PikeView Students of Month Named for Fall at PVHS
PikeView High School announces September October and November Students of the Month. Travis Collis of Princeton is September honoree, Kama Belcher of Athens October, and Stephanie Mullins of PVHS in November. Each will vie for Student of the Year in May and receive plaques. Concord College Foundation pledges $100 per student to the Pam Hawkins Foundation for scholarships.
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Ardner
Pike View High School
Concord College Foundation
Pam Hawkins
PikeView High School
Chuck Mathena
SVCC seeks applicants for fall health care programs
SW Virginia Community College invites Buchanan Dickenson Russell and Tazewell County residents to apply for Fall 1998 admission to health care programs including occupational therapy assistant radiologic technology registered nursing and respiratory care. Applications accepted until Jan 15 with ASSET testing on listed dates at SVCC or Grundy Harold Smith Center. For information contact SVCC Admissions at 964-2555 or 1-800-822-7822.
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Richlands
Southwest Virginia Community College
Buchanan
Dickenson
Russell
Tazewell County
SVCC
Harold Smith
Grundy
Tazewell Hall
SWCC
College
Office of Admissions
Mercer County appoints Bob Hoge as E-911 director
Mercer County Commission approved acting E-911 center director Bob Hoge for the full time post after the 911 Advisory Committee reviewed 28 applicants. Hoge joined the system in 1994 and has served as addressing coordinator and interim director since Aug 13. He is a ham radio operator and longtime EMS volunteer. The board also weighed a $5,122 funding request from Sheriff Buckner to create five promotions, with total cost about $6,403 including benefits, contingent on budget adjustments and $8,000 remaining in an old jail fund.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Mercer County Commission
Bob Hoge
Bill Draper
Hoge
Jack Davis
Davis
T.K. Mullens
911 System
911
East River Volunteer Fire Department
Mercer County Fire Service Board
Princeton Rescue Squad
Harold Buckner
Buckner
Commission
John Anderson
Giles protesters push for quick elimination of car tax
In Giles County Virginia protesters gathered at the county treasurer’s office to demand immediate repeal of the car tax. They carried signs such as ax the tax no car tax and tax relief for families. Governor elect Jim Gilmore campaigned on ax the car tax and residents pay seven dollars per one hundred of assessed vehicle value. A$350 saving for a $5 000 assessed value would result if the tax is eliminated.
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Giles County
Virginia
Danny Goad
Republican Party
Jim Gilmore
General Assembly
Giles
Read Aloud Bluefield sponsors Taste and Tales breakfast
Read Aloud of Bluefield will sponsor A Taste and Tales Country Breakfast on Wednesday from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Bluefield Arts and Crafts Center. The menu includes sausage gravy biscuits bacon sausage juice and coffee. The cost is 5 for all you can eat. Proceeds benefit Read Aloud of Mercer County. For information call Eva at 325-3943. Pinnacle Post to meet Veterans of Foreign Wars Pinnacle Post 3856 Bluefield and Auxiliary hold monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Greater Bluefield Community Center. BHS Choir Dessert and Carols The Bluefield High School Choir hosts Dessert and Carols on Wednesday Dec 17 at 7 p.m. at the Bluefield Arts and Craft Center. Admission is free. Contributions help support the choir program.
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Bluefield
Read Aloud
Pinnacle Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
BHS
Bluefield High School
Bluefield Arts and Craft Center
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First United Methodist Church
Collis
Belcher
Folk Life Center
Bluefield State College
Mullins
Model UN
Junior Civitan
Pearisburg, Va
Greater Bluefield Community Center
David Harris
Harris
David Harris, M.D
Westwood Medical Park
Biue
Raleigh St
Wal*mart Portrait Studio
Nec
Cuotumize
Ellen
Bluefield College Plaza
Bluefield, VA
Federal Street
FDIC
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