Dowell duo share calling and conflict in faith and family
Rev. Fermwell Dowell and Evangelist Omega Dowell, a Bluefield couple at 415 Allen Street, run Mount Olive Baptist Church and the Prayer Service. They balance separate ministries with overlap in Sunday radio, prayer groups, and family life, while navigating differences in pace and public reception. Their seven children include two preachers, and despite busy phones and travel for outreach, they strive to serve others together in faith.
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Fermwell Dowell
Allen Street
Mount Olive Baptist Church
Bluefield
Omega Dowell
Mount Olive
Dowell
Dowells
Bland Correctional Center
Evangelist Dowell
Honey
Washington, D.C
New York City
J.A. Palmer
McDowell County
Mount Olive Church
Rev. Dowell
Omega
God
Irrational statements cited by Trumka provoke coal strike talks
Richard L. Trumka, president of the United Mine Workers, charged E. Morgan Massey with making irrational statements as the union and AT Massey Coal Co fail to settle a strike after an April agreement. Trumka spoke to the Cincinnati Coal Exchange amid questions about bargaining good faith.
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Cincinnati
United Mine Workers
A.T. Massey Coal Co
Richard L. Trumka
E. Morgan Massey
Cincinnati Coal Exchange
Trumka
Massey
Huntington, W.va
Glynn Hanes
Chafin Coa Co
BCH marks sixth anniversary with hospital improvements
Bluefield Community Hospital celebrated six years on Cherry Street highlighting outpatient service growth. Upgrades include a larger Outpatient Surgery Suite, six modern operating rooms, expanded radiology and laboratory services, a cancer treatment center with cobalt therapy, a Picker 1200 CT scanner, and expanded rehab, audiology, and cardiopulmonary services.
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BCH
Cobalt
Bluefield
Juvenile Detention Center Hopes to Teach Responsibility
Green Valley's Southern Regional Juvenile Detention Center houses youths awaiting court action. Director Robert Lemasters says the facility detains offenders while their cases progress, with a focus on responsibility. The center, opened 1976 and run by Mercer County, includes education, medical care, and volunteer programs, and houses up to 15 youths though overpopulated at times.
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Bob Pepalis
Daily Telegraph
Green Valley
Robert Lemasters
Department of Human Services
Mary Porterfield
Salem
Davis
Department of Corrections
Lemasters
Mercer County Commission
Commission
Mercer County Board of Education
Joe Turner
Bluefield
Turner
Gladys Harris
Greenbrier
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Raleigh
Wyoming
Human Services
Festival Around Town lights up Pearisburg July 20
Pearisburg prepares for a first annual Festival Around Town on July 20 sponsored by the Pearlsburg Merchants Association. The day features crafts, gun collections, antiques, bluegrass music, pony rides, a magician, and a mobile radio broadcast. Exhibitors pay a $15 fee, register by July 1, and admission is free. Several regional groups are invited to participate.
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Pearisburg
Priscilla Morris
Bob Lilly
Morris
Pearlsburg Merchants Association
Mountain Lake
Merchants Association
Virginia Mountain Crafters Association
Giles County Artists Guild
Wenonah Avenue
Mary Coulthard
Barbara Rowlette
Consolidation plan clears hurdle in Marion County, WV
The state Board of Education approved Marion County's consolidation plan to close Rivesville High School after finding proper process. Superintendent Roy Truby cited public input as adequate and warned officials hear more from critics. The board also set teacher salary scales for 1985 86, placed Cabell County on probation for lunch program issues, and approved various education measures including athletic trainer delays and grading scale adoption.
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Charleston
W.va
State Board of Education
Marion County
Roy Truby
Rivesville High School
Truby
James Smith
Smith
Cabell County
State Education Department
County Boards of Education
Charles Schrader
Hinton
West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission Review Board
Robert H. Kidd
Wvssac Board of Appeals
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Garret Mathews
Bluefield Community Hospital
Cherry Street
Freu
Detention Center
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