Downtown 400 Block Opens After Demolitions
The contractor began demolishing vacant downtown buildings in the 400 block, with the Montgomery Ward site to be the last to go. Demolition clears space prompting public ideas for reuse. An architect is drafting renderings and proposals include more green space or an amphitheater linked to Chicory Square events. Public input can be sent to jspencer at bluewv.org or gordan at bottonline.com.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicory Square
Economic Development Authority
Spencer
Overdose Trends in West Virginia Through 2023 and 2024
West Virginia overdose deaths rose to record levels during 2020 and 2021 amid the pandemic, with 2023 showing McDowell County leading per capita at 188 deaths per 100000. Fentanyl remains high, heroin deaths fell, meth declines, and xylazine emerges as a growing danger with 122 cases in 2023. County disparities persist, and data for 2024 remain preliminary.
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West Virginia
McDowell County
Cabell County
Mercer County
Raleigh County
Wyoming County
Tyler
Gilmer
Greenbrier County
Preston County
Kanawha
Berkeley
Cabell
Mercer
Monongalia
Ohio
West Virginia Watch
Charleston
Westvirginiawatch
Princeton shooting suspect headed to grand jury
A Princeton man, Christopher Wilborn Jr., 21, faces felonies including four counts of wanton endangerment and malicious assault after a June 14 family gathering shooting at a Days Inn conference center left four injured. The case proceeds to the Mercer County Grand Jury with a Oct 15 session planned. Wilborn waived preliminary hearing and remains held on a $1 million cash bond.
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Princeton
Mercer County Grand Jury
Christopher Antonie Wilborn Jr
Susan Honaker
Wilborn
S.A. Sommers
Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
West
Rykeem Wilborn
Sommers
Christopher Wilborn Jr
J.J. Ruble
Sheriff’s Department
Ruble
Southern
Mike Flanigan
Flanigan
Extremely low pay blamed for U S teacher shortage
In testimony before the U S Senate hearing, Utah teacher of the year John Arthur cited extremely low pay as the top reason teachers quit and parents avoid the profession. He urged raising salaries, while critics warned that federal mandates won’t fix root causes. Maryland plans a $60,000 starting salary by 2026.
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U.S
Washington
John Arthur
Arthur
Utah
U.S. Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
National Education Association
Meadowlark
Salt Lake City
Gemayel Keyes
Gilbert Spruance
Philadelphia
Bernie Sanders
Vermont
Sanders
National Center For Education Statistics
Maryland
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Gjordan
Bottonline.com
Lynn
Eee
William E. Kirwan
Maryland General Assembly
Sen
Bill Cassidy
Louisiana Republican
Nicole Neily
Parents Defending Education
Neily
Heritage Foundation
Robert Pondiscio
American Enterprise Institute
Westvirginiawatch.com
Federal St. ¢ Bluefield, WV
Scdisster
Searsclean.com
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