Mount View and Big Creek Hold 1999 Graduation Tributes
In Mount View High School Welch and Big Creek High School Coalwood McDowell County four valedictorians and graduates bid farewell to classmates. Crystal Haun Dominic Miano Christopher Richardson and Jennifer Wilson delivered Mount View valedictory remarks while Emily Baldwin Shanna Click Jeannie Dillon and Jordan Whitt led Big Creek as valedictorians. Principal Hubert Muncey and the Board of Education presented diplomas as the Owl Band played. Homer Hickam gifted graduates with signed copies of his book and urged students to aim high and remember their roots.
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Mount View High School
Welch
Mount View
Crystal Haun
Dominic Miano
Christopher Richardson
Jennifer Wilson
Richardson
Big Creek
Clark
Pauline Clark
Big Creek High School
Coalwood
Carretta
America
Homer Hickam
Emily Baldwin
Shanna Click
Jeannie Dillon
Jordan Whitt
Trail plan to create millions in revenue and visitors
The multi state trail project aims to link 2000 miles of tracks across West Virginia Kentucky and Virginia for off road motorcycle and ATV use plus hikers bikers and riders. When complete in spring 2000 it could generate 15 to 16 million annually for McDowell County and attract about 90000 visitors yearly. Demonstration tours will occur in McDowell County later this summer with invitations to residents out of state and media.
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McDowell County
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Moore
Bluefield graduates celebrate diplomas and new plans
Amy Kinser will attend Bluefield State College and pursue psychology or education while Melinda Gillespie plans to earn a degree. Mike Taylor aims to work on small engines and auto mechanics. Graduates Joceyln Cunningham Candice Allen Bessie Hale and Keith Jordan received awards for high test scores as Mercer County adults learn.
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Amy Kinser
Bluefield
Bluefield State
Melinda Gillespie
Mike Taylor
Joceyln Cunningham
Candice Allen
Bessie Hale
Keith Jordan
William Sherwood
Mercer County Schools
Sherwood
One Valley Bank of
Mercer County, Inc
Rotary Club of
Princeton
Mercer County Academy of Adult Learning
Windy Mountain Learning Center
David’s of
Perky Petals
NATO argues over Kosovo withdrawal timetable with Serbs
NATO officials press Serbs to accept terms to withdraw 40 000 troops from Kosovo within seven days. Clinton says bombing should end once Milosevic complies. EPA set to decide by December 2000 on regulating mercury emissions from coal plants amid technical removal challenges.
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NATO
Kosovo
Bacon
Belgrade
Clinton
Slobodan Milosevic
Environmental Protection Agency
Timothy P. Mallan
AEP
PCH renews debate over heart center
Princeton Community Hospital officials urge a four-hospital joint venture for open heart surgery to win HCA approval. Bluefield Regional Medical Center backs a campus location but has not heard from rivals. HCA hearings set for July in Charleston.
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Bluefield Regional Medical Center
PCH
Heart Center
Dan Dunmyer
Princeton Community Hospital
Bluefield
BRMC
Jay Valeyko
Princeton
West Virginia Health Care Authority
St. Luke’s Hospital
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley
Charleston
Dunmyer
Valeyko
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