Final Pocahontas High Indians memory piece closes tonight
Tom Bone, Daily Telegraph columnist, recalls Pocahontas High School and its Indians as the 99th and final graduation ceremony nears. He salutes athletic director Vera Austin, announcer Bob McGraw, football voice John R Roberts, and former coaches such as Donald Carter, with memorials named for Lucas Gym, Kovach Auditorium, and Hill Softball Field.
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Pocahontas High School
Vera Austin
Daily Telegraph
Indians
PHS
Debbie Willis
Willis
Pocahontas
Bob McGraw
John R
Roberts
Pennington
Blankenship
Teddy Paynter
Amy Boone
Boone
Eric
Scrappy” Brown
Donald Carter
Thomas F. Lucas
Gaza Kovach
Joe Hill
Hill
Tazewell County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Publisher and editors quoted
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and Thomas A Colley as Executive Editor and Senior Editor plus the City Editor. It includes a biblical quotation from Leviticus 19 11 12 AKJV about honesty and reverence.
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Lord
Pocahontas High School Closes After 99 Years
The Pocahontas High School doors close after 99 years as 7 p.m. commencement marks its final day. Community members rallied, filed lawsuits, and attended public hearings in a historic effort to save the school, celebrated for spirit despite the closure.
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Pocahontas High School
Pocahontas
Pacy
Tazewell County
Pocahontas High
The
Daily Telegraph
Telegraph
West Virginia
Pocahontas High School Holds Special Place in Hearts
Linda Murphy Burnette of Hillsville Va writes a farewell letter noting Pocahontas High School’s proud history since 1966 graduate presence, dedicated staff, and community ties. She discusses financial realities behind closures, urges transferring students to excel at new schools, and honors Pokey Indian heritage while wishing success for all staff and students.
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Pocahontas High School
Virginia
Pocahontas
PHS
Roanoke Times
Tazewell High School
Boissevain
Abb’s Valley
Oear
Linda Murphy Burnette
Hillsville
Party Conventions Set Paths to 2008 Election
The piece explains the Democratic and Republican conventions in August and September, naming Barack Obama and John McCain as nominees, discusses the Electoral College mechanism, and notes historical cases of presidents elected without the largest popular vote. It reflects on the role of electors and the potential for political controversy.
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United Hines of America
Denver
Barack Obama
Minneapolis-St-Paul
John McCain
Yogi Berra
Vaal
West Virginia Democrats set June convention at Charleston
The State Democrat Executive Committee will select electors for the U S Electoral College if the Democrat wins the state popular vote. WV Democrats plan a June 13 and 14 convention at the Civic Center in Charleston to elect delegates to the National Convention. Mercer County will provide 44 delegates and alternates. Bev Blalock is mourned by the community, with Wilson Butt noted as a Bluefield resident and retired Department of Highways official.
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West Virginia
Democrat Party
Civic Center
Charleston
Mercer County
Democrat Executive Committee
U.S
Charlotte NC
Atlanta
Florida Panhandle
Panhandle
Bay County International
Welch
Bluefield
Dot’s
Wilson Butt
Department of Highways
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John R.” Roberts
Tom Bone
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Thomas A. Colley
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Florida
Michigan
Rutherford Hayes
Benjamin Harrison
John Quincy Adams
George W. Bush
Democrat
al Gore
Gore
Bush
Panama City Beach
South Carolina
State
Florida, Georgia
Alabama
Bluefields
Bev Blalock
Bev
Wvv
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