Southern states edge forward in education gains share declines
The Southern Regional Education Board reports progress after a 12 year drive across 16 states. Despite near doubling in public school spending since the 1980s, the share of tax dollars for education fell in late 1990s in 11 states. The Greenbrier meeting in White Sulphur Springs aired concerns that funding alone won’t guarantee better schools, even as prekindergarten access expands from 80,000 to 400,000 children across 14 states. Governor Cecil Underwood noted unexpected growth in student numbers and projected enrollment growth slowdown in five years.
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Southern Regional Education Board
Greenbrier Resort
White Sulphur Springs
Cecil Underwood
SREB
Underwood
Brown murder trial set for September start
Saunders Eugene Brown Jr., 37, former Kegley man, is scheduled for a September 27 trial on first degree murder charges in the 1988 death of Ruth A. Richmond of Bluefield. Richmond was killed at Richmond's Antiques in Princeton during an apparent robbery, dying from two neck stab wounds. Brown, awaiting trial on a separate robbery sentence, had been a long-time suspect as evidence finally solidified last March.
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Princeton
Kegley
Bluefield
Saunders Eugene Brown, Jr
Ruth A. Richmond
Richmond
Richmond’s Antiques
Thorn Street
Brown
Mercer County
John R. Frazier
Huttonville
BRMC Moves Forward on Open Heart Program
The BRMC board authorized developing an open heart surgery program with West Virginia and Virginia facilities. A $10 million capital expenditure was approved to fund the project and a Certificate of Need and related documents will be filed with the West Virginia Health Care Authority. Pawlowski indicated the executive session would last hours and no formal announcements were planned at its end.
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West Virginia Health Care Authority
Pawlowski
BRMC
Jay Valeyko
HCA
Bob Caufield
PCH Eyes Open Heart Talks With West Virginia and Virginia Partners
PCH held an executive session to update board members on talks with BRMC about an open heart center. CEO Dan Dunmyer said the goal is education with no decisions, and noted potential collaboration with Bluefield Princeton and CAMC or UVA as possible partners based on regional expertise and capacity.
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BRMC
Dan Dunmyer
Dunmyer
Bluefield
Open Heart Matters
Princeton
PCH
Virginia Medical Center
West Virginia
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
University of Virginia Heart Center
Charlottesville
UVA
Charleston Area Medical Center
CAMC
BAMC
Officials Debate Prayer at Local Football Games
Officials from Buchanan County and Mercer County school districts discuss limits on student led prayer at school and after school functions. They reference Supreme Court guidance, noting student initiated prayers may occur if administrators do not structure them. Some leaders express mixed reactions to the ruling and vow to follow court guidance.
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Buchanan County
Ministerial Association
Akers
Mercer County
Board of Education
Supreme Court
McDowell County
Kenneth Roberts
Roberts
Archer Miller headline Music in the Square
Local musicians Bill Archer and Karl Miller headline the Music in the Square concert in Princeton Town Square at noon Wednesday. Gloria Miller is set to sing as a guest as the show runs from noon to 1 pm with concessions by the Green Valley Glenwood Volunteer Fire Department.
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Rinceton
Princeton Town Square
Bill Archer
The
Daily Telegraph
Karl Miller
Archer
Miller
Gloria
Mercer Street
Green Valley- Glenwood
Public Hearing Proposed Water Rate Increase
A public hearing is called on a proposed water rate increase. The notice cites a $2.00 increase as part of the policy review and seeks community input on the adjustment.
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Manju Sheth
American Board of Medicine
Southview Drive
Physicians’ Health Center, Inc
Deborah
Carl Miller
Music In the Square
Virginia Avenue
J.C. Higginbotham
Patriot
HONDA
Friendly Honda
Freedom Motorsports
Dan Halsey
Halsey
Green Valley
Rt. 460
Polaris
Yamaha
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