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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2003
Page
5
The West Virginia Department of Education received a 43.8 million federal grant to boost reading among children over six years. The program starts with 6.1 million this year as officials praise the effort to ensure every child learns to read well and builds a solid foundation.
PikeView High School students in AP U S history beat the odds with eight of ten passing the May exam. Teacher Paul Hodges notes national pass rate around 55 percent. Students scored three scores of three and five scores of four, with reflections on study skills and college plans.
Four Virgilina residents including Mayor John Young were arrested for disorderly conduct after blocking maintenance workers removing equipment from Virgilina Elementary School. Hearing set for July 30 as Halifax County School Board Funded closure due to declining enrollment.
Obituaries continue listing Steve Richard Smith 69 of Bluefield born 1933 and survived by wife Katherine and two sons with services at Cravens-Shires Funeral Home, plus Dr. Thomas E. Weier a Minnesota psychiatrist born 1939 in Bluefield and honored posthumously with Mass at Basilica of St. Mary. Also William Richard White 78 of Bluefield Virginia died July 21 2003 with Navy veteran background and family survivors.
Virginia Department of Transportation plans a 1.48 mile reconstruction of Route 680 in Buchanan County adding an 1,800 foot truck lane. A public hearing will be held August 12 at Twin Valley High School from 4 to 6 pm with no formal presentation. attendees can review maps and discuss plans with VDOT staff.
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