Bluefield 304th MP volunteers for Iraq duty
Several members of Bluefield's 304th Military Police Company volunteer to serve with the 324th MP Battalion based in Chambersburg Pennsylvania. About 10 soldiers from Bluefield are with the 324th at Fort Bliss Texas undergoing deployment validation. Most volunteers are not Bluefield locals, with many being from Tennessee. The last mobilization occurred 2002 to 2003 at Fort Stewart Georgia.
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Military Police Company
Iraq
Bluefield
304Th
324Th
MP Batallion
Chambersburg
Greg Yesko
99Th Regional Readiness Command
Pittsburg
Yesko
Fort Bliss
Texas
Fort Stewart
Race to beat budget deadline in Tazewell County
Virginia budget stalemate ends with a July 1 deadline pressing Tazewell County officials. School leaders meet to finalize the 2006-2007 budget and teachers' proposed 4 percent raise as the Board of Supervisors set the next year’s budget and tax rates. Assistant Superintendent Gary Williams notes contracts must go out July 1 amid ongoing adjustments after Richmond’s two year budget approval.
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Azewell
Virginia
Tazewell County
County Board of Supervisors
Gary Williams
Tazewell
Education Association
Richmond
Timothy M. Kaine
Williams
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline.com
Tragic Freeman fire claims mother and daughter
Heather Amanda Meadows and her daughter Sierra Leigh Meadows died in a rapid blaze at their U S Route 52 home in Freeman. Investigators have yet to determine the ignition source as officials seek the fire origin and ruling from the medical examiner. Neighbors recall community support while Bramwell officials note the isolated location and lack of municipal water as complicating factors.
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Bramwell
Mercer County
Heather Amanda Meadows
Sierra Leigh Meadows
Freeman
Kim O’brien
State Fire Marshals Office
O’brien
Meadows
Steve Orey
Orey
Molly Robinette
Regular WV lottery players push billions in sales in West Virginia
Bluefield coverage shows regular lottery players buy multiple games daily, driving state revenue expected to reach 1.5 billion for fiscal 2006 from traditional and video lottery. Distributions in 2005 surpassed 576.8 million to state programs, with Education, Higher Education, and Aging among major recipients.
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Bluefield
West Virginia
Jim Toney
State Department of Revenue
Toney
State Commission On Aging
Department of Education
WV Infrastructure Council
Brian Curto
S & S Express
Mercer County
Curto
Sondra Egnor
Honor roll at Montcalm High School lists 4th to 7th graders
Montcalm High School announces the honor roll by grade levels. A 4th to 12th grade list includes many students across both the A and B honor rolls, with names such as Jason Duncan and Adam Davis featured.
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Montcalm High School
Jason Duncan
Jordan Gibson
Brian Graham
Adam Havens
Joshua Helmondollar
Belinda Hill
Clarence Hubbard
April Jennings
Sheena Johnson
Terah Tiller
Danielle Poff
Jessica Rose
Sara West
Megan Coeburn
Kellie Hubbard
Katie Taylor
Bernice White
Amanda Billips
Kristyn Bogart
Scottie Tiller
Jessica Harvey
Tara Havens
Sarah Shrader
William Austin
Jeremiah Barker
Kellie Crane
Jarrid Farrington
Jessica Lowe
Benjamin Miller
Adam Davis
Paul Grose
Kellie Hurley
Hank Weese
Vanessa Austin
Brandon Daniels
Ericca Farrington
Eva Grose
Kayla Robbins
Wesley Chapel in Rock Address Corrected
A Monday story corrects the Wesley Chapel location to Wrights Mountain Road in Rock. A Sunday article misspelled the late US Senator Chapman Revecomb, Republican of West Virginia.
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Wesley Chapel
Rock
Wrights Mountain Road
Chapman Revecomb
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tennesee
Robinette
W.va
By Greg Jordan
Kristen Rogers
Amber Agnew
Christoper Casey
Tabitha Daniels
Kaytie Davis
Erica Helm
Scott Hurley
Anthony Kelley
Anthony Kolb
Kandice Lacy
Kelsye Meadows
Franklin Pendergrass
Kristina Taylor
Leigh Timm
Jessica Austin
Misty Bowles
Brandon Grose
Ashley Hulsey
Kaye Lusk
Rebekah Odile
Cesaree Pennington
Kayla Pennington
Brooke Bailey
Ashlee Burgess
Casey Cantrell
Amber Clower
Kaitlyn Coleman
Sabrina France
Lindsey Hamblin
Ariel Hodges
Jason Jennings
Stephanie Lanter
Adrienne Mitchem
Stephanie Muncy
Sierra Nimmo
Casey Perkins
Amanda Pigg
Maranda Wyatt
James Agee
Amber Brown
Carrie Cantrell
Brenden Codd
Travis Feathers
Jeffery Hicks
Haley Hodges
Alexandria Hubbard
Brittany Jones
Brandon Kirby
Zachery Kriska
Travis Lockett
Jeremy Punturi
Brittany Williams
Oscar F. Figueroa
Westwood Commons
Rogers Zaum
David A Najar
D.D.S
Gina Lilly
North Walker Street
Princeton
Indows
Fancy Gap
Cana
VISA
Mastercard
American Express
Discover
Wiimelow Secdinnas
Uti
Natalie Fanning
Bluefield Avenue
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