Mercer County Ninth and Eleventh Graders Take State Writing Test
Mercer County school system reports all eligible ninth and eleventh graders participated in the statewide writing assessment. The 60 minute test sought to measure writing development and compare with peers in West Virginia. Assessments used a three step process with two scorers per paper and results to inform teaching and remediation.
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Mercer County
West Virginia
West Virginia Board of Education
State Department of Education
Shelby Neal
Montcalm
Susie Morgan
Princeton Junior High
Brenda McLaughlin
Princeton High
Lois Payne
Bluefield High
Princeton offices to close for New Year holiday
All business offices in the Princeton Municipal Building will be closed Wednesday January 1. Garbage normally collected Wednesday will be picked up on Thursday. Courthouse closed January 1 All offices in the Mercer County Courthouse will be closed New Year's Day Wednesday January 1.
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Princeton
Princeton Municipal
Mercer County
Talley Bank & Trust
MPACT
Richmond House candidates turn to television ads
In Richmond Va the 71st District races see Lambert’s TV approach influence candidates Jean Cunningham Willie J Dell and Edwin O McNutt planning TV ads as they contest the Jan 7 special election. Independent Richard B Chess emphasizes door to door efforts while McNutt combines ads with newspapers and a phone bank.
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Richmond
Del
Benjamin Lambert
Senate
House
Jean W. Cunningham
Willie J. Dell
Edwin O. McNutt
Lambert
L. Douglas Wilder
Cunningham
Wilder
Robert Watson
Delegate considers 7th District bid after statewide victory
Democratic Del. Alson Smith says the party sweep this year prompts a look at running for Congress in Virginia’s 7th District. He notes the district is Republican but not as firmly as expected, and will decide after the 1986 General Assembly ends in March. Incumbent D. French Slaughter plans re-election.
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Winchester
Alson Smith
House of Representatives
Smith
Winchester Evening Star
D. French Slaughter
J. Kenneth Robinson
Nance
John McCuskey
A. James Manchin
McCuskey
Nero
Civil Service Commission
Charles Kincaid
Court of Claims
Mercer County
ROTC
Raymond McKinney
Desmond Tutu
Egad
Fred E. Wright
Wright
Store to Close in Walnut Plaza After 20 Years
Miller & Rhoads will shutter its Walnut Plaza store in Petersburg on January 11. The closing affects over 20 full-time workers who were offered positions at other Miller & Rhoads locations as the 25,000 square foot lease expires next month.
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Petersburg
Miller & Rhoads
Walnut Plaza
Department Store
Robert J. Reiland
May I have the envelope, please
Charleston brief awards satire lists several officials and figures receiving mock prizes for insurance disputes and governance. Notable honorees include Mrs. Cletus Hanley for a disputed $241,521 check, Blue Cross-Blue Shield lawyers for a $6 million claim settlement, U.S. Attorney William Kolibash for seizing Clarksburg taxi service, and Insurance Commissioner Fred E Wright for rate hike stance.
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Cletus Hanley
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Southern West Virginia Inc
Public Employees Insurance Board
Tom Dooley
Hanley
John DeLorean
U.S
William Kolibash
Clarksburg
E.F. Hutton
Swift
Nicholas County
Darrell Johnson
Ea ‘“Charmin
A. James Manchin
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Academic Boosters of
Mercer County Public Schools System
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Rosanna Reaser
Richmond House
State Party
Dell
Richard B. Chess
Chess
McNutt
E. Hatcher Crenshaw
Andrew J. Winston
Sion
James W. Cheagle
General Assembly
Fairfax County
del. Vivian Watts
Gerlad L. Baliles
Ms. Watts
Eying
Congress
DR. Vasudevan MD
Bluefield
Bland ST. Bluefield
Southside Pharmacy
12Th ST
PRNCT
Community Hospital
National Bank
Fdic Insurance
FDIC
IRA
Bank of Bluefield
By A.V. Gallagher
Associated Press
Charleston
Statehouse
Steve Land
Bond
Princeton Ave
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