Tazewell County School Board Prepares Budget
The Tazewell County School Board kicks off the 2001 2002 operating budget process with a reorganization of the board and the challenge of tight local finances. Chairman Jan White notes a potential funding shortfall and enrollment decline as pivotal factors shaping instructional needs and budget priorities.
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Kilgore Announces Run for Virginia Attorney General
Kilgore a Scott County native and Sands Anderson Marks & Miller attorney announced he is seeking the Republican nomination for attorney general. The former Secretary of Public Safety narrowly lost the 1997 party nod to Mark Earley and spoke Friday in Richmond about his intentions. Kilgore previously served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
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Mercer County requires food safety classes for restaurant workers
Mercer County Board of Health now mandates food handling courses for anyone who prepares or handles food in area eateries. Classes are held Wednesdays at 1 p.m. at the Mercer County Health Center in Green Valley with a monthly 4 p.m. session on the first Wednesday. Fees run ten dollars with a two year certification lasting until expiration, transferable between jobs, and five dollars for local certification if prior proof exists.
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Green Valley
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Melody Rickman
Health Department
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Boggess Named President Of Princeton Architecture Firm
Todd E. Boggess elected president of E. T. Boggess, Architect, Inc. in Princeton. He will oversee design, project management, CAD, visualization, interiors, site planning, and firm operations. A Clemson graduate, he has led key local projects including the Mercer Street Rehabilitation and the Streetscape plan funded by a $500,000 state grant.
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Concord College Upward Bound aids math and science students
Darrell Taylor told Bluefield Kiwanis that Upward Bound raises college attendance among lower income students from five percent to about 70 percent. The program, serving 42 of 50 slots, operates in 13 area high schools with 3 full time staff and 40 part timers, funded by a $216,000 annual grant. It offers tutoring twice weekly and allows graduates to take six college credits at Concord, transferable to other colleges.
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