Tazewell schools aim to keep Pocahontas High open
Tazewell County School Board seeks to keep Pocahontas High School operating for 20 to 30 years amid declining enrollment across all county schools. Superintendent Woodrow Mullins Jr notes no immediate plan to close PHS, but consolidation costs and enrollment dropping about 200 students annually influence talks.
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Pocahontas
Tazewell County School Board
Pocahontas High School
Woodrow Mullins Jr
Mullins
PHS
Big Vein
Tazewell County
Athens Seeks Lease to Develop Town Lake With Park Plan
Athens town council heard Roger Brogan of Grandfather Hollow Wilderness Campground propose leasing the reservoir adjacent to town land to create a park playing fields and water recreation. He would stock the lake with grass carp to clear weeds enabling paddle boat fishing while other city concerns include covenants and a 1988 referendum opposing recreation use. The panel also reviewed fee increases for residential and business services and yard sale permit display rules. Water supply requests from Melvin Bishop area residents were discussed with funding help from Region I Planning. A new fitness center building, and a brick facade addition to an antique shop were also noted with building permits advised.
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Athens
Roger Brogan
Brogan
David Klingensmith
Robert Richardson
Mercer County
Richardson
Burch Street
John Rapp
Linda Young
Cornbread Ridge
Melvin Bishop Mhp
Health officials push new smoking measure in Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Health weighs a clean air ordinance banning smoking from most public places. A March 30 hearing drew opposition citing smokers rights and business impact while health advocates urged action to protect children from secondhand smoke.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Harriet Duncan
Duncan
Sheri Wohlford
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hammond
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Bluefield College
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