Thousands march in Columbia to demand removing Confederate flag
In Columbia hundreds chant to unify the state as they press for removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol and for a permanent Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Martin Luther King III opened with a prayer breakfast at USC. Police estimate about 10,000 participants.
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Olumbia
S.C
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Martin Luther King III
University of South Carolina
Martin Luther King
South Carolina
Statehouse
Jim Hodges
Nina Brook
Brook
Columbia
William Hare
South Carolina Statehouse
Blaze destroys Brick Yard Road home
A family of eight lost their Brick Yard Road residence in a Monday afternoon fire. Firefighters saved four kittens from the trailer and the family, with no insurance, faced total losses of clothing and belongings. Neighbors and SVCC community leaders organized aid while Eddie Davis called for support, listing his number for donations.
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Princeton
Brick Yard
Eddie Davis
Max Corell
Davis
Corell
ERVFD
Nelson Short
Short
Hill Top
Green Valley-Glenwood
Sandlick
Virginia lawmaker hearings weigh state budget plan
The article reports on lawmakers' hearings over a 2.5 billion transportation program funded partly by tobacco settlement money. Critics contend funds would be better used for community care, higher education, anti-poverty work, and public television modernization. Del. Jo Ann Davis, Mayor Jeanne Zeidler, and others oppose the plan while advocates press for additional mental health, education, and treatment funding.
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David E. Anderson
Del
Jo Ann Davis
R-York
Williamsburg
Jeanne Zeidler
Robin Wintzer
Chester
Ms. Wintzer
Gilmore
Lornel Tompkins
Richmond
Donna Reynolds
American Lung Association
Northern Virginia
John “Til” Hazel
Hovey Dabney
Charlottesville
Ted Edlich
Total Action Against Poverty
House Appropriations
Senate
General Assembly
Tax time e filing in West Virginia rises with IRS program
The IRS web site says West Virginia is among 35 states qualified for electronic filing. State and federal returns can be filed together. Turbo Tax on the IRS list charges 9.95 per form, but offers free e filing for 1040 EZ filers and those earning under 20000 dollars.
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IRS
West Virginia
Tourist center bid stalls on ISTEA funds for region
County officials push a plan to create a river walk, golf course, a state tourist information center, and relocate two 1850s stores to a museum area. The project hinges on ISTEA grant funding with a January deadline and strategic negotiations with Buchanan Russell and Dickenson counties.
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Maxwell
Higginbotham Museum
Hunnicutt
Jimmy Jones
Tazewell County
Richmond
Virginia
North Carolina
Two Martinsburg mothers face neglect charges
State Police found six children ages 1 to 7 in a Martinsburg apartment with trash and dog feces. Pamela Foxworth 27 held on $10,000 bond. sister Myisha Foxworth 24 sought by authorities. Police also charged William Green 26 with crack cocaine possession and obstructing an officer. Jonathan Turk 23 faces drug charges. Children mild to moderate fever, hospitalized. 11-year-old babysat while mothers at bar. Dogs removed. apartment to foster care.
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Martinsburg
Pamela Foxworth
Eastern
George Bradshaw
Myisha Foxworth
William Green
Jonathan Turk
New York
Green
Bradshaw
City Hospital
Conditio
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Michael Henry II
Michael Henry
Bob Chambers
Rod Moore
Tammy Bland
Vanessa Hickman
Doug Scales
Burrell Singers
Lebanon
Bristol, Va
Virginia Ave
Bluéfield
Quality Attes
Athens Road
Princeton, WV
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Doorbuster
Budget Buster
Sealy
Serta
Mattress Warehouse
Beckley
K-Mart
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Mattress Ware
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