West Virginia CVBs promote area tourism and meetings
The West Virginia Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus unveiled its first brochure to show the public what bureaus offer. Beverly Wellman of the Mercer County CVB says bureaus aid planners by locating venues, coordinating permits, and suggesting local attractions, with space challenges for large groups.
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The
West Virginia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus
Association
Beverly Wellman
Mercer County Convention & Visitors Bureau
Convention and Visitor Center
Convention and Visitors Bureaus
Visi
Bureau
Wellman
Mercer County
Goodwill Ambassador of Bluegrass Keeps Autograph Jacket Full
Pauline Cunningham 79 of Camp Creek Road has a signed autograph jacket collecting signatures from Nashville stars and regional bluegrass performers. She recalls her late husband who ran a bluegrass studio, survived a stroke five years ago, and hopes to donate the jacket to the Country Music Hall of Fame while continuing to attend festivals when able.
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Luefield
Pauline Cunningham
Camp Creek Road
Nashville
Porter Wagoner
Jimmy Martin
Kitty Wells
Exile
Osborne Brothers
Foxfire Unlimited
Yip Wipperman
Mike Snider
Bill Monroe
Allen Mills
Darnell Miller
Harold Mitchell
Bill Harrell
Curly Ray Cline
Don Stover
Lilly Brothers
Ralph Stanley
Dry Hill Dragers
Jim
Jessie McReynolds
Don W. Reno
Lewis Family
Eddie Stubb
Howard Kress
Cunningham
Annette Cunningham
Hinton Water
Wevers Owew
Highway project completes four lane widening in Buchanan County
A 14 million Virginia Department of Transportation project finishes a 1.2 mile four lane section on U.S. Route 460 between Vansant and Deel in Buchanan County. The work nearly completes four laning to Bluefield West Virginia and Grundy area, with remaining sections and a transitional piece later addressed by VDOT.
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Oakwood
Buchanan County
Vansant
Deel
Bluefield
West Va
Cow Town
Grundy
Brenda Waters
Virginia Department of Transportation
Bristol
W.va
West Virginia State Line
McDowell County
Tookland
Trial lawyers honor WV legal peers at 44th awards banquet
West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association recognized 12 award winners at the Charleston Marriott. Honorees included Stanley E. Preiser with the Founders Award and U.S. District Judge David A. Faber receiving the Fred H. Caplan Civil Justice Award. Faber lauded Caplan’s justice focus amid humility as attendees applauded.
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David A. Faber
West Virginia
Bluefield
Faber
Emony
Harrison County
John Lewis Marks, Jr
Charleston
Caplan
J. Franklin Long
Association
Fred H. Caplan
Enrichment program helps Warrell kids beat summer blues
Southwest Virginia Community College launches a Summer Enrichment Program in War Dell offering computer, art, reading, music, tumbling, bowling and varied sports. Youth director Ryan Wildman says activities include basketball, baseball, soccer, rock climbing and golf with morning and afternoon sessions and a weekly cookout to close each week.
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Wardell
Southwest Virginia Community College
Ryan Wildman
Wildman
Claypool Hill
West Virginia teachers face mass layoffs amid enrollment drop
A statewide AP survey of 55 counties finds 482 teachers and 330 service workers fired after the 1999 2000 school year due to enrollment based state funding. Although retirements allow some rehiring, most affected educators fear job loss continues as state aid formulas constrain district budgets.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Associated Press
Judy Hale
West Virginia Federation of Teachers
State Department of Education
Cabell County
Cabell Midland High
Becky Sturm
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Doddridge County
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