Students propose safety panel for school closings
Mercer County students argue for bus route exemptions and backroad checks after delays caused by uncleared roads. They urge a five member Commission of Student Safety from different districts to gather road data, consult drivers and officials, and help decide closures. They plan to submit ideas to the Board of Education and the Daily Telegraph.
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Ence
Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Education
Daily Telegraph
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Bottonline.com
West Virginia family gets dream home on Extreme Makeover
Angie Turner and her seven member family moved into a 2800 square foot home built by Extreme Makeover in Fairmont. Huffman Corp of Bridgeport and The Omni Associates designed it. About 1000 volunteers helped, and community donations followed. The show pledged ongoing support including college tuition waivers and gifts for the family.
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Fairmont
Angie Turner
ABC
Theresa Lodge
Desmond Evans
Huffman Corp
Bridgeport
Omni Associates Architects Inc
Turners
Richard
Angie
Theresa
Desmond
Tyron Lodge
Richard Turner
Layton
Michael Jones
Levin Furniture
Pittsburgh
Joe Manchin
Turner
Fairmont State University
Layton Turner
Falcons
Verizon
Dell
First American
Sears Optical Department
Morgantown
Wilson Martino Dental
Settlement reached in lawsuit against PROMISE Scholarship Board
A West Virginia University student’s First Amendment based suit over a merit scholarship was settled. The PROMISE Board reinstated the scholarship, expanded leave policies, and will pay $12,455 in legal fees with the Higher Education Policy Commission endorsing the changes.
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Promise Scholarship Board
Charleston AP
West Virginia University
David Haws
Mormon Church
Haws
Higher Education Policy Commission
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Promise
Jack Toney
Pearl Harbor ceremony recalls day of infamy and veterans
About 20 people gathered in light drizzle for a Pearl Harbor remembrance led by Sgt. Joe Garcia. The ceremony honored WWII veterans Seaton and Clinebell who unfurled a large flag and laid a wreath. Garcia noted family military service, with sons in the Air Force and Army National Guard, stressing national duty to remember.
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United States
Joe Garcia
USS. Air Force
Garcia
Air Force
Iraq
Army National Guard
American Legion
Pearl Harbor
Ronald Seaton
Army Surgical
Thomas Clinebell
Seaton
Clinebell
Hinton Daily News
Manila
Beckley Post-Herald
Japan
U.S
Great Britain
America
Messer
Germany
Coalfields Expressway Seen as Key to VCEDA’s E-Region Growth
VCEDA promotes Virginia's e Region highlighting Northrop Grumman and CGI centers in Russell County and the University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy and Appalachian School of Law in Buchanan County. Belcher calls the expressway a vital missing link for workforce access and new e parks, with VCEDA funding support for development and land readiness. Contact Charles Owens at cowens bottonline.com.
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VCEDA
Virginia
Northrop Grumman Southwest Enterprise Solutions Center
CGI Center of
Russell County
University of Appalachia College of Pharmacy
Appalachian School of Law
Buchanan County
Belcher
Vceda Board
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
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APO
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Beckley Crossing
Beckley-Kroger
Go Wireless
Mercer Mall
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