Biggest post holiday trash day gobbles up Mercer Welch areas
Mercer and McDowell counties expect peak trash volume the day after Christmas as residents discard holiday waste. Copper Ridge Landfill manager Sandy Etter notes trees and many reuses curb activity. weekly pickup boosts cleanup. Electronics and Christmas trees accepted at no charge with free monthly drop boxes offered by both sites.
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McDowell
Etter
Copper Ridge
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McDowell County
Mercer County
Eli Testerman
Solid Waste Authority
Testerman
Anne Elgin
Aelgin
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Train derails in central Ohio with no injuries
A Norfolk Southern train derailed in Chillicothe, Ohio, with 11 cars jumping the tracks shortly before midnight. Speed wasn’t a factor, officials said, while a wheel may be tested. Crews worked to re-rail cars and fix the track, with no other train delays reported.
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Norfolk Southern Corp
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Norfolk Southern Division
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Chillicothe Gazette
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Immigrant students seek in state tuition rate in Virginia
Seven immigrant students in Virginia sue the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to obtain in state tuition. The group, including Ramiro Vazquez, argue they live in Virginia long term and intend to stay, yet are treated as out of state students under current rules. They rely on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status which can be renewed every two years, creating a legal gray area perceived by advocates as entitlement to in state rates.
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Monticello High School
Piedmont Virginia Community College
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National Immigration Law Center
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Broder
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