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Schools Will Be Fixed Or Closed by Fire Marshal Warns
West Virginia state fire marshal warns Mercer County schools designated as Problematical Facilities for Immediate Action must be corrected or closed. Deputy Fire Marshal Russ Perkis says warnings project a crackdown statewide with no set deadline and potential rapid closures if improvements lag. Superintendent Clinton Lilly notes ongoing work, prioritization by Smittle, and high costs of updated fire alarm, door, and safety requirements across multiple buildings.
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Mercer County
Walter Smittle
Barbara Hawkins
Daily Telegraph
West Virginia
Russ Perkis
Charleston
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Perkis
Walter Smittle III
Smittle
Clinton D. Lilly
Mercer County Board of Education
Mercer
F.A.R. Perkis
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association
F.A.R
Cae
Princeton
PJHS
Lilly
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Princeton High School