Long Scholars Class of 2000 recipients honored
Bluefield attorney J. Franklin Long awarded four new scholarships this year raising total to five per year to assist minority seniors in southern West Virginia and southwestern Virginia. Recipients include Joseph Wheeler III Takeisha Wade Marika Hickman Ronnell Thompson and Taurean Jones. He urged students to seize opportunities and give back, sharing his philosophy of helping others and the debt he feels. Three former scholars attended the dinner to offer insights on college life.
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J. Franklin
Darnell Long
Takeisha Wade
Marika Hickman
Erin Harrell
Joseph Wheeler
William Carrington
Phil Hancock
Taurean Jones
Ronnell Thompson
Bluefield
J. Franklin Long
West Virginia
Virginia
Bluefield State College
Joseph Wheeler, III
Mount View
Long Residence
Mercer County Board Accepts Barber Resignation
The Mercer County Board of Education approved the resignation of Mack Barber 52 amid pending felony sexual abuse and assault charges. Barber will retire June 30 2000 with retirement benefits determined at the state level. Dr Deborah Akers noted the district will not fund Barber's retirement.
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Mercer County Board of Education
Mack Barber
Barber
Deborah Akers
Akers
Mercer County
Steve Akers
Montcalm Elementary
Small fires burden South Carolina forests in dry year
In Charleston, the Division of Forestry reports more summer fires than usual with four fires last week. Forester Matt Dillon notes dry conditions keep temps high. 903 fires have burned 18,764 acres statewide since January, of which 887 caused 16,001 acres by humans and 16 by lightning.
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Division of Forestry
Matt Dillon
Dillon
West Virginia to join 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' lottery
West Virginia and eight other states will begin selling three dollar lottery tickets August 7 for a million-dollar game show. One top prize of one million dollars will go to one contestant, with another million shared among home contestants. The first show is slated for October and will be produced in Hollywood with state stations airing it.
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Libby White
White
Hollywood
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Louisiana
Connecticut
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Bev Tresch Honored With Bev Tresch Day At Baby Birds Game
LUEFIELD Va Bevery Tresch longtime city clerk was feted at a Bluefield Baby Birds game. The event recognized her service since January 1989 and her pending June 30 retirement. She threw the first pitch and spoke of her career with Bluefield officials workers and family.
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Luefield
Beverly Tresch
John Tresch
Bowen Field
Beverly
Ron Crabtree
Bluefield Baby Birds
Bev Tresch
Tresch
Bluefield Orioles
Tazewell school board meeting resumes in executive session
The Tazewell County School Board plans an executive session at 5 30 p m at Tazewell Middle School to discuss a personnel matter. Board members have not received a written agenda and could not confirm other business. The meeting is a continuation of June actions with four policy items dropped from the June 12 agenda.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Tazewell Middle School
Ben Susman
Susman
Jan White
Tom Witten
Witten
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