Ghost Riders Aid Local Families With Holiday Gifts
The Ghost Riders motorcycle club, active for over 14 years with about 45 members, selected five or six local families to receive help during the holiday season. Loretta Woody says the effort helps kids who fall through the cracks while members thank area stores for support and community backing.
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American aid adviser found murdered in Georgetown Guyana
The body of Hubert Daniel Thompson 55 of Staunton Virginia an USAID adviser on an HIV AIDS project was found in his Le Meridien Pegasus Hotel room in Georgetown Guyana Police Chief Winston Felix said homicide is suspected He had arrived two weeks earlier to assist drug storage for AIDS patients and other illnesses Christine Meyer a U S Embassy spokeswoman confirmed his death and said he worked for John Snow Inc.
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County eyes adding Emma Yates library to system
The county Board of Supervisors motioned to include the small Emma Yates library in the official county library system. Vice chairman Bill Rasnick urged adoption, while Gravely noted Pocahontas’ developments, including a 1204 bed state correctional facility on Big Vein Mountain, underscore the need for a local library.
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Emma Yates
Bill Rasnick
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Pocahontas
Big Vein Mountain
County Library
Tazewell
Emma Yates library eyes county system join
Bill Rasnick and Gravely discuss bringing the Emma Yates library into Tazewell County system as donations and Comcast support bolster the effort. The Pocahontas facility, opened May 31 1987 after local book donations, now holds over 10 000 volumes and is aided by volunteers.
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Pocahontas
Blacksburg
Emma Yates
Gravely
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
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