McDowell County Animal Shelter appeals for help and donations
McDowell County Animal Shelter in Welch WV says it is in dire need of money and supplies as 66 dogs and 25 cats exceed capacity. Co director Sharon Sagety urges community support to cover rising veterinary costs and to provide homes, with only two volunteers sustaining hours of operation.
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Welch
McDowell County Animal Shelter
Sharon Sagety
Sagety
McDowell County
St. Bernard
Adria Hairston
Ahairston
Bottonline
Salvation Army Leads Summer Camp Tomahawk Program
The Salvation Army of Bluefield and Princeton offers a summer camping program for Mercer McDowell Monroe Summers and Tazewell counties youth. It includes a week at Camp Tomahawk in Hedgesville and a local day program at Bluefield and Princeton sites. Captain Burl LaBatte highlights continued commitment to camp experiences for 6 to 12 year olds.
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Bluefield
Mercer
McDowell
Monroe
Summers
Tazewell
Salvation Army
Princeton
Camp Tomahawk
Hedgesville
Burl LaBatte
LaBatte
Tomahawk
Welcome to Camp Tomahawk Offers Low Fee for Salvation Army Camp
Salvation Army announces Camp Tomahawk a residential 172 acre site near Hedgeshllve with hiking paths and varied activities. Camp admission is 10 dollars while the full camp cost 200 dollars covering transportation meals lodging and activities for youths.
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Salvation Army
LaBatte
Tomahawk
Hedgeshllve
Area residents honor their fathers in Bluefield and beyond
Residents reflect on fathers shaping lives through love guidance and steady example. Craig Hammond recalls his father Dr Allen Hammond directing the Bluefield Union Mission for decades while Sharon Perkinson praises her late father Bill Leckie for recognizing each child’s talents. Charles Hall of Pearlsburg recalls his father’s work at the tannery and shipyard and the care that supported his family through hard times.
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Bluefield
Craig Hammond
Bluefield Union Mission
Hammond
Allen Hammond
Craig
Dad
The
Mary
Sharon Perkinson
Bill Leckie
Perkinson
Charles Hall
Pearlsburg
Celanese Bridge
Giles County
Hall
Newport News
Charlie Hall
Two teens donate hair to Locks of Love in hometown effort
Local eleven year old Sarah Brady of Bluefield Va cut eleven inches of hair to donate to Locks of Love after reading about the charity. Her mother Alice Ann Brady says Sarah is a spokesperson encouraging others to donate. McDowell County resident Tasha Lash notes her twelve year old son Purcell Lash also contributed.
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Sarah Brady
Locks of Love
Princeton
Brady
Bluefield
Sarah
Alice Ann Brady
Alice Ann
Tasha Lash
McDowell County
Purcell Lash
Lash
BHS
Roanoke
Roanoke City Public Schools
Jamie Lynn
Walker) Barker
Barker
Bluefield High School
Bluefield College
Lucy Addison
Jeremy Barker
Jeremy
Northeastern Supply
Christiansburg
Jamie Barker
Jackie and
Gary Walker
Bluewell
Wyoming native examines Black Lung documentary in West Virginia
A North Carolina filmmaker Shane Roberts, Wyoming County native, completed a 40 minute documentary on underground coal mining in southern West Virginia. The film features 11 miners including Carl Bailey and James Webster sharing risks and black lung experiences. Music by Hazel Dickens underscores the narrative.
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Kes Fork
West Virginia
Shane Roberts
Winston- Salem
N.C
Wyoming County
Ikes Fork
Johnnycake Mountain
Roberts
Princeton
Hazel Dickens
Dickens
Kendall Roberts
Black Bear
Carl Larry Bailey
Roland Bailey
Jimmy Boyd
C.B Chambers
Clyde Cline
Odell Musick
Greg Roberts
Kendell Roberts
Kenny Steele
William Steele
James Webster
Larry Bailey
Black Lung
Christian Garrison
Stacie Testerman
Allen Roberts
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Vickie
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Charles Owens
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Camping
By Adria Hairston
Bill Archer
Wyoming
Blacklungfilm
Medcamp
Kayla Brooke Harman
James H. Quillen
Keith and
Donna Harman
Double Gates
Bluefield, Va
Blake
Four Seasons
U.S. Route 460
Mike Eades
Eades
Jack Graybeal
Blacksburg
Charles McClintic
Arnold
Beverly
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Clarksburg
Wayman Cole
Spurrier
Tony Whitlow
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