Pete Ballard honored as West Virginia treasure at McDowell County event
A luncheon saluted Pete Ballard recognizing his artistic career and deep McDowell and Monroe County roots. State Senator Bill Cole praised Ballard for his influence, recalling his teaching career from McDowell City to international posts, and Ballard recalling meeting Elvis. The gathering featured memories from Gerrie Schrom and Raymond Bean as guests lingered over conversation.
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Reer
Ballard
Welch
McDowell County
Bill Cole
Elvis Aaron Presley
McDowell City
Gerrie Schrom
War
Schrom
Big Creek
Pete
Cole
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Vietnam
North Carolina School For the Arts
Vivien Leigh
Winston Churchill
West Virginia
Raymond Bean
Raymond's
Concord selects first woman president at Concord College
Concord’s incoming president, the first female in the role, vows momentum on academics from a strong curriculum to continued online education plans while facing capital needs and a five year strategic plan. She aims to decide quickly on key issues after reviewing sufficient data.
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Pye
Goncord
Concord
Ratte
Boggess
America
Virginia Tech
Charles T. “Chuck” Mathena I
Princeton
Frances Isabel Davenport
Concord State Normal School
Bluefield State College
Marsha Krotseng
BSC
Mercer County
Tom Bone
Tbone
Fey
Credit
Uscellular.com
U.S
Celar
Uscelay.com
King Steel Wireless
Vail
Uscellarcony
U.S. Gellar MasterCard
MetaBank
MasterCard International Incorporated
Kansas
U8 Cellular
Federal Unversaly Service Fund
Directa
Kansas Corporation
Gemmission Office of Panic Affairs and Consumer Protection
US. Cellular
Hollow Documentary site seeks HTML5 experience capabilitie
Our towns. Continued from B-1 Our towns. Documentary requires HTML5 Experience capabilities to view the project. The Hollow team details at the project page and team page. McDowell County history is featured on the film site. Airport Authority meeting rescheduled to July 15 with three candidates for airport manager position due to conflict.
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Hollowdocumentary.com
Hollowthefilm
McDowell County
Bluefield
Mercer County
Span the Dan aims to repurpose Danville bridge for community use
Five interns at the Danville Regional Foundation lead Span the Dan a project scanning ideas to transform the long abandoned 925 foot Dan River enclosed pedestrian bridge linking Long Mill and White Mill into a welcoming accessible space. Surveys online and around Danville show desires for river views gathering space restrooms and seasonal vendors cafes or shops with a Riverwalk connection and activity zones. Public workshops gathered ideas from students designers and locals including aspirations for art space restaurant and canoe access while preserving the bridge as a destination.
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Anville,wsk
Dan River Inc
Long Mill
White Mill
Dan River
Danville Regional Foundation
Spanthedan
Foundation
Drfonline.org
Genevieve Marsh
Rhode Island School of Design
Auburn, Calif
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West Springfield, Mass
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The
Danville Register & Bee
K US. Cellular
Betterer
Samsung Galaxy
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