Virginia Tech plans Norris Hall peace center study
Virginia Tech will turn Norris Hall into the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention after the 2007 campus tragedy. The second floor will host an interactive learning space while the rest supports video conferencing research and lab space to draw students back. The project aims to preserve the building and avoid costly demolition, with occupancy planned for next fall.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Norris Hall
Center For
Mark McNamee
Peace Center
Seung-Hui Cho
Charles Steger
Jeri Childers
Peace Studies Center
Steger
Ishwar Puri
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics
New's Hall
McDowell Deputies Shop With A Cop Brightens Kids Night
At Kimball Wal-Mart law enforcement officers joined children for the inaugural McDowell County Sheriff’s Department Shop With A Cop event. Chief Field Deputy Mark Shelton joked about seeking advice on an electronic toy while guiding a young shopper toward a good purchase.
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Kimball
Kimball Wal-Mart
McDowell County Sheriff’s Department
Mark Shelton
Shelton
McDowell
Holiday shoppers scramble for rare gaming gifts
Bluefield area stores race to restock Nintendo Wii and GPS navigations as Christmas nears. Wal Mart Belk and Kmart report shipments today through Saturday, with managers noting high weekend demand and predicted spike in gift card sales. Console availability remains limited and uncertain.
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Bluefield
Jason Lee
Kimball Wal-Mart
Sluss
Bluefield Kmart
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Nurses reach tentative agreement with ARH in regional dispute
In Pikeville Kentucky the Kentucky and West Virginia nurses associations announce a tentative contract with Appalachian Regional Healthcare. Details remain under wraps until 700 ARH registered nurses vote on Friday and Saturday amid a months long walkout that saw over 600 nurses leave their posts and ARH hire replacement workers.
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Pikeville
Kentucky
West Virginia
Appalachian Regional Healthcare
Pat Tanner
ARH
ARH Oper
Ates
Tanner
Dan Fitzpatrick
Hatfield-McCoy Trail to receive maintenance grant funds
Gov. Manchin announced a 137,101 Recreational Trail Program grant for the Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority to maintain four trail systems in McDowell, Wyoming, Boone, Mingo and Logan counties. The funding will cover tread repair drainage and rerouting with plans to connect Indian Ridge and Pinnacle Creek segments and pursue Mercer County trailhead development.
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ELCH
Hatfield-McCoy
Joe Manchin
Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreational Authority
Manchin
McDowell
Wyoming
Boone
Mingo
Logan
Shannon Orso
HatfieldcCay Recreational Authority
Orso
Indian Ridge
Pinnacle Creek
McDowell County
Mercer County
Authority
Woman sentenced for buying guns for husband
Sharon Caldwell of Winifrede was sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison for buying nine firearms for her husband Brian Caldwell after Kanawha County courts ruled him mentally defective. She admitted starting purchases in May 1999 while acting as his court appointed guardian, including five handguns and four rifles through December 2003.
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Charleston
Sharon Caldwell
U.S
John Copenhaver
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Phyllis Sheets
Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Trail
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