Walk the Walk Foundation distributes aid to Mercer County families
Evelyn Linkous receives the inaugural Melba Taylor Award for service to the Walk the Walk Foundation. Kim and David Mitchell founded the charity to teach giving back. Volunteers at Maple View Church of Christ packed food clothing and gifts for 71 Mercer County families and 22 Maryland families. The effort totals 93 families this year and 251 children aided this Christmas with 1,403 children aided since inception. The church provides $2,500 for food purchases.
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Evelyn Linkous
Melba & Jay Taylor
Kim Mitchell
David Mitchell
Bluefield
Maple View Church of Christ
Walk the Walk Foundation
Mercer County
Tony Reed
David
Kimberly Mitchell
Ebbie
Lashmeet- Matoaka
West Virginia
Department of Health and Human Services
Maryland
Santa rides through Bramwell for holiday carriage tour
Santa and helpers Kaitlin Belcher Kaitlyn Workman and Margie Shaw join Ralph Jones for a historic home buggy ride in Bramwell. Visitors tour mansions then warm up at the Corner Shop with drinks and live music after the ride. Staff photo by Jon Bolt.
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Santa
Bramwell
Kaitlin Belcher
Kaitlyn Workman
Margie Shaw
Ralph Jones
Jon Bolt
ABB Bland site named VPP Star Site by OSHA
ABB in Bland County Virginia earned the Voluntary Protection Programs Star designation from OSHA after a three year effort. John Caldwell notes all 300 employees helped make safety a way of life and emphasizes collaboration between management and workers. ABB builds electrical transformers mostly in plant with on site components. VPP status means reduced inspections and reevaluation every three to five years.
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Osha
Bland
ABB
Bland County
Federal
Office of Safety & Health Administration
VPP
Bureau of Labor Statistics
John Caldwell
Direc
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Caldwell
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
China shapes climate pledge with growth plans and bans
China, now the world’s top greenhouse gas emitter, argues growth costs a climate price. It pledged 40 50 percent emissions rise relief from 2005 2020 and 15 percent energy from renewables, raises forest cover, joins Stockholm Convention, and bans plastic bags nationwide aiming to curb pollution while pursuing development.
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China
U.S
China Daily News Service
World Bank
European Union
Excelsior Grads Recall Triumphs From Segregated Era Lions
AA John L Collins IV and others from Excelsior High School are honored for achievements in academics athletics and public service. The 1923 1965 institution produced athletes like Collins West Virginia University stars Major General Kenneth D Gray Brigadier General Robert L Stephens Jr and notable professionals in medicine education and law.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Excelsior High School
McDowell County
Collins
Excelsior
Excelsior Lions
Lions
Madison Square Garden
Blackstone
Oscar Lee Patrick
Robert Clark Gresham Sr
West Virginia University
Joseph Baron Sr
Hugh Evans
San Francisco Giants
Reginald A. Bess
James MacArthur Jr
Joseph William Trotter Jr
Robert James Padgett
William Henry Murphy
Kenneth D. Gray
US Army
Robert L. Stephens Jr
Stephens
Booker T. Stephens
James Rowell Haulsey
U.S. Treasury
Clinton
John Henry Mackey
George L. Simpson Jr
James Edward Pettigrew Jr
Robert Ivett Brown
Sheilah Higginbotham Brown
Carolyn Ann Morton Darden
John W. Vernon Jr
Ervin V. Griffin Sr
Linda Pettigrew Trigg
Herman H. Jones
Harry Edward Monroe Jr
James Clyde Baylor
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Jim” Sizemore
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