Concord officials warn on higher ed bill and college closures
Concord leaders including Loretta Young and Dr. Jerry Beasley voiced concerns about a House of Delegates higher education bill that would close two colleges and fund workers compensation debt. The Coffee Chat with Del. Marshall Long touched on who two colleges might be targeted, the cost of education lawsuits, and the broader impact on jobs and state services.
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West Virginia
Young
Kirk Story
Princeton Community Hospital
Long
Higher Education Policy Committee
Beasley
Dan Dunmyer
PCH
Concord College Advisory Board
Dunmyer
Family resource workers join fight against Wise proposal
A Mercer County delegation joined hundreds across West Virginia to oppose Gov. Wise's plan to consolidate family resource agencies under the Department of Health & Human Resources. Speakers argued the move would endanger current services, jeopardize grants, and leave families without needed support. Delegates urged legislators to examine potential problems and funding losses.
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Charleston
Mercer County
West Virginia
Bob Wise
Department of Health & Human Resources
Wise
Mountain
Del
Don Caruth
Mercer
Caruth
DHHR
Family Resource Organization
Obituaries: Dotty Riffe and Paul Taylor Sr. die in 2003
Dotty Joan Riffe 67 of Ryan Village Princeton formerly of Hanover Ikes Fork area died Jan 28 2003 in Princeton. She worked for Wyoming County Sheriff's Office Grace Hospital Welch and taught in Wyoming County. Also Paul Garvin Taylor Sr. 94 of Nashville formerly of Bluefield died Jan 27 2003 in Nashville. He was a retired N and W Railroad machinist and a current member of Two River Baptist Church. Burial in Cline Cemetery Hanover and Mercer Funeral Home Chapel Bluefield. Memorials to Gideon Memorial Bible Program.
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Dotty Joan Riffe
Princeton
Dotty
Joan Riffe
Ryan Village
Hanover
Ikes Fork
Steeles
J. Ballard
Kansas England Riffe
Baileysville High School
Concord College
Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office
Pineville
Grace Hospital
Welch
Dr. Gates
Atlantic Bell
Washington, D.C
Wyoming County
Rumsby Riffe
Opal Riffe Morgan
Margaret Katherine Riffe
Johnny Cake
Jaeger
Paul Garvin Taylor
Nashville
Tenn
Paul Garvin Taylor Sr
Townes Drive
Elms Street
Bluefield
Lower Elk, Ky
Harvey Thomas
Charlotte Ethel Garvin Taylor
Grace United Methodist Church
Two River
N & W Railroad
Leona E. Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Janet
Phyllis Taylor
Paul Taylor Jr
Sharon
Alexandria
Mabel Griffin
Lakeland
Fla
Virginia Dixon
Abingdon
Hazel Lambert
Don Taylor
New Smyrna
Gary Paul Taylor
Karen Beth Valverde
Samuel Zachary Taylor
Gabriel Paul Valverde
Mercer Funeral Home
Allan Hammond
Monte Vista Park Cemetery
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Virginia
Loretta Young
Barbara Hawkins
The
Daily Telegraph
A-3
Fanning Funeral Home
Saeger
Ronnie Lester
Cline
Gideon Memorial Bible Program
Mercerfuneral.com
Gentleman’s Club
Long John Silver
Cumberland Rd
Heidi A. Berdin, M.D
F C.C.P
Berdin
Mayo Clinic
Howard University Hospital
Springhaven Drive
Www
Phonline.org
Nep Bank
NEW Peoples Bankshares, Inc
Holdin
G Company
Ples Bank, Inc
Addres
Honare
Sereada Schiano
Eoplesbank.com
Tennessee
Frontierpages
Berry Company
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