Virginia Delegates Seek Two State Tourist Train Panel
Delegate John H. Tate Jr. and southwestern Virginia lawmakers draft a bill to form a Tazewell County commission that would partner with Mercer County to operate a two state tourist train connecting Pocahontas and Bramwell. They aim to create a Virginia West Virginia framework with potential NS involvement.
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Richmond
Virginia
Legislative Services
Tazewell County
Mercer County
John H. Tate Jr
General Assembly Legislative Services
Commission
Virginia Commission
Widener
Virginia General Assembly
Pocahontas
Bramwell
Roanoke
Pocahontas Division
Bill Carper
Phillip
Phillip P Puckett
D-Lebanon
West Virginia
Students head for the hills on snow days
Snow closed schools in Bluefield prompting kids to sled on slopes at Bluefield College. Rachel Bradshaw and Francis Tumbolton spoke of sledding and snowball fights while others like Jessica Spencer enjoyed TV and bed. Andrew Bradshaw, four, expressed happiness at a snow day.
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Bluefield College
Rachel Bradshaw
Rachel
Rachel Goforth
Bradshaw
Francis Tumbolton
Francis
Jessica Spencer
Andrew Bradshaw
Andrews
Schools teach basics of jobs under work program
Bluefield Mercer County schools blend reading writing math with job readiness under the School to Work Act. Coordinator Carol McClaugherty told Rotary that graduates must gain workplace experience, often through job shadowing or school based enterprises like Montcalm High's student run bank. Last year 1,791 county students participated in job shadowing and 23 completed 100 hour internships, with mentors helping at risk youths connect studies to careers.
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Bluefield
Carol T. McClaugherty
Mercer County
Rotary Club
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Es. Montcalm High School
Concord College tags rare Bewick's wren in West Virginia
A Bewick's wren not seen east of the Mississippi in years was tagged at Concord College after Jim Meyer netted it during a January bird count. Professor Ron Canterbury said such tagging aids race determination and potential Appalachian breeding, with rare status prompting study by West Virginia Partners in Flight and possible endangered species listing.
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Mississippi River
Concord College
Bibbee Nature Club
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Ron Canterbury
Canterbury
West Virginia
United States
Meyer
Appalachian
Midwest
Partners In Flight
Division of Natural Resources
Local Red Cross urges Bluefield area blood donations
Local Red Cross officials say area blood supplies are low but not yet at emergency level. They attribute the dip to recent holidays and flu cases, urging residents to donate and bring a friend. Blood mobiles operate monthly at the Bluefield Youth Center with donations accepted noon to 6 pm.
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American Red Cross
New York
Charlene Meade
Red Cross
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Meade
Stadium Drive
Jacquelyn Fredrick
American Red Cross Blood Services
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