Japanese students enroll at Concord University in Appalachia
Yu Sakurada from Kawasaki and peers from Japan enroll at Concord University in Athens West Virginia drawn by low tuition and the chance to study in a safe rural setting. Officials say 32 of the campus 130 international students are Japanese and the school actively recruits in Japan to diversify and offset declining local enrollment.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Yu Sakurada
Kawasaki
Japan
Concord University
Athens
California
Florida
Sakurada
Concord
University of California
Life
Marshall
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Nancy Ellison
Multicultural Affairs
National Association of Foreign Student Advisors
Washington
D.C
Shibuya Institute For Foreign Languages
Tokyo
Japan College of Foreign Languages
Osaka College
Osaka
Sharon Rowe
FBI
America
Rowe
Takuya Abe
Kitamachi
Abe
Concord.edu
Nafsa
Toyota
Ebay
International Student Center
Bluefield Middle School hits 3000 can goal for Salvation Army
Bluefield Middle School students surpassed a 3000 can target in three weeks with help from all 600 students and parents. Heather Haynes and Connie Surface praised the effort as staff noted ongoing collection through Friday to aid Salvation Army and local human service agencies.
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Bluefield Middle School
Salvation Army
Luefield
Heather Haynes
Haynes
Connie Surface
Bluefield Union Mission
BMS
Steve Akers
Akers
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Carillon Concert at Concord University Today
A carillon concert is set for 5 p.m. at Concord University with David Breneman of Luray Singing Tower as guest carillonneur. CDs featuring the Marsh Memorial Carillon will be sold, including several holiday tunes. Admission is free.
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Athens
Concord University
David Breneman
Luray Singing Tower
Luray
Wytheville Community College Band to Perform Fall Concert
The Wytheville Community College Concert Band under Bill Svee will hold its annual Fall Concert at 8 p.m. in the George Wythe High School Auditorium Wytheville. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
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Wytheville
Wytheville Community College
Bill Svee
George Wythe High School
Mercer man sentenced in sex abuse case in Princeton
Charles Wesley Thompson, 34, of Princeton, was sentenced in Mercer County Circuit Court after his Sept. 30 conviction on 19 of 20 counts including seven first degree sexual assault and multiple custodial sexual abuse charges involving his stepdaughter. Judge Derek Swope imposed a 26 to 60 year total, with concurrent sentences, and Thompson was remanded to the Southern Regional Jail.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Charles Wesley Thompson
Thompson
Bill Sadler
Derek Swope
Swope
Derrick Lefler
Lefler
Southern Regional
Beaver
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Police blotter notes multiple local arrests this period
The blotter lists charges including petit larceny and breaking and entering to a vehicle for Elizabeth Yost of Princeton, violation of a protective order for Donald Mullins of Bluefield, and forgery with an ongoing investigation at Mercer Mall. Other cases include domestic battery arrests for Michael Worrell of Princeton and Linda Darlene Lane of Green Valley, driving revoked for DUI and for second offense, larceny on Gardner Road, and second offense shoplifting involving Penny DeGraw. Authorities credited include Senior Trooper M S Haynes, Sgt. M D Clemons, and Troopers R J Jackson.
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Elizabeth Yost
Princeton
M.S. Haynes
Donald Mullins
Bluefield
M.D. Clemons
Mercer Mall
Michael Worrell
Linda Darlene Lane
Green Valley
R.J. Jackson
Gardner Road
Cornbread Ridge
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John Nelson
WCC
Mercer
West Virginia State Police
Bobby Joe Mathena
William Quiros
Matoaka
M.S
Penny DeGraw
Bdtonline
N. Vance
Beckley
Windowworldinc.com
Ozor Sports
Dahil
Lerverina
Thorn St
Athens Crossroads
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