Mercer County honors Pearl Hamby with resolution
Mercer County Commission passed a resolution honoring Pearl Hamby known as Ms Pearl for decades of public family and civic service. The late Fayette County native and Mercer County resident contributed locally and nationally and served with WVU Extension Agency and NAACP among others.
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Pearl Hamby
Princeton
Mercer County Commission
County Commission
Bill Archer
Hamby
Pearl
Fayette Coun
Severn
Mercer County
West Virginia
Virginia
Archer
NAACP
West Virginia University Extension Agency
WVU Extension Agency
Brenda Pruett
WVU
Omar Aboulhosa
Greg Jordan
Gjordan
Batonline.com
Mercer County Commissiin
William Stevens
Debbie Cottle
Brian Blankenship
Greg Puckett
West Virginia volunteers clean up state litter push 140 tons
West Virginia saw over 6,000 volunteers remove more than 284,800 pounds of trash from 818 miles of roads, streams, and trails. The Make It Shine and Adopt-A-Highway drives engaged 6,051 volunteers across 10,000 hours, reclaiming 89 dumps and 99 acres of land.
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Charleston
West Virginia
WVDEP
WV DNR seeks applicants for McClintic WMA waterfowl hunt
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is accepting online applications for a controlled waterfowl hunt at McClintic Wildlife Management Area near Point Pleasant in Mason County. Apply by Aug 15 at WVhunt.com for Oct 4 12, random lottery selection, no fee, notification by Sept mid, one guest allowed, disabilities station available, sign in option for unclaimed stations, 6 am reporting, season regs to be in the 2025 2026 Migratory Bird Regulations.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Division of Natural Resources
McClintic Wildlife Management
Point Pleasant
Mason County
Wvhunt.com
West Virginia
WVDNR
Brett McMillion
McClintic Wma
WMA
Wvdnr.gov
West Virginia DEI bans test colleges pledge swift action
Governor Patrick Morrisey-led effort targets diversity programs at colleges while historic Black institutions West Virginia State University and Bluefield State say they never had DEI offices nor needed them. Law bans diversity officers and training, with exemptions for academics and student life.
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Charleston
Patrick Morrisey
West Virginia
DEI
Mountain
Morrisey
West Virginia State University
Bluefield State University
Congress
West Virginia State
Bluefield State
West
Brent Benjamin
Bluefield
Drew Galang
Galang
Marybeth Gasman
Rutgers Universi
Ericke Cage
Inside Higher Ed
Felecia Commodore
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Founda
West Virginia University
WVU
Marshall
Women’s Center
Intercultural
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Commodore
Litter Getter Hero Gary Johnson honored by Mercer County
Mercer County Commission recognized Gary Johnson of Wright Mountain for clearing roadside litter near his home along Route 10. Johnson collected soda cans and hauled away heavy trash including tires and a full screen television while walking daily, earning the title at a Tuesday meeting.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Wright Mountain Road
Mercer County Commission
Gary Johnson
Route 10
County Commission
Bill Archer
Johnson
Allison Brown
Oakvale Road
Greg Jordan
Wright Mountain
Brian Blankenship
Commission
Greg Puckett
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Badtonline
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
P.O. Box
Bluefield Ave
Terri Hale
Thale
Andy Patton
Apatton
Eric Cravey
Charles Owens
Cowens
Newsroom
Circus
Daniel Dunn
Jeremy Bashar
Ibasham
Hatan
Lina Ram
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