Closing of Big Creek and Jaeger High Schools
McDowell County moves to close Big Creek High School opened 1931 and Jaeger High School opened 1918 as River View High School rises in Bradshaw. The author recalls Rocket Boys and October Sky while noting the legacy will live on through memoirs and new schools opening this August.
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Daily Telegraph
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Billy Rose
Quentin Wilson
Jimmy O'Dell Carroll
Roy Lee Cooke
Sherman Siers
Freida Riley
Hickam
Vietnam
West Virginia
Suzette Cook
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roster and Verse
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists Darryl Hudson as Publisher and News Editor with Andy Patton Brian Woodson and Samantha Perry in senior roles including Sports Editor and City Editor. The document ends with a Bible verse from Deuteronomy 4 39.
Mercer County appoints Bill Cole to vacant House seat
Joe Manchin selection of William Bill Cole III to fill the Mercer County 24th District House vacancy follows John Shott move to the Senate. The Mercer County GOP submitted three names Marty Gearheart Byron Satterfield. Cole chosen for continuity. Cole vows to serve Mercer County and work with Charleston lawmakers.
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Manchin
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Charleston
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West Virginia
Cole Automotive Group
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Nissan Honda
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Jaeger High School Alumni Honored for Student Staff
A letter lauds Jaeger High School for preparing graduates who excel in college, recounting eight Jaeger seniors hired at Concord College’s Computer Services Department over the years. The writer, Ellen Pennington, commends their work ethic and maturity. The message also mentions cats and National Adopt-a-Cat month, promoting shelter adoption and local spay neuter aid.
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Concord College
University
Jaeger High School
Concord College (University
Ellen Pennington
Princeton
Daily Telegraph Seeks Public Letters on Issues
The Daily Telegraph invites readers to send letters on matters of public interest. Include signature, address, and phone number. Submissions can be sent by email to editor bottonline com.
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Daily Telegraph
Bottonline
Tea Act Controversy Fuels Early Colonial Tensions
The text outlines 1773 tea shipment protests in Boston and explains Parliament's Tea Act granting the East India Company a monopoly, while denying direct colonial shipping. It notes taxation without representation angering colonists and leads to growing calls for self rule, culminating in the 1775 Continental Congress in Philadelphia with twelve colonies participating.
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East India Company
Boston
British East India Company
England
American
Philadelphia
From tea to independence the 1776 moment revived
The piece recounts the path to independence from the Tea Act and the battles at Concord and Lexington, noting Washington’s rise to command and Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration adopted on July 4 1776. It then shifts to a local note about EPA greenhouse gas policy pending Senate vote and a Bluefield street condition report, ending with tributes to Earl Buckner and a local official.
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Jefferson
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