Westminster Medical Mission heads to Uganda
Westminster Presbyterian Medical Mission leaves Bluefield for a 10 day mission to Uganda with two eight person medical teams and a six person construction team. Dr William B Harden has led Uganda trips since 1993 with bi annual missions since 1998. The 10th mission travels with participants from multiple states and colleges including Grove City Berry College and Bluefield College.
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Luefield
Westminster Presbyterian Medical Mission
Bluefield
Africa
William B. Harden
Uganda
Westminster
Harden
Mike Barakat
Buffalo, N.Y
Grove City College
Grove City
West Virginia
Barakat
No plans for Tazewell school consolidations
Tazewell County School Board reassures residents no immediate moves to close seven county schools are planned despite a state draft for facility improvements. Officials cite insufficient funding and emphasize reviewing options, with one idea to move sixth graders to Pocahontas High School to create a school within a school.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Virginia Department of Education
Pocahontas High
Springville
Cedar Bluff
Dudley
Raven
Graham
Donald Hodock
Tom Witten
Witten
Hodock
Abbs Valley
Pocahontas
Pocahontas High School
Eight candidates file for May primary and local offices
Eight candidates filed for the May primary and local seats in Mercer County. Names include Joe Coburn Athens District III County Commission Del Eustace Frederick Bluefield District 24 Del Richard Flanigan Princeton District 25 Dr Marshall Long Brenda Buckner Davis Princeton Circuit Court Clerk Gilbert E Gene Bailey Spanishburg Board of Education District III Phil Hancock Bluefield Richard Dillon Bluefield Democratic Executive Committee District I. Filing runs to Feb 26 with fees ranging from 25 to 625 dollars.
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Executive Committee
Board of Education
Mercer County
Joe Coburn
Athens
County Commission
Del
Eustace Frederick
Bluefield
House of Delegates
Richard Flanigan
Princeton
Marshall Long
Brenda Buckner Davis
Gilbert E
Trial date set in McDowell murder case
Mose Mullins Jr. and James Waldron face first degree murder charges for the May 13 2001 shooting death of Chantell Webb in Raysal near Bradshaw. Webb died on arrival at Welch Community Hospital after multiple shots were fired on a gravel road near Route 83. Other injured victims included Jeffrey Mullens and Donald Ball.
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McDowell
Welch
Bradshaw
McDowell County
Mose Douglas Mullins Jr
Chantell Webb
Raysal
Mullins
James “Rusty
Blaine Waldron
Jolo
Circuit Court
Booker T. Stephens
Timothy Lupardus
Sid Bell
Webb
Welch Community Hospital
Jeffrey Mullens
Donald Ball
Whitewood
State
Route 83
Bradshaw Mountain
J.R. Pauley
West Virginia State Police
Tazewell library joins statewide Infopowering program
The Tazewell County Public Library will launch Infopowering the Commonwealth with Library of Virginia support to provide premium databases and Internet access across the region. Librarian Riley Altizer says access extends searches beyond the library and works with a valid library card.
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Tazewell Library
Bluefield
Library of Virginia
Tazewell County
Tazewell County Public Library
Tazewell
Infopowering
Commonwealth
Altizer
General Reference Center
Welfare Reform Struggles in Mercer County Seen in Affected Families
Community leaders describe mixed results from welfare reform in Mercer County. Some former recipients gain independence and self worth, while others struggle with new job requirements and low wages. Local agencies like Bluefield Union Mission and Salvation Army report rising needs for rent, utilities, and food assistance amid changing welfare policies.
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Craig Hammond
Bluefield
Hammond
Salvation Army
Robert Mullions
Mullins
Mount View Middle eyed as new school within Manchin plan
Senator Manchin outlined renovations for Mount View to house middle school students including exterior masonry, cafeteria, fire alarm, lighting, and restroom updates. A future grant would fund high school expansion for the middle school, with talks of consolidating Jaeger and Big Creek high schools as part of a 172 million flood protection project by the Army Corps of Engineers and a possible new Jaeger area high school.
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Mount View Middle
Manchin
Mount View
Jaeger
Big Creek
U.S Army Corps of Engineers
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Westminster Medical Mission
Michelle
Mickey” Pellillo
Bluefield College
Kim Lain
Marietta
Berry College
Rome
Beckey Harden
Betty Smith
Linda Ramella
Calvin Shoemaker
Rondel Shrewsbury
Terri Chitwood
Eddie Smith
Nancy Robinson
Debbie Checchio
Elizabeth
Eric DiNovo
Liz Myers
William Hardin
Troy Sarver
The
Daily Telegraph
A-1
Circuit
State Senate
Family Court
Queen of Hearts
PT Cruiser
VT Ag An Hee Ra
Saeger and
Big Creek High School
Pegasus Directv Digital One
Pegasus
Open Sky Enterprises
Pegasus Satellite Television
St. Luke's Hospital
Rick Puckett
Janet Shrewsbury
Rosalie Owrey
LDSW
Neil Jackson
LPC
John Yow, L.D
Mike Kirk
Jeff King, PT
St. Luke’s
Opie
Www
Pchoniine.org
Uty Hospital
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