Draper seeks zoning permission for home woodshop in Princeton
Bill Draper, Princeton City Council member, plans a non public woodshop at 907 Straley Ave. He says no traffic or noise issues will arise and seeks a special use permit since C1 zoning does not list woodworking. The zoning board approved the permit after Draper recused from his own case. neighbors plan to appeal.
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Day care funding cuts may hit Bluefield families hardest
State sent revised figures to recipients as a DHHR move reduces support. Salvation Army day care in Princeton would see minor impact, while Bluefield could lose about 70 percent of children under state funding. Officials warn even small $2 monthly increases strain low income parents, many of whom work in fast food. Mountain Heart handles Salvation Army applications via Greg Jordan.
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Benedum Grant Aids Local College Education Drive
A $110000 Benedum Foundation grant will support WVACHE efforts to boost college participation among Southern West Virginia students. The Access Project funds career planning financial aid info and campus visits in eight schools, with success stories like Wirt County rising college-going rates from 39 to 70 percent in two years.
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Interim dean named after ASL murder tragedy
Paul Lund is named ASL Interim Dean as law classes resume after the January 16 murder of Dean L Anthony Sutin. Former law student Peter Odighizuwa faces capital murder and attempted murder charges in the deaths of Sutin, associate professor Thomas Blackwell, and student Angela Denise Dales.
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Lawmakers mull home rule and hotel tax for cities
Funding talks consider giving municipalities more flexibility under state code while exploring local hotel motel tax hikes to fund projects like a new ballpark for the Alley Cats. Senate President Tomblin and House Speaker Kiss stress need for local revenue tools and limited state approval.
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Bob Kiss
Raleigh
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King tribute echoes across Bluefield campus celebration
SWCC President Dr. Charles R. King led a Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday observance featuring a Bluefield State College march, NAACP talk, and scholarships. Speakers urged unity amid violence and disaster, recalling King’s dream and current societal challenges.
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Rod Moore
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Tazewell
Alicia J. Turner
Bluefield
Cynthia A. Tucker-Anganan
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Bluefield State College
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Robert Moore
James Palmer
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Correction on Dillon's party in Sunday Telegraph filing
The January 20 Daily Telegraph election item misstated Richard Dillon's party. Dillon, running for District I Executive Committee, is a Democrat.
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