Virginia Democrats choose convention to nominate Senate candidate
Virginia Democrats on Saturday voted to nominate their 1996 U.S. Senate contender at a convention, not a statewide primary. Candidates include Mark Warner Leslie Byrne and Nancy Spannaus with a June 7-8 Hampton convention, to face either John Warner or James Miller III in November amid GOP primary talks.
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Richmond
Virginia
U.S. Senate
Mark Warner
U.S
Leslie Byrne
Lyndon LaRouche
Nancy Spannaus
Hampton
John Warner
James C. Miller III
Democratic Central Committee
Frank Leone
Arlington
Miller
Warner
Virginia businessman questions Allen education funding plan
Til Hazel a northern Virginia developer and leader of the Virginia Business Higher Education Council criticizes Gov George Allen’s 1996 98 budget saying it lacks solid support for higher education. He notes that the proposed $240 million two year increase may mainly fund bonds and savings from restructuring rather than student programs.
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Orfolk
George Allen
Til Hazel
Northern
Virginia
The
Virginian Pilot
Allen
Hazel
Virginia Business Higher Education Council
Mercer sheriff seeks drug dog to aid county
Mercer County Sheriff's Department planning a push to raise funds for a German shepherd to sniff out drugs and locate missing persons. Deputy Lawson said the program aims to cut drug flow before it reaches schools and to assist in elder and disoriented searches. Estimated total cost is 8,500 dollars, with 3,000 for the dog, 4,500 for training, and 1,000 for equipment, targeting a mid spring 1996 start if funds are raised.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Lawson
Sheriff's Department
Sheriffs Department
SHARE food program expands reach in Appalachia
Hundreds in the Bluefield region participate in World SHARE food distribution through Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corporation and Council of Southern Mountains. Shenanigans aside, the program offers $30 to $40 value boxes for $14.84 with two hours of monthly volunteer work.
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World Share
Mercer County Economic Opportunity Corporation
Council of Southern Mountains
McDowell County
West Virginia
Jean Skaggs
Share Virginia
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Skaggs
Mercer County
MCEOC
Bethel Gardner
Beckley
Oretta Kennedy Hubbard
Selena Hypes
Hubbard
Christiansburg
New River Community Action Inc
Nutrition Center
West Virginia Manor
California grad builds cabin on Brown's Ridge roots
Shawn Copen, 25, a Cal Poly graduate from Cleveland, returns to southern West Virginia to establish a 20 by 20 foot cabin on Brown's Ridge. He traces family ties to 1868, recovers pioneer cabins, and builds with help from friends for recreation, including a dirt floor, no electricity, and a donated wood stove.
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California
Mountain State
California State Polytechnic University
Brown’s Ridge
Shawn Copen
West Virginia
Cal Poly
Cleveland
Ohio
Copen
Virginia
Alfred Austin
Austin
Pulaski
Mays
S. George
Park
Park’s Hollow
Russ Thompson
Bill Lambert
Shawn Bradley
Mark Smith
Jeff Damewood
Mike Cyrus
Roger Lester
Larry Lester
Lesters
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Raymond McKinney
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Rayla Elston
Samantha Alexander
Bluefield State College
California College Grad
Alex Marion Mays
Francis Marion George
Pickett
George
Gettysburg
Pittsylvania County
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