Athens Concord College hosts Volunteer Fair for agencies
Athens Concord College invites area agencies to recruit volunteers at a Volunteer Fair on Wednesday December 12 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the College Center Subway. Sponsored by HAPIN, the event targets nonprofit government and private groups from southwest Virginia and nearby areas. Reserve space by December 10 by contacting Marquita Prince at (304)384-5150 and note any electrical or audio visual needs.
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HAPIN
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Princeton Christmas Parade Returns With Santa Visit
Santa Claus will visit Princeton in the annual Christmas parade set for December 8 at 10 a.m. City Clerk Fran Midkiff says the theme What the world needs now invites creative entries. The parade starts Mercer Street near Second Street and ends at the Mercer County Courthouse.
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Concert by Concord College Brass and Percussion Ensemble
An evening with the Concord College Brass and Percussion Ensemble is set for Thursday December 13 in the Alexander Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. Sponsored by the music department and organized by Douglas Overmier and Randy Budd, the free concert starts at 8 15 p m.
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Concord College
Alexander Fine Arts Center
Concord
Douglas Overmier
Randy Budd
Shooting Match At Pipestem To Aid Community Projects
A shooting match will be held at the Pipestem Ruritan Building on December 8, 15 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds go to community projects. Senior citizens will sell refreshments.
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Pipestem
Pipestem Ruritan
Monroe County Board of Education Meets December 12
The Monroe County Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Wednesday December 12 at 7 30 p m at the Board of Education Office to discuss personnel matters and site committee recommendations.
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Monroe County Board of Education
NAACP Mercer County Branch to Meet in Bluefield
The Mercer County Branch of the NAACP will hold a meeting on Sunday December 9 at 3 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church located on Bedford Street in Bluefield.
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NAACP
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Bedford Street
Bluefield Lodge to Meet Tuesday Evening
Bluefield Mercer Lodge No. 85 AF and AM will hold a stated communication on Tuesday December 11 at 7 30 pm at the Masonic Temple in Bluefield Work in the Entered Apprentices Degree will be performed Refreshments will be served Masters Masons Fellowcrafts and Entered Apprentices invited to attend.
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Bluefield
Correction on Blevins surgery location and university
A Daily Telegraph correction by Vickie Akers clarifies that James Blevins of Sandlick Junction was not at Duke University after eye surgery at Humana Hospital St Luke's. Officials state he had surgery at another Bluefield hospital.
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James Blevins
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Blevins
Bluefield
City Editor and Princeton Bureau Chief Contact Info
Notice provides phone contacts for Jim Terry city editor and David Barker Princeton bureau chief at the Daily Telegraph for tips or information. The contact numbers are 327 6171. The item serves as a media guidance snippet rather than a news event.
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Bluefield Holiday Parades and Lights Across Decades
The Bluefield Virginia Christmas parade drew a large spectator crowd in 1985, with thousands of lights adorning Charles and Sandy Sluss’s home in 1980. The eighth annual parade attracted many passersby. Earlier milestones included a 1965 highway groundbreaking along US 460 at the Tazewell line and a 1940 Rotary Club meeting featuring Bluefield singer Mrs. C G Harris.
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Charles
Sandy Sluss
Virginia
Tazewell
Buchanan County
C.G. Harris
J.E. McMullin
Open heart program denied by health board in Virginia
Southwest Virginia Health Systems Agency recommended denial of Humana Clinch Valley open heart surgery at Richlands. Board vote 20 in denial, 2 in approval. Final decision rests with Health Commissioner Battery after receiving staff and public hearing input. An informal fact finding session is set for Jan 8 in Richmond.
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Department of Health
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Reoe
Battery
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Richlands
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Humana-Clinch Valley
Jim Thweatt
Harold Randecker
Jay Valeyko
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Valeyko
Paul Frantz
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Frantz
Virginia Teacher of the Year urges hopeful educators at Bluefield
Bluefield College hosted Joanne Stowers Groseclose, Virginia's Teacher of the Year, at a Student Education Association banquet. She outlined qualities of a good teacher using the word TEACH, emphasized preparation and time commitment, and advised connecting with students through parent meetings. Groseclose, a learning resource teacher at Marion Intermediate School, praised representing Virginia teachers.
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Bluefield College
Joanne Stowers Groseclose
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Groseclose
Radford University
Richlands Christmas Parade Delights Town Crowd
Santa led the Richlands Parade as sixty Baton joined angels elves and costumed kids. Cheryl Branton, chamber director, described traffic tie ups for nearly an hour while spectators enjoyed candy tossed by SVCC students and Brownies.
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Bart Simpson
Santa Claus
Eric Silcox
SVCC
Melinda Ra
Cedar Blu
Ray
Richlands High School
Nancy Boyd
Redskins
Jessica Vance
Vance
Water rates dispute: Mercer County and Pocahontas water
The West Virginia Public Service Commission affirmed a ruling to restore jurisdiction over Mercer County water customers using Pocahontas water. The order finds evidence of rate differences, addresses hydrant costs, service requests, and required action including relocating a service line within 60 days.
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West Virginia
Mercer County
Virginia
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PSC
Ann Rodak
Apt Up
Othe Town
Thomas Bell
Nemours
Bell
West Virginia nominates two Rhodes scholars from state
Athens native Lydia Reid and Vienna resident Kelly Dooley were chosen by a six member panel as West Virginia's Rhodes Scholar nominees. They advance to regional competition in New York, vying with peers from seven Mid Atlantic states for four of 32 scholarships to study at Oxford University.
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Vienna
Northwestern University
Lydia J.E. Reid
Athens
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Oxford University
England
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Athens High School
Oxford
United States
U.S
Dooley
Gantic Parkersburg
Frank “Ted
Charlotte Reid
Amnesty International
Cancer Society prompts Christmas love lights tree in Bluefield
The Mercer County unit of the American Cancer Society launches its Love Lights a Tree campaign at Bluefield Regional Medical Center. For a $5 donation a light tag honors or memorializes someone, with notification cards sent to honorees or families. Donations support local education and patient services and national research, with the tree up through year end.
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American Cancer Society
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Pat Olszewski
Mercer County
Olszewski
Orna
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Assistant seeks Tazewell Commonwealth's Attorney post
TAZEWELL VA Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Dennis announced he will seek the Tazewell County Democratic Party nomination to run for Commonwealth's Attorney in the November 1991 election. He aims to replace Tom Bowen, who plans to step down to enter private practice with his father. Dennis, currently a Buchanan County resident, must first move to Tazewell County before he can run.
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