Mercer School Board Erases $831,000 Deficit
Mercer County school system ends 1980-81 with a surplus of about $75,000 after lower than expected property tax collections and other factors. Superintendent John M. Hughes credited careful budgeting and staff discipline, noting staff cuts were not needed and $326,000 from surplus property sales aided the year. The board approved budget supplements, a $3,700 grant for a summer playground program, and paid compliments to Budget Chief Libby Price and Maintenance Chief Jim Akers. Harold Wood to leave board July 1 after election defeat to William J. Akers.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Princeton
Mercer County
John M. Hughes
Mercer County Board of Education
Hughes
Mercer County Commission
Community Education Department
Archie Sisk
Sisk
Mercer County Sheriff's Office
Seaway
Park School
Montcalm High
Brushfork Elementary
Bramwell High
Matoaka High
Glenwood Junior High
Bluewell Elementary
Athens High
Harold Wood
Wood
William J. Akers
Bluefield Board Allocates Funds for Jaycees Fourth of July
The Bluefield Board of Directors approved $200 to support the Bluefield Jaycees Fourth of July celebration at City Park with events including a dunking booth fireworks and a patriotic talk by Dr Charles Tyer. The meeting also awarded bids for street improvements on Acme Street Locust Grove and Gateway and discussed traffic safety on Virginia Avenue.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Bluefield Jaycees
Jaycees
City Park
Quinton Mullins
Bluefield
Mullins
Charles Tyer
Bluefield College
Asphalt Industries of
Acme Street
Ashalt
Locust Grove
Thunderstorms Hit Nation Across Regions
Violent storms swept the country from the Rockies to New England. Montana suffered hail up to grapefruit size damaging homes, cars, and crops while 35 National Guard helicopters at Helena airport were damaged. Massachusetts saw downed trees and power outages in Pittsfield and Worcester, a firefighter injured by a lightning strike at Gardner fire station. Alabama lost power to about 35,000 homes after two tornadoes and storms. Montana’s Helena hail damaged many vehicles and roofs.
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Associated Press
Rockies
New England
Montana
National Guard
Helena Mont
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Worcester
Gardner
Alabama
Birmingham
Helena
City permits and licenses issued in Bluefield
Two license applications and 17 building permits were approved by the Bluefield Board of Directors on Tuesday. Licenses include Hobart W Whittaker operating Master Security of WV Inc and David Brooks operating Quality Workers. Permits cover decks, porches, signage, fences, siding, walls, roofs, and a new dwelling with totals ranging from 125 to 33,000 dollars. Repeated notes of addresses and costs accompany each project.
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Bluefield Board of Directors
Hobart W Whittaker
WV. Inc
Holiday Trailer Park
Cumberland Road
David Brooks
Giles St. Bluefield
Chester Foster
Augusta St
John W. Martin
Jefferson St
Coal City Gift Shop
Ralewh Terrace
Tony Wright
Greenbrier St
Roy Randolph
Kidd St
Vernella Miller
Peart St
Henry Farley
Brooke St
Bernice W. Daniels
Ohio St
John A. Burton
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Mercer School Board
Popular Street
Mike Fisher
Gateway
Ben Paine
Paul Oliver
Bill Looney
Fred Burton
Burton
Oliver
Virginia Avenue
Market
Dexter Streets
Joe Walker
Nation
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Robert Flickinger
Pearl Street
Lorenzo P.K. English
Jones St
Frank Horton
ST. Louis
John P. Barrett
Barrett
460
Arbus
W.va
Kay Jewelers
The
Diamond People
Nina Sam
Land O' Lakes
Land O Lakes
Grocer
Land O' Lakes, Inc
Tto
O' Lakes, Inc
P.O
ElimCity
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