Local doctors discuss strep A strains and flesh-eating risk
Dr. Sandra Elliott of Charleston Area Medical Center spoke at Bluefield Regional Medical Center about Group A Streptococcus. She noted most cases are sporadic with no epidemic, urged hand washing and early treatment, and listed risk factors and warning signs for severe infections across Southwest Virginia and southern West Virginia communities.
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Bluefield
Sandra Elliott
Charleston Area Medical Center
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Elliott
Virginia
West Virginia
Mercer County
Tazewell County
CDC
National Center For Disease Control
Origins of World War I vintage photo traced to WV state college
A World War I photograph found in a McDowell County trash can was confirmed to have been taken in 1891 at an institution now known as West Virginia State College. Archivist Dr. Stuart McGehee identified the site as the former West Virginia Colored Institute, with the image depicting Black soldiers unveiled during Black History Month in Institute.
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Tony Barbery
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Elkhorn School
McDowell County
Princeton Vet Center
Sam Heflin
Steve Scales
Stuart McGehee
Institute
West Virginia
McGehee
West Virginia State College
Heflin
West Virginia Colored Institute
West Virginia Collegiate Institute
West Virginia State
Seales
Vet Center
McDowell County Board of Education
Elkhorn High
Northfork High School
Scales
United States
America
Bluefield D A R E graduates area students
Seventy local students completed the D A R E program led by Mercer County Public Schools and the Bluefield Police Department. Patrolman A W Buzzo praised student and parent engagement, noting curriculum updates on conflict resolution and anti gang concepts. Mayor Dave Shields spoke on advertising pressures and peer influence. Essay contest winners named from Bluefield Middle School Bluewell Brushfork Cumberland Heights Memorial Wade Elementary.
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Mercer County Public Schools
Bluefield Police Department
D.A.R.E
A.W. Buzzo
Buzzo
Shields
Bluefield
Erin Stamper
Ashley Hess
Bobby Allen
Temperance Bennett
Pamela Browning
Bluewell
Brianne Byrd
Brian Perkin
Brushfork
Krista Branham
Amanda Birchfield
Carolyn Long
Cumberland Heights
Jessica Neal
Patricia Moore
Memorial
Martha Shott
Zachery Boileau
Cheryl Taylor
Wade
Laurice Morton
David Williams
Clinch Valley CAP upgraded to composite squadron status
The Richlands Virginia Clinch Valley Civil Air Patrol unit now fields 28 members, meeting Sundays at 2:30 p.m. at Tazewell County Airport. It is a community squadron with 10 seniors and 18 cadets, seeking pilots, cadets, and volunteers for aviation and emergency services. Senior members Cyphers, Arms, and Osborne participated in a recent search and rescue drill near Harrisonburg. For joining details, call Capt. Larry Cyphers at 703 963 2666.
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Richlands
Clinch Valley Civil Air Patrol
Clinch Valley
Civil Air Patrol
Larry Cyphers
Tazewell County
Cyphers
CAP
Harrisonburg
Blue Ridge Parkway
Shenandoah Valley
Jeremy Arms
Angie Osborne
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Charles Owens
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SALE
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Levi's
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