Father figures who shaped a Tazewell teacher’s life
Larry Hypes reflects on nearly two decades since his father's passing and honors a network of mentors, uncles, teachers, and friends who guided him. He remembers moments from childhood in Thompson Valley and Walker Creek, grateful for teachers, principals, and community figures who supported his education and career at Tazewell High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Flatt
Mom
Tazewell
Gene Dalton
Gene
Thompson Valley
Dad
Walker Creek
Daddy
Ruth
Frank
Cardinals
Redbirds
Alfred
Gladys
Jake
Jabo
Elizabeth
Pocahontas High
Gaza Kovach
Bill Stone
Pocahontas
Eli Jones
Bill Allison
Randolph Thompson
Walter Wright
Wtze Radio
Daily Telegraph
Tom Colley
Bluefield College
Charles Addington
Bluefield State
Anthony Pazzouli
William H. Brothers
Mr. Addington
Dean Pazzoul
Dr. Brothers
Larry Hypes
Tazewell High School
Local News Team Leadership and Psalm Verse Card
Bluefield Baily Telegraph lists Darryl Hudson as Publisher and News Editor with Andy Patton as Sports Editor. Brian Woodson Samantha Perry serve as Editor and Senior Editor. Bill Archer as Assistant Managing Editor. The page features a Psalm 4 8 quotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Patton
Brian Woodson
Water project extends service to Eads Mill Road area
Mercer County families will gain clean drinking water as Oakvale Road Public Service District and Region 1 Planning and Development oversee a new project on Eads Mill Road near Athens. Construction begins this summer with a $865,038 price tag funded by a $321,718 West Virginia Infrastructure grant and $534,320 Waste Coal Severance grant. The plan adds 20 previously unserved homes and expands from Oakvale and Exit 9 near Princeton to the camp ground area behind Oakvale PSD.
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Mercer County
Oakvale Road
Eads Mill Road
Athens
Mercer-Summers
Mercer- Summers
Nubbins Ridge
Cole
County Commission
Housing and Urban Development
HUD
American Mine Lands
AML
Water Company
Planning Commission
West Virginia Enforcement and Roadside Complaints
A reader laments texting ban enforcement after a near pedestrian collision near the courthouse on May 8. They urge stricter application, complain about litter and ditch cleanup, question tourism appeal beyond the Hatfield-M McCoy Trail, and urge better leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
State Highway Department
Privacy Poised On Edge As Surveillance Grows In America
Jay Ambrose argues privacy is eroding under expanded data collection and government programs with roots in the Patriot Act. He cites drone use, phone record aggregation, IRS investigations, and DNA sampling as signs of creeping intrusion, urging vigilance and oversight.
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Barack Pisin
Obama
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Congress
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Justice
White House
IRS
Eric Holder
Justice Department
Holder
Supreme Court
George Orwell
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Mino
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
Darryl Hudson
Samantha Perry
Eads Mill
America
Jay Ambrose
Google
Scripps Howard Newspapers
el Paso
Texas
Denver
Colorado
Scripps Howard News Service
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