Hatfield McCoy Trail opens more miles in WV spring
The Hatfield and McCoy Recreation Trail expands with a 130 mile section in McDowell and Wyoming counties slated to open this spring. The first 300 miles opened last October in Mingo and Logan counties, selling over 1 200 permits across 25 states. Mike Whitt, new executive director, says next spring will see a 60 mile Miller's Creek segment in Mingo County and future Mercer County plans.
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McDowell
Wyoming Counties
WELCH
Wyoming
Mingo
Logan
Mike Whitt
Hatfield and McCoy Recreation Authority
Mercer County
Miller’s Creek
Mingo County
Whitt
West Virginia Gets Over 541 Million for Education Health Efforts
Congress approves a 450 billion package funding West Virginia projects across education and health research. Marshall University gets 25 million for a bioscience building, WVU 20 million for neuroscience institute design, and Clarksburg FBI fingerprint center receives 322 million. Other grants include 60 million for NIOSH Morgantown and 2 million for Charleston’s Clay Center. President Clinton to sign.
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W.va
West Virginia
Senate
House
United States
Clinton
Marshall University
West Virginia University
Blanchette Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Congress
FBI
Clarksburg
Marshall
WVU
National Institute For Occupational Safety and Health
Morgantown
Newsline
Clay Center For Arts and Sciences
Huntington-Ironton
Wythe seeks 20 million for county school upgrade plan
Wythe County proposes a 20 million dollar school improvement plan to be financed by a new bond issue over about two years. The plan restructures schools across the county with a new middle school facility, a shared future Fort Chiswell High addition, and new elementary schools in Rural Retreat. Fort Chiswell would house grades 8 to 12 with other campuses serving K to 12 as part of the overall restructuring effort led by Superintendent Dr. Albert S. Armentrout.
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Wytheville
Wythe County
County Board of Supervisors
Albert S. Armentrout
Armentrout
Fort Chiswell
Spiller
Scott Memorial
George Wythe
Board of Supervisors
WIC program aids Green Valley families with nutrition and guidance
Providing education and counseling WIC supplements through early stages of parenting, the Bluefield program supports pregnant women, infants, and children at risk of malnutrition by linking health care and food assistance. Established in 1972 under USDA, it now operates separately from the Mercer County Health Center with referrals to a community agent.
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Bluefield
WIC
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Mercer County Health Center
Green Valley
Guidelines issued as state drug lab readies to reopen
State Police Forensics Laboratory in Charleston parts backlog after September shutdown linked to an FBI probe. New guidelines aim to trim drug test load while DEA helps retest cases. Five employees suspended with pay. three troopers reassigned but now back. One former civilian pleaded guilty for fake marijuana test reports. another chemist case involved falsified evidence with overturned convictions.
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Charleston
W.va
FBI
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Gary Edgell
DEA
Edgell
Set
Michael Corsaro
Ijuana
Mills Dillard
Fred Zaine
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