Communities seek fate of old Big Creek and Jaeger High Schools
Big Creek and Jaeger high schools have closed and the fate of their historic buildings remains uncertain. War city seeks to save its old campus while Jaeger awaits demolition for a new elementary school. State officials report no decision yet as Army Corps of Engineers directs the project.
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Big Creek
City of War
Jaeger
State Board of Education
Big Creek High School
Charleston
Liza Cordeiro
State Department of Education
Army Corps of Engineers
Cordeiro
State Department
Bluefield State seeks new Provost of Academic Affairs
Bluefield State College searches for a new Provost of Academic Affairs as Dr. Don Smith retires on June 30. A three-candidate field has been interviewed and the committee will select the winner, prioritizing online experience and capacity to manage budgets and communicate with students and lawmakers. Smith will stay on as needed until a successor is chosen, with August aimed for onboarding. Contact Kate Coil for details.
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Bluefield State
Luefield
Bluefield State College
Don Smith
Jim Nelson
Nelson
Charleston
Smith
BSC
Southwest Virginia Community College
Kate Coil
Kcoil
Bottonline.com
Police seek sex offender who failed to register
Princeton West Virginia police and Mercer County sheriff deputies search for Mark Hicks a 34 year old Mercer County man who did not register as a sex offender Hicks was convicted of third degree sexual assault on July 20 1998 and served nearly two years He is listed as 5 9 tall 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes The investigation notes ongoing manhunt efforts by local law enforcement
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Princeton
West Virginia
Mercer County
Mark Hicks
Cpl
J.C. Long
West Virginia State Police
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Long
Hicks
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Bluefield Va Crash
A motorcycle rider was airlifted to Roanoke Memorial Hospital after colliding with a vehicle on Commerce Drive near U S Route 460 in Bluefield Virginia during lunch hour. The other occupants were uninjured. no citations were issued. The rider’s condition was not released as police investigate.
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Bluefield
Virginia
U.S. Route 460
McDonald’s
Wendy’s
M.S. Krabbe
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Krabbe
Tommy Carroll
Deputies respond to alleged Brushfork incident at deli
Mercer County deputies answered a Thursday call in Brushfork about an attack in the Arrowhead Deli parking lot. A Princeton man alleged he was attacked by three or four males and was later found on U S Route 52 south of the store. Paramedics did not assist the man.
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Brushfork
Mercer County Sheriff's Deputies
Arrowhead Deli
M.L. Gills
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
Princeton
Gills
Bluefield
WVU Honors Shott Foundation With Outstanding Philanthropy Award
West Virginia University Foundation named the Hugh I. Shott Jr. Foundation as a recipient of the 2010 Outstanding Philanthropy awards. The foundation supported WVU with endowed chairs in Ophthalmology and Journalism and funded programs at Concord College Marshall University and Bluefield institutions.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University Foundation
Hugh I. Shott, Jr
WVU
Jane McDermott Shott
Shott
Hugh Ike Shott, Jr
Bluefield
Shott Foundation
Blanchette Rockefeller
Jackson’s Mill
Health Sciences Technology Academy
Concord College
Marshall University
Bluefield State College
West Virginia State Museum Board
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