Tazewell County School Board faces criticism over closed meetings
In Tazewell Virginia the school board faced criticism for recent controversial decisions and for keeping most of Monday's session behind closed doors. Steve Davis formerly in purchasing questioned overreach and the board's handling of executive sessions and the firing of attorney David Altizer while evaluating Superintendent Woodrow Mullins.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Steve Davis
Sys
Woodrow Mullins
Davis
David Altizer
Proposed retirements save Whitewood High
Buchanan County considers cutting costs with 15 teacher retirements as Whitewood High could be consolidated into a K 12 system. Public hearings planned for Garden and Whitewood sites to review consolidation options amid enrollment projections and potential countywide school moves.
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Whitewood High
Grundy - Whitewood High School
Buchanan County
Garden
Tommy Justus
Louis Ball
Garden High School
Whitewood High School
Justus
J.M. Bevins
Prater
Riverview Middle
Budget revision yields jail money in Mercer County
Mercer County Commissioners approved an 80000 dollar budget revision to cover regional jail costs expected to exceed 900000 for the fiscal year ending June 30. County figures show the regional jail cost has risen from 25 to 39.50 per inmate per day since the county's own jail closed.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Rudolph Jennings
Commission
Joe Coburn
John Anderson
Karen Disibbio
SummerFest profits praised by sponsor and vendors
The article reports SummerFest generating profit for the sponsor and concessions, with the Chamber of Commerce and multiple concession operators noting strong attendance and positive financial results. George Lanton, PMCCC Executive Director, calls the event among the best, citing good weather and exceeded budgets. A longtime vendor says it was the most successful SummerFest yet and plans to return.
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Princeton
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
PMCCC
George Lanton
Santon
Lanton
WV lawmakers urge quick use of TANF funds to aid job goals
West Virginia should rapidly obligate about 125 million dollars in TANF funds to help needy families gain employment, federal official Olivia Golden told the Legislative Oversight Committee. She noted WV holds far more unobligated money than other states, urging urgent investment before TANF reevaluation in 2002. The funds support West Virginia Works, the welfare reform program begun in 1996 aimed at moving recipients into work.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Federal Health and Human Services
Olivia Golden
Legislative Oversight Committee On Health and Human Resources
Golden
Congress
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Health and Human Resources
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