Top paid workers' comp providers in south Charleston
The Workers' Compensation Division paid in-state medical providers $698.4 million from 1998 to 2002, with 64 percent going to six southern West Virginia counties led by Kanawha. Top doctors and facilities include A. E. Landis, Syed A. Zahir, Michael Shamowiat, and Paul Bachwitz, all orthopedic or rehabilitation specialists. The Legislature approved a bill to prevent bankruptcy of the division amid rising medical payments from $162.8 million in 1998 to $222.3 million in 2002.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Bureau of Employment Programs
Kanawha
Cabell
Monongalia
Raleigh
Mercer
Logan
Fayette
Mingo
Wood
Greenbrier
Pocahontas
A.E. Landis
Syed A. Zahir
Michael Shamowiat
Paul Bachwitz
Landis
Zahir
Bachwitz
Shamociat
Workers’ Compensation Division
Bureau
Mountain State to build last regional jail in Tygart Valley
Norton WV construction starts on the Tygart Valley Regional Jail the final jail in the 10 site system aimed at relieving county overcrowding. Completion is hoped between 2005 and 2006 with costs near 22 million. Officials say the design mirrors earlier jails while enabling staff transfers and regional improvements including sewer and water upgrades for nearby towns.
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Mountain State
Norton
West Virginia
Tygart Valley
Steven Canterbury
Regional Jail Authority
Norton-Harding-Jimtown
Gary Miller
Military Affairs and Public Safety
Joe Martin
Canada
ESL Growth Reshapes Harrisonburg Schools in Virginia
Harrisonburg Virginia now has the highest share of English as a Second Language students in the state due to a decade of immigrant arrivals. Antero Rodriguez assists Central American families, explaining school visit norms and formalities, and guides immigrant parents at Stone Spring Elementary to adjust to American classroom protocols.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
Antero Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Stone Spring
Correction clarifies Army recruiting station reopening ceremony
The June 15 report corrects names in the ceremony. Capt. Brian Sankey and Sgt. 1st Class Michael Gilbert cut the ribbon, not Col. Derek Swope who was incorrectly stated as introducing him or participating.
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Mike Sanky
Col
Derek Swope
Swope
Ting
Brian Sankey
Michael Gilbert
Honorary diplomas honor victims of Prince Edward County
In Farmville Virginia Ada Allen Whitehead and hundreds of others who lost schooling during the 1959 to 1964 massive resistance period are to receive honorary diplomas from the Prince Edward County School Board. The ceremony marks a healing gesture after the county closed public schools rather than integrate. The Moton High School walkout and its link to Brown v. Board are noted, with Virginia’s General Assembly expressing profound regret for the episode.
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Farmville
Ada Allen Whitehead
Allen Whitehead
Prince Edward County
U.S. Supreme Court
Prince Edward
Ulysses S. Allen
Washington, D.C
Allen
Virginia
Viola Baskerville
Baskerville
Robert R. Moton High School
Supreme Court
Moton School
Virginia General Assembly
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Quail Valley Medical Center
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