Tornado Watch and the Newsroom Vibe in West Virginia
Samantha Perry, Daily Telegraph managing editor, recalls covering a Monday tornado watch for Mercer County near Bramwell and Montcalm. She describes newsroom urgency, personal risk, and the journalist instinct to chase the story while noting past near misses and family memories of storm warnings.
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National Weather Center
Bramwell
Montcalm
Tom Colley
Tom
River Road
Rock and Matoaka
Mercer County
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Leadership Note
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph lists William Randy Deason as Publisher Thomas Colley as Executive Editor and Samantha Perry as Managing Editor. The piece opens with a biblical verse quoted from Psalms 50 22 23 AKJV.
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William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Shawnee Parkway construction finally begins in Ghent to Mercer County
After 22 years of planning the Shawnee Parkway moves forward with the first 1.22 miles in Ghent, 16 percent complete, linking Ghent in Raleigh County with Mercer County and aiming to connect with the King Coal Highway. The project costs about 293 million dollars and needs additional federal funds to proceed to Mercer County and beyond.
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Ghent
Raleigh
Mercer County
Crumpler
McDowell County
Bill Harvey
Spanishburg
William Sanders
Princeton
Sanders
Harvey
Joe Manchin
Mercer
McDowell
Dave Parkule
Shawnee Parkway Authority
Washington
U.S
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Nick Rahall
Jay Rockefeller
Dw.va
Bluefield
Welch
Parkulo
Mississippi
Where are our Christian rights in public schools
Sharon Porter of Princeton West Virginia questions the rights of Christian families as school systems teach evolution without parental consent. She recalls signing yearly permission slips for Bible in School and argues the government should not impose evolution beliefs on her children.
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Sharon Porter
Princeton
W.va
Mercer County Clerk vacancy faces appointive deadline
Rumor of Rudolph Jennings retirement confirmed by Telegraph prompts Mercer County to fill the clerk seat. The County Commission must appoint a successor with election looming. WV Code outlines party affiliation, term rules, and a 30 day quorum clause guiding selection if necessary. The Clerk of the County Commission serves as secretary and oversees related duties.
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Mercer County
Rudolph Jennings
The
Telegraph
County Commission
Secretary of State
Records and duties awaiting a new county clerk
A Bluefield area column warns about the importance of safeguarding vital public records and the duties of the county clerk. It cites missing documents in a Florida courthouse and calls for computer literacy to advance election and recordkeeping tech. It also mentions Ahmad Bradshaw’s jail sentence and local criticisms of honors.
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County Commission
Macone I
Florida
Jonas Salk
Graham
Ahmad Bradshaw
Abingdon
Bluefield
Graham High School
Bradshaw
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Newsroom
Woo
Bing
Lifestyles
Jamie Parsell
West Virginia
Virginia
Samantha Perry
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Shawnee Parkway
the Mercer
Piaco Biedy
Court House
Wilson Butt
Commission
UCC
Department of Highways
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