Future farmers push biotech amid agriland changes
BLACKSBURG Virginia AP More than 1 200 youths attend the 74th Virginia FFA state convention in Blacksburg as topics shift to biotechnology and modern agriculture. Speakers note moral questions and the rise of corporate farming threatening small farms while stressing career avenues in agriculture and related fields.
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Virginia Ffa
Virginia
FFA
Future Farmers of America
Glenn Anderson
Casey Haley
Charlotte County
Haley
Carol Spruill
Spruill
Future Farmers of Virginia
Virginia Tech
National
Mark Clabaugh
Floyd County
Clabaugh
America
Powerball Game Show eyed by West Virginia and others
Hampshire Oregon Kentucky and Washington D C will join West Virginia to produce a televised Powerball Game Show. Contestants from participating states will compete in games of chance to earn points, funded by lottery sales and commercials. Lottery revenue through May rose by 53 million dollars from last year and total sales reach about 407 million. Video lottery at four race tracks contributed roughly 254 million, aided by about 2 000 coin drop machines.
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Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
Washington, D.C
White
Lottery
College scholars share tips for success and time management
Erin Harrell a rising sophomore at Florida State University urges scholars to seek help and engage with professors while maintaining a strong GPA. William Carrington of Marshall University stresses class attendance for better professor recognition and balance between study and social life. Phil Hancock of West Virginia Wesleyan highlights computer proficiency as essential for future jobs. The Long Scholars note they are available to assist and hosted a meal prepared by Darnell Long Sue Wray and Susan Dodson.
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Erin Harrell
Florida State University
William Carrington
Marshall University
Carrington
Phil Hancock
West Virginia Wesleyan
Hancock
Long
Darnell Long
Sue Wray
Susan Dodson
City clerk appointment expected after long term service
The board planned to appoint Drema Shireman as city clerk Tuesday evening. Tresch, who has worked with Shireman to prepare, will miss the job and city friendships as she prepares a Gatlinburg vacation with her husband and granddaughter this summer.
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Drema Shireman
Tresch
Shireman
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Rodgin Honored for Long Rotary Service in Bluefield
Bluefield Dr J S Rodgin marked 50 plus years with the Rotary during a Bluefield Rotary Club meeting. Incoming President Davis Jarrell presented a candle lit cupcake as fellow Rotarians sang. Jim Godwin praised Rodgin as a good friend and outstanding Rotarian. Dick Wood and Jeff Norconk joined the program with remarks linking local leadership to global Rotary changes. Wood noted Rotary history, assets of Rotary International in 1999 at 669.1 million, and said Paul Harris founded Rotary in 1905 with International organized in 1917.
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Bluefield
J. S. Rodgin
Rotary Club
Davis Jarrell
Rodgin
Jim Godwin
Dick Wood
Jeff Norconk
Wood
Dick Rice
Jarrell
Rotary
Ben Paine
Bluefield Rotary
Frank Devlyn
Mexico City
Naval Academy
Rice
Fincastle Country Club
Paul Harris
Man sentenced for embezzling from mentally disabled clients
Gregory A. Gamble, director of the Aurora Foundation Inc., was sentenced in Martinsburg to 32 months in federal prison for embezzling from more than 75 incapacitated clients. He must pay $304,674 restitution and undergo supervised release, plus alcohol and mental health counseling.
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Social Security Administration
Gamble
Social Security Office
Veterans Affairs
West Virginia highway boom draws contractors and firms
A surge in highway funding from federal and state sources spurs private contractors and engineering firms to expand in West Virginia. With $700 million planned for highway projects this year, private design work now accounts for about 70 percent of activity, boosting jobs and prompting firms like Robinson Engineering and Wilbur Smith Associates to grow and open new offices.
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West Virginia
Julia Morton
State Association of Consulting Engineers
Morton
Transportation Equity Act
State Division of Highways
Joseph Denault
Transportation
Paul Mattox
E.L. Robinson Engineering Co
Robinson Engineering
Cross Lanes
Ohio
S.C
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