Pine beetles threaten panhandle pines amid drought
State official warns southern pine beetle is killing pines in Berkeley Jefferson Morgan and Hampshire counties in the Eastern Panhandle. Entomologist Sherri Hutchinson notes red needles, falling bark and pencil lead holes signaling beetle activity. Five years of drought increased vulnerability and salvage logging is urged to prevent further spread.
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Charleston
Panhandle
Berkeley
Jefferson
Morgan
Hampshire
Sherri Hutchinson
Hutchinson
ACLU downplays ruling on school prayer in Virginia
The ACLU says the Supreme Court decision allowing student led prayers in some states does not deter its lawsuit to bar Loudoun County high schools from prayers at graduation. Loudoun County School Board attorney predicts the case moot and will fail in Alexandria federal court next week. Kent Willis cautions Virginia administrators may misinterpret the ruling as a green light for prayers amid pressure from parents and students.
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Richmond
The
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. Supreme Court
Loudoun County
Bill Chapman
High Court
U.S. District Court
Alexandria
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kent Willis
ACLU
Virginia
Retrial Convicts Matoaka Man in Murder Case
A 1988 retrial finds a 35 year old Matoaka man guilty again of murdering his ex wife. The life sentence for Gary O Young includes a mercy recommendation allowing parole in under three years. Karen Collins is named top graduate at Pocahontas High School with other honors. Lula Freeman Bolden admits shooting her husband amid threats after he killed a 13 year old with an axe.
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Matoaka
Gary O. Young
Lula Freeman Bolden
Tazewell County
Juanita Davis
West Virginia sues to block abortion funding limit
The state filed suit in Kanawha County seeking to stop enforcement of a Medicaid funding amendment for 1993 94. Attorney General Darrell McGraw seeks a preliminary injunction with Judge Charles King set for Wednesday. The suit names Ruth Ann Panepinto of the Health and Human Resources Department and cites potential irreparable harm to poor pregnant women. Caperton signed the bill to meet a July 1 federal funding match deadline. The amendment bars Medicaid abortions unless two doctors deem it medically necessary or in cases of rape or incest.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Charles King
Darrell McGraw
Secretary of Health and Human Resources
Ruth Ann Panepinto
Caperton
McGraw
West Virginia
Department of Health and Human
West
Deborah L. McHenry
Katherine A. Schultz
McHenry
The
National Organization For Women
Daycare Center Opens in Bluefield with Ribbon Cutting
Bluefield celebrates the opening of the Bluefield Day Care Center with city officials Craig Hammond and Bill Looney presenting. Director Lori Gorby highlights aid for working single parents and low to moderate incomes while Mary Sonderman notes eligibility through the Wyoming County Opportunity Council. The center, housed in the former Preston Street School, emphasizes security and skill development for children, staffed by four teachers, an assistant director, and a secretary, with CCC students aiding renovations.
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Bluefield
Craig Hammond
Bill Looney
Lori Gorby
Gorby
Anne White
Trudy Hess
Corine Heartwell
Mary Davis
Sonderman
Preston Street
Citizens Conservation Corps
CCC
Caretta
Housing projects set for Bluefield
Bluefield officials consider two development proposals to add housing near Cumberland Road at the Feuchtenberger Farm and near Horton Road. Developer Robert Deeb seeks Canterbury Woods with restricted lots from a half to three acres, with Cardinal Real Estate marketing. A second plan for Brierwood would create 27 single family homes south of Fincastle Country Club.
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Bluefield
City Planning Commission
Cumberland Road
Feuchtenberger Farm
Horton Road
Robert Deeb
Deeb Construction, Inc
Canterbury Woods
Blacksburg
Verdun Heights
Deebs
Cardinal Real Estate
Ker
Frances Marchant
Deeby
Marchant
Planning Commission
Sanitary Board
Feuchtenberger
Brierwood
Fincastle Country Club
Rodney Keesling
C. William Davis
Sedgewood
Art Mead
Marshall Miller and Associates
Keesling
Davis
Mead
Mountain Lane
Playground dream comes true at Athens Elementary School
A 10-year dream for an Athens Elementary School playground became reality as the PTO raised 2200 dollars through bake sales fruit baskets and hot dogs to fund the project. The town donated a dump truck and Lowes offered discounted materials while former mayor Wilbur Johnson built components and Darrell and Sharon Lilly designed the jungle gym centerpiece. The unit is engineered for safety and can hold 100 children with a tunnel and slide plus a native American xylophone to be added. Completion awaits a tire maze horizontal ladder and final sawdust deliveries before field day.
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Athens
Teacher Organization
Sharon Johnson
PTO
Lowes
Princeton
Wilbur Johnson
Darrell
Sharon Lilly
Johnson
Lilly
Darrel
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John McFayles
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Committee
Karen Collins
Abbs Valley
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Frank Loos
Pocahontas, Va
Mary Sawyers
Boissevain, Va
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Bluefield High School
Bluefield Recreation Center
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Crissie Davidson
Sarah Burns
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