Dislocated Worker Grant Targeted to West Virginia Opioid Crisis
The U S Department of Labor grants Workforce West Virginia up to 10 million with 3.3 million released to fund disaster relief jobs and employment services for West Virginia residents affected by opioid addiction and overdoses. Participants will gain opioid crisis relief work such as homeless humanitarian aid and peer recovery coaching plus training in addiction related health care fields. Robin Morgan of Region 1 Workforce Development Board calls the impact huge amid the ongoing opioid crisis.
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Charleston
U.S. Department of Labor
West Virginia
Robin Morgan
Region 1 Workforce Development Board
Cole Chevy Mountain Festival Opens With Carnival Fun
BLUEFIELD new attractions joined the entertainment mix Friday as the Cole Chevy Mountain Festival kicked off a weekend of activities. A game show for children, performing dogs, chainsaw carving, and new carnival rides drew crowds near the James H. Drew Carnival along Stadium Drive. People heard chainsaws as riders shouted on the rides and both kids and adults tested bumper cars.
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Bluefield
James H. Drew
Stadium Drive
Erie Dmore
Lotito Park
Graduates Walk In Virginia And West Virginia
Hundreds of area seniors earned diplomas Friday in Tazewell County Virginia and Monroe County West Virginia as Graham High School in Bluefield and Tazewell High School staged commencements. Graham’s valedictorian was Maryam Mahvish Muzaffer with two salutatorians Preston Todd Nipper and Milan Caroline Brewster. Across the county, Tazewell High School granted 107 degrees.
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Bluefield
Tazewell County
West Virginia
Monroe County
Graham High School
Maryam Mahvish Muzaffer
Preston Todd Nipper
Milan Caroline Brewster
Tazewell High School
Carmichael defends Student Success Act in WV Senate
West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael cites national test rankings to argue the need for his Student Success Act a 144 page education reform bill. He invites all senators to a one day special session in Charleston to address what he calls failing education metrics.
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Charleston
Senate
Mitch Carmichael
R-Jackson
West Virginia
Carmichael
U.S
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