Students shape Tazewell County strategic plan input
Local high school students from Tazewell Richlands Graham and Pocahontas will help shape a new county strategic plan. County Administrator Jim Spencer aims to gather junior and senior ideas later this month with support from Superintendent Dr Brenda Lawson. The plan focuses on economic development, existing business growth and future goals across four counties, and aligns with Market Street Services grant funded efforts.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Richlands
Graham
Pocahontas
Jim Spencer
Spencer
Brenda Lawson
Board of Supervisors
Owens Named Bluefield Daily Telegraph City County Editor
Charles Owens promoted from Assistant City Editor to city county editor at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. He will coordinate the news and business reporting team while continuing reporting across McDowell and Tazewell counties. Owens has a decade with the paper and coverage of July 2001 and May 2002 floods.
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Owens
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Luefield
Daily Telegraph
Charles Owens
Tom Colley
Charles
Colley
McDowell
Tazewell
West Virginia
Virginia
West Virginia Press Association
McDowell County
Mount View High School
Concord College
Bluefield
Marie Owens
B.K
Bknecessary
Bdtonline
Smallpox vaccination plan outlined for Cumberland District
Dreyzehner of the Cumberland Plateau Health District described a voluntary vaccination program for health care workers first, with potential broader rollout after federal guidance and vaccine availability. The plan envisions using about 900 volunteers at 11 school sites to vaccinate the district’s 120 000 residents in five days if needed. Potential complications include blindness permanent mental impairment and rare death, with historical death rate about one to two per million.
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Dreyzehner
Cumberland Plateau
Commonwealth
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Get Fit and Build a Routine at Local Wellness Center
Readers share why joining the Bluefield area Health and Fitness Center helps with health and energy. Veterans like Tom Chaffins and Delores Bourne describe weekly three-session habits, routine building, and long term benefits. Young members note gradual gains, motivation, and life changes.
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White
Tom Chaffins
Bluefield
Bluefield Wellness Center
Delores Bourne
Snowy roads trigger multiple accidents in Mercer County area
Three people were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash on Airport Road as slick conditions from several inches of snow spread across Bluefield and Mercer County. A yellow Nissan driven by a female juvenile collided with a red Toyota driven by Carl Terry. both drivers suffered head injuries. A passenger with the juvenile was unharmed. none wore seat belts. Rescue crews from Bluefield and Princeton responded while 911 centers stayed busy with numerous fender benders and ongoing snowfall. Officials warned more snow was expected and roads remained hazardous into the night.
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Bluefield
Airport Road
Carl Terry
S. Cary
Mercer County
Tazewell County
Monroe County
Unwanted guest and other blotter items reported
Police blotter notes a disputed key incident at an Eldredge Street apartment, a vandalism at St Luke's Hospital, a reported theft on Roanoke Street, a suspected drunk driver unseen near East River Mountain Overlook, and arrests for a bad check and robbery. Also listed are a breaking and entering at a storage building on Athens Road, public intoxication at Napa Auto Parts, and a burglary on Ridgemont Road with valuable furnishings taken.
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Eldredge Street
G.W. Lightfoot
St. Luke’s Hospital
B.W. Copenhaver
Athens Road
Raymond O. Bailey
Athens
Napa Auto Parts
Mercer Street
Bailey
L.B. Murphy
Regional Youth Council to meet in Beckley center briefing
Beckley region Youth Council of the Region 1 Workforce Investment Board will hold its quarterly meeting on Thursday January 16 at 2 30 pm in the WORK4WV Career Center Beckley Community College or Bluefield College for fall 2003. Scholarships are offered in nursing radiology laboratory and respiratory care. Students must submit a financial assistance request form by February 1 to the Tazewell County Community Human Resources Department call 988 8720 for details.
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Beckley
Region 1 Workforce Investment Board Youth Council
Work4wv Career Center
Grey Flats Road
Community College
Bluefield College
Tazewell County Community Human Resources Department
Tazewell Hospital To Offer 10 Allied Health Scholarships
TAZEWELL Va Tazewell Community Hospital will offer 10 Allied Health Scholarships to attend Southwest Virginia colleges and universities providing financial aid to students pursuing healthcare careers.
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TCH
Tazewell
Tazewell Community Hospital
Allied Health
Southwest Virginia
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East River
Mercer County Heriff’s Dept
Laura Lee Bowles
Terrell Moore
G.W. Woods
J.E. Coulter
Ridgemont Road
C.T. Lowe
Youth Council States Quarterly Meeting
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Directv Digital One
Open Sky Enterprises
William M. Lewis
Old Bluefield Road
Nationwide’ Insurance & Financial Services
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