Local woman launches mercy mission in Mercer County
Lola McDowell, a 46 year old former Baltimore resident, plans a non denominational soup kitchen and shelter in McComas. She has minimal funds and seeks donated property or a rental, volunteers, and a vehicle to collect food and supplies. She aims to serve about 35 needy adults and abused families, pledging to stay on site and work daily.
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Lola McDowell
Baltimore
James
Bethlehem Steel
Mercer County
Maryland
Fred Furbes
Princeton
McDowell
Crane Creek
Hollows
Conncert Music World Leaves Mercer Mall for New Store
Randy and Sandy Conn of Tazewell announce CONNcert Music World will relocate from Mercer Mall to a stand alone store at the U S 460 by pass and I 77 access road, opening in August. They cite growth and wanting a permanent new home, noting strong Mercer Mall business and good local ties as the reason for the move.
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Music World
Mercer Mall
Randy
Sandy Conn
Tazewell
Conncert Music World
U.S. 460
U.S. 52
Conns
the Conns
Mercer County Schools Struggle With Heat During May Week
Mercer County classrooms hit 85 to 90 degrees as Superintendent William Baker cites record May temperatures and insufficient funds for air conditioning. PTA leader Beverly Maxwell urges bond financing to fund new schools and better ventilation amid sickness and absenteeism concerns.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William Baker
Baker
Daily Telegraph
Pta-Pto
Beverly Maxwell
Spanishburg Elementary
Maxwell
Montcalm
Spanishburg
Hospital continues after layoffs in Grundy Va
Buchanan General Hospital officials say operations run smoothly after 83 layoffs on June 3. Assistant administrator Steven Jewell notes fewer patients over several years, and staff expected a cutback though not the exact timing.
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Grundy
Buchanan General Hospital
Steven Jewell
Jewell
Faerber children linked to Moore donations in Charleston
In Charleston AFP Kristopher and Kori Faerber testified their father urged $2,000 gifts to Governor Arch Moore in 1984, conflicting with his claim that the minors chose to donate. Faerber faces five election law misdemeanors and one for lying to a grand jury over funneling funds via family and his secretary. A grand jury transcript cites the secretary’s husband saying she wanted the $1,000 cap.
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Charleston
Kenneth Faerber
Arch Moore
Kristopher Faerber
Kori
Moore
Kanawha County
Faer
Ber
Faerber
Grand Jury
Circuit Court
Paul Casdorph
Bonnie
GTE addresses land farming operation concerns in Bluefield
GTE officials report corrective action on two leaking diesel tanks behind the Bluefield office begun in November. Tanks, over 20 years old, supplied emergency generators. Leaks were excavated in April under the WV Department of Natural Resources oversight. Contaminated soil was hauled to Brush Creek for cleanup by Groundwater Technology. Jurisdictional work included replacing tanks by JIMCO and removal of contaminated soil by Claude Eros Construction for land farming.
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General Telephone
GTE
Mike Swatts
Bluefield
Bland Street
West Virginia
Brush Creek
Groundwater Technology
North Carolina
JIMCO
Claude Eros
Graham High School holds commencement with speeches and scholarships
Graham High School's 1987 graduating class celebrated Friday night in the gym at Graham Middle School. Valedictorian Mary Dabney Hurley urged peers to persevere and believe in themselves while Principal Bill Stone noted home discipline. Local civic groups funded several scholarships, including Kiwanis Good Citizen Awards and $500 college awards to multiple graduates, plus the Cleo Lawson Mitchell Scholarship.
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Graham High School
Graham Middle School
Bill Stone
Mary Dabney Hurley
Abraham Lincoln
Hurley
Lincoln
Kiwanis
Bluefield Va
Hope Whaley
James Cox
Jennifer Mabe
Lions Club
Lois Brogdon
Kevin Holcomb
Judith Diane Lawson
Cleo Lawson Mitchell
Lawson
University of Tennessee
College of Education
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