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Mercer County School Bid Delays and Local Updates
The Mercer County Board of Education will delay action on bids for three new schools Glenwood Matoaka and Montcalm while negotiations continue with three contractors for Matoaka and Montcalm. A special meeting will be held within 10 days to award all three contracts at once if possible. Gov Rockefeller awards 1500 for radar speed device. speeding citations expected to rise. County officials plan a multi county mortgage bond readiness with federal guidelines later this summer. Princeton High principal Keatley recovering after kidney stone surgery. Judge Jarrett responds to treatment. Brewster matriarch ill in Roanoke. Bill Myers recuperating at home after heart attack. Jerry Buckner undergoes surgery after road accident injuries.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Glenwood
Matoaka
Montcalm
John Hughes
Hughes
Princeton High School
George W. Keatley
Roanoke, Va
Circuit Court
Howard M. Jarrett
Board of Education
Harold Brewster
Roanoke
William W
Bill” Myers
Princeton
Princeton Community Hospital
Jerry Buckner
Wilma Grubb
Duke University Hospital