel
William & Mary
Europe
John Rolfe
Wahunsenaca
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Bill Archer
Mike Eades
Eades
Donald Elliott
Bill Morefield
Mike Burdess
Eric DiNove
Deliverance Temple
Montcalm
William Nicewander
Michael
Santa Claus
McDowell
By Bill Archer
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Oathfork
Tony Bailey
Bailey
Andy Clark Ford
Neis World
Tony
Coalwood
Michigan
Diane Bailey
BOE
Roger Daniels
McKinney
Civil Air Patrol
Beckley
Raleigh County
Mercer Group
CAP
Tom Hoffmann
West Virginia
Danny Caldwell
N&w
Clyde Barr
Norfolk & Western Railway
Cumberland Road
Barr
Mountain Mission Choir
Cedar Bluff
Singleton
Cedar Bluff Garden Club
Cedar Bluff Business & Professional Association
WVU
Morgantown
West Virginia University Press
Mark Allan Jackson
George Korson
George “Curley” Sizemore
United Four Quartet
Jarrell Stanley
Orville
O.J
Wvupress.com
Laura Hawthorne
Virginia Avenue
Nick and
Mila Abatico
Sales Execs
Sales Executives Club
Fincastle Country Club
Sharon Borich
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