Frost and flood ruin Mountain State crops
West Virginia farmers face extensive losses after two weeks of heavy rains and a frost from May 14. Agriculture commissioner Gus Douglass says fields remain too saturated to plant, with strawberries, early tomatoes, and green beans hit hardest. Tobacco and sweet corn losses loom as growers struggle to seed limited acres and await sun. High seed costs and delayed planting threaten consumer prices statewide.
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Harleston
West Virginia
Gus Douglass
Douglass
Pocahontas
Randolph, Tucker and
Barbour
Young
Bob Gritt
Buffalo
Gritt
Graduation data shows ACT scores rise with prep courses
West Virginia officials note over 12 000 seniors took the ACT last year while fewer than half had completed the recommended college prep courses. The state average ACT rose to 20 from 19.8. Students taking the full English, social studies, math, and science prep earned higher scores, yet many still enroll in open admissions colleges and rely on GPA and aid criteria.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Rufus Canterbury
Mingo County
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Bethany College
David Ford
Wesleyan
Ford
John Cunningham
West Liberty
West Virginia State
Potomac State
Southern
Northern Community Colleges
Charles Manning
Manning
Code of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
Virginia State Registration Board
Virginia
Virginia job outlook rises for college grads in six years
In Richmond, the Virginia Employment Commission notes the 3.8 percent March unemployment as the lowest since April 1990. Growth centers include professional services, technical fields, and computer related jobs. Retail positions pay less but remain in demand, with firms like Signet Banking hiring analysts and DuPont paying engineers in the low $40,000s as they continue campus recruiting.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
William F. Mezger
Mezger
John Easton
Morehouse College
Signet Banking Corp
Easton
Signet
Teri Schrettenbrunner
Bank
Maryland
District of Columbia
Ms. Schrettenbrunner
Mike Wall
DuPont Co
Wilmington
911 Shooting and Violations in Princeton Area
Police blotter items report Donald Wimmer Jr 37 of Princeton arrested on domestic battery assault trespassing and shooting near a dwelling. Nathaniel Henderson Jr 26 of Princeton jailed on violation of protective order. Robert Flint 51 Bluefield cited on worthless checks. Dean Farmer 43 Bluefield charged with indecent exposure. Notice to creditors for Gladys Farley estate and bids for Pearisburg sewer project announced with details on locations and deadlines.
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Farmer
Flanagan
Erlene Dale Pierce
Princeton
West Virginia Parkways bids for pavement rehabilitation contract
Public notice from West Virginia Parkways invites sealed proposals for Contract 4A-96 paving rehabilitation in Mercer County with guardrail work and pavement markings. Bids due June 25 1996 at 2 00 PM. Prequalification required. Bond and deposits details. Equal opportunity employer.
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Town of Pearisburg
Tazewell Street
Pearisburg
Virginia
Department of Commerce
Virginia Revolving Loan Fund
United States
Pearlsburg
Kenneth F. Vittum
Tazewell Sweet
West Virginia Parkways
Economic Development and Tourism Authority
West Virginia
Port Amherst
U.S. Postal Service
P.O
Charleston
Federal Express
United Parcel Service
UPS
West Virginia Parkway
Piedmont Road
Kanawha Boulevard
East
William H. Gavan
Wayne Watts
Buchanan County Public Service Authority
Buchanan County Psa
Deel
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Putnam
Wayne
Norman Young
Signet and
DuPont
Wall
Binefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Bluefield, WV
Daily Record
Gladys B. Farley
Robert Lee Farley
North Walker Street
Mark E. Wills
Mercer County
Bluff City
Kenneth F. Wittum
Town of
Thompson Litton
E. Main Street
Wise
Dodge Plans
Electric Road
Roanoke
Valley Construction News
W. Campbell Avenue
P.O. Box
Contractor
Omar
M.L. Gills
Michael Paul Bidey
Lashmeet
Jimmy Roberts
Route 6
Heas
James Dent
M.D. Ash
Public Service Commission OF
Appalachian Power Company
Dba
American Electric Power
Public Service Commission
Ing
W.va
Appalachian
ENEC
Commission
Howard M. Cunningham
Pearisburg - Lillyfair
Town of Municipal
Tazewell Stre Pearisburg
W. Avenue
P.O. Box 791, Roanoke, VA 24016 5. Contractor's Association of West
Kanawha Blvd
Builder's Exchange, Inc
Hermitage Road
P. O
Buchanan County Public Service
O. Box
Vansant
Thompson & Litton
Main Street
AGC of America
Neal Drive
Blountville
Dodge
E. Vine Avenue
Fort Hill Building
Knoxville
Capitol Street
Contractor's Association of West Virginia
Leroy Avenue
Department of Housing and Community Development
Appalachian Regional Commission
Department of Mines, Minerals, & Energy
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