Quiet volunteers keep church services moving in Athens
Tom Bone recalls Ernestine Wecision and a long line of church volunteers who organize meals after services, hand out bulletins, photograph events, manage finances, teach VBS, run programs for disadvantaged youth, and support ministries. Their steady work sustains the community.
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Ernestine
Athens Cemetery
Charlie
Johnny
Sharon
Keith
Peggy
Elizabeth
Kathy
Ann
Our Angels
Cluefield Daily Telegraph Staff and Philosophy Quote
The Cluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher and News Editor with Samantha Perry as Sports Editor. Other roles include Andy Patton, Brian Woodson, Thomas A. Colley as Executive Editor, Managing Editor, Senior Editor, and City Editor. The page features a Proverbs 11 28 AKJV quotation about trust and righteousness.
Bid for King Coal Highway Bridge in Bluefield Opens at 16.3 Million
West Virginia DOT reviews four bids for the King Coal Highway bridge over Route 19 Q in Bluefield with a low offer of 16.3 million dollars. Officials hope to award the bid Monday, aiming to resume construction after a prior rebid due to irregularities as the region presses for faster interstate corridor completion.
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King Coal Highway
Bluefield
West Virginia Department of Transportation
West Virginia
WVDOT
Mercer
McDowell
K.A. Ammar
Stoney Ridge
Mercer County
McDowell County
Mingo
Wayne
Wyoming
Tolsia
Williamson
Huntington
Welch
Indian Ridge
King Coal
Bluefield Residents Call for Change in City Leadership
An anonymous letter denounces the Bluefield city council for focusing on petty issues such as car stereos and pit bulls while neglecting major problems. The writer demands economic growth, fewer welfare programs, and stronger action against drugs, crime, and blight, urging residents to vote out incumbents and bring in business to revive the town.
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Sey
Bluefield
State Line
North Carolina
National Guard
ASPCA
Charleston
Generosity fuels Costa Rica mission camp donations
Lonnie and Sue Shinn of Princeton WV report years of generosity from West Virginia and Virginia supporters for Campamento Gozo in Costa Rica. The 2001 to 2007 relief effort enabled bunk beds, rebuilt cabins, plumbing, electrical work, and a new block and cement house for the White family. A Sunday convoy delivered trucks, buses, and supplies from local businesses and churches to improve the Bible College and camp facilities.
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Ercer
West Virginia
Virginia
Danny
Maria White
West
Christina
Campamento Gozo
Costa de Pajares
Costa Rica
Jonathan
Christina White
Lonnie
States
Bible College
King's Tire of
Bluewell
Marvin Roberts
Ballard
Camp Joy
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Athens
United Methodist
Tom Bone
Daily Telegraph
Cluefield Daily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Samantha Perry
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Thomas A. Colley
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
Nixon
Ictares
Pic
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Bluefielders
Woo
Sue Shinn
Princeton, W.va
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