Tazewell residents hear two proposed county taxes
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors sets two public hearings on a 2 percent hotel motel tax and a food and beverage tax. Hearings start 7 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. in the juvenile and domestic relations courtroom at the county administration building. Action on the meals tax requires petition and voter approval. Cedar Bluff discussed a meals tax.
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Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Tazewell
Richard Farthing
Cedar Bluff
Mountaineer Boys State draws eight locals from West Virginia
West Virginia's Mountaineer Boys State ran June 9 15 at Jacksons Mill with eight local rising seniors and two counselors. Sponsored by the West Virginia American Legion for 59 years, participants from Pike View High School and Bluefield High School pursued leadership roles in law civil service and public safety while earning the P E Kercheval Award for outstanding citizenship by Isabelle sponsored by People’s Loan.
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Boyz
Mountaineer
Christopher Parrish
David Holt
Pike View High School
Seth Hayes
Matthew Cunningham
Bluefield High School
Mark Zachwieja
Yubrenal Isabelle
Brandon Boyles
Christopher Malamisura
Daniel Cameron
BHS
P.T. Malamisura
Bluefield American Legion
Riley-West
West Virginia
Jackson's Mill
West Virginia American Legion
Bluefield Lions Club
Bluefield Elks Club
Civitans
People’s Loan
First Century Bank
Eastern Vault & Block Co
Mountaineer Boys’ State
P.E. Kercheval
Isabelle
Spon
Bluefield
Riley-West Post 9
American Legion
Grace Named Woman of the Year 1996 for Fort Lauderdale
Grace Porter daughter of Mary Porter of Glenwood Park and the late Robert Porter is selected as one of 16 Women of the Year 1996 by the American Cancer Society in Fort Lauderdale Florida. Born in West Virginia she grew up with siblings Mike Porter Sr and Jane Childers and has been active with many local organizations including Hospice the Florida Philharmonic Society and the Broward Community Foundation. She works as a licensed real estate agent in Ohio and Florida and views community service as a responsibility.
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Patty Kay Porter Grace
Mary “Maggie” Porter
Glenwood Park
Robert “Jack” Porter
Lashmeet
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
American Cancer Society
West Virginia
Grace
Mike Porter Sr
Jane Childers
Lewisburg
Fort Lauderdale
Royal Dames of Cancer Research
Broward Community Foundation
Miami City Ballet
Florida Philharmonic Society
Ohio
Florida
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Washington Street
Joy Manufacturing
Bluefield
Patrick Gaughan
U.S
11Th & Chapline
Wheeling
Ene Ee Ee
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mercer County Commiss
P.O
Princeton
Glenwood Park Road
Brush Creek
Mercer County
Mercer County Commission
Hoebeke
Disaster Field Office
Hillcrest Office Park
Players Club
Charleston
US Corps of Engineers
National Historic Society
State Water Control Board
Summer Day Camp Helps Local Children In Pipestem
Teachers Margaret Persinger and Jeanette Justice direct a two week summer day camp for ages 5 to 11 at the Appalachian South Folk Life Center in Pipestem West Virginia. The program blends reading writing music and crafts with themes on other countries sign language and multicultural awareness funded by private donations and grants from Kellogg Foundation and regional groups.
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West Virginia
Appalachian South Folk Life Center
Oak Supper Club
Pipestein
Margaret Persinger
Jeanette Justice
Summers
Mercer
Persinger
Justice
Folk Life Center
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
RESA
North Carolina
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The
Daily Telegraph
Azewell
Tazewell County
United States Environmental Protection Agency
U. S. Epa
Bluefield City Building
City Board
Rogers ST
Alyson Walls
Persin
Ger
North Street
Aha
Bluefield College
Colleges
Ray Roman
al Lisko
Barbara Hawkins
Philadelphia, PA
Vicki L. Doty
Mercer Aviation
Air Force
Pt-17 Stearman
WV Lions Club
Bluefield Lions
Bluefield Area Chamber of Commerce
Princeton Chamber of Commerce
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