Schools make staff changes in Tazewell County
The Tazewell County School Board approved numerous personnel changes including Graham High School Principal Gary Williams becoming assistant superintendent for administration at the central office. John Mark O Neal becomes Graham High principal July 1 and Linda Richards is named assistant principal.
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Williams
Tazewell
Tazewell County
Gary Williams
John Mark O'Neal
GHS
Linda Richards
Christopher Stacy
Graham Middle School
Pocahontas High School
Richlands High School
George Brown
Bland County
Paul Todd Baker
Brenda Lawson
Graham Intermediate
Christine Kinser
Wendy Wade
Richads Elementary
Julia Butler
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bdtontine
Tie leaves fifth council seat in Anawalt undecided
In Anawalt, Tuesday's municipal elections filled four of five town council seats while a deadlock left the fifth undecided. Siblings Scotty A Chapman and Theresa L Bridgeman tied with 56 votes, with a canvas of challenge ballots planned and a potential draw by lot as allowed by state code.
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Anawalt
Scotty A Chapman
Theresa L. Bridgeman
Rash
Beakes
Chapman
Bridgeman
Richlands OKs boundary adjustment annexation plan
Richlands won unanimous approval from the Northwestern District Board of Supervisors and the town council for a boundary adjustment. The plan adds over 1900 acres including Hidden Valley, old Richlands Municipal Airport, Daw Road, Birmingham Road, and West Fork Big Creek, enabling town police protection and snow removal for residents, with benefits seen years away.
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Richlands
Earl Griffith
Northwestern District Board of Supervisors
Griffith
Bluefield
Hidden Valley
Old Richlands Municipal
Daw Road
Birmingham Road
West Fork
Big Creek
Charles Ownes
Cowens
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Radio fans gear up for ARRL Field Day in Bluefield
In a 24 hour event hundreds of amateur radio operators will set up in the Bluefield area to simulate emergency communications. Organizers expect 400 to 500 hams from nearby counties and invite public attendance from 2 p.m. Saturday June 25 for a full 24 hour operation.
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Bluefield
East River Mountain
American Radio Relay League
North America
Ohio
Antarctica
George Fisher
BRARC
Fisher
Tazewell
Bland
Mercer
McDowell
George Dietrich
ERARC
Summer food program aids Mercer County youth
South Bluefield Neighborhood Association and the Department of Parks and Recreation organize a Summer Food Service Program to provide about 2,400 meals daily at five preparation sites and eight satellite sites across Mercer County. Readiness relies on volunteers as Bluefield partners aim to be the state's largest summer program.
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Bluefield
South Bluefield
Lasameey Matoaka
Montcalm
Oakvale
Herb Simms
Bluefield State College
Bluewell
Mercer
Brushfork
John Stewart Methodist
Summer Academies
Department of Agriculture
Blaine Braithwaite
South
Bramwell election remains undecided in close mayoral race
In Bramwell Mercer County the mayoral contest between incumbent Molly Lohr Robinette and challenger Louise Stoker is decided by a single vote with provisional ballots yet to be canvassed. Joe Vinciguerra tops council votes, with Katharine Barringer and Jim Bishop close behind. totals are unofficial until the canvass.
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Bamwell
Bramwell
Mercer County
Molly Lohr- Robinette
Louise Stoker
Sandy Flanagan
Flanagan
Jane Stratton Comer
Council
Joe Vinciguerra
Katharine Barringer
Jim Bishop
Steve Grey
Rudy Jennings
Scott
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bdtontine
Candle light memorial for Lept. Juston Thacker held near Princeton
A candle light memorial service for Lept. Juston Thacker and other West Virginia fallen heroes is set for Saturday June 25 at 7 p.m. outside Willowbrook Baptist Church on Route 460 between Princeton and Bluefield. Mountaineer Marine Detachment 957 will present the Color Guard, candles will honor the fallen, and WV crosses from Let Freedom Ride will be displayed with families allowed to take them. West Virginia has now lost 17 in Operation Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Princeton
Lept
Juston Thacker
West Virginia
Willowbrook Baptist Church
Bluefield
Mountaineer Marine Detachment 957
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