Mercer County to reconfigure elementary schools in plan
About 50 parents, teachers, and board members met at Whitethorn Elementary to discuss Mercer County Schools proposed reconfiguration. It calls closing Thorn Silver Springs Knob in Princeton and Ramsey Wade Cumberland Heights in Bluefield, consolidating to three elementary campuses plus two new schools, with junior high and high school changes. Public hearings are set for June 24 25 and 26 followed by a board vote.
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Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Thorn
Silver Springs
Knob
Princeton
Ramsey, Wade
Cumberland Heights
Akers
Mercer
Straley
Memorial and
Princeton Jr. High
Glenwood
Princeton High
Mercer Elementary
Memorial
School Building Authority
Nemours Harvest Festival aims for Homecoming 96 success
Ann Ward invites former Nemours residents to return for the third annual Harvest Festival on October 5. The event features pancake breakfast, a large food lineup, crafts, flea market, rides, contests, door prize drawings, and performances by local singers and bands. Elementary students are invited to write essays on what West Virginia means to them.
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Bluefield school poster contest winners named across grades
Bluefield region schools announced poster contest winners for a healthy lifestyle theme. First to third place in each grade band received U S savings bonds with $100, $75 and $50 awards, respectively. Winners include Kaitlin Surbaugh, Eden Bane, Mark Matherly, Jacob Powers, Amanda Blevins, Megan Stephenson, Ryan Radspinner, Amy Baylor, and Katie Benson. Steven Sandin, a fifth grader, placed third in a National Team Nutrition Time Capsule Competition and will be honored in Washington with a Disney prize. Lyndsi Taylor, a 16 year old student, earned a spot at the Hugh O Brian Youth Foundation West Virginia Leadership Seminar in Charleston.
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Whitethorn
Mark Matherly
Jacob Powers
Graham
Amanda Blevins
Bramwell
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Thorn
Ryan Radspinner
Memorial
Amy Baylor
Katie Benson
Sandin
Bluewell
Steven Lee Sandin
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C
Walt Disney
West Virginia
Peace coalition meets Monday in Mercer County
The Mercer County Peace Coalition and WILPF will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at 202 Plymouth Street. Agenda includes planning for Help Increase Peace workshops on July 11 to 13 at the Appalachian South Folklife Center in Pipestine. For more information call 384-7005.
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Peace Coalition
Mercer County Peace Coalition
WILPF
Plymouth St
Concord College
Appalachian South Folklife Center
Pipestein
Special board meeting set in Princeton
The Mercer County Board of Education will meet in a special session at 8 a.m. in the Central Office conference room to discuss personnel matters. U S Rep Nick Rahall's mobile office visits Mercer County on Tuesday with stops at Wood's Store Flat Top Span ishburg Post Office and Matoaka Post Office in morning and afternoon slots.
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Mercer County
Rahall
U.S
Nick Rahall
Wood
Flat Top
Spanishburg
Matoaka
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