Workforce W.Va. gets $6M to create paths to jobs
WorkForce West Virginia will receive two federal grants totaling more than 6 million dollars to train unemployed West Virginians and connect them to good paying jobs. The larger grant of 6.1 million from the Job-Driven National Emergency Grant funds coaching counseling and direct job placement while building partnerships with industry. Veterans receive priority and construction and oil and gas are key employer sectors in the plan. A second grant of 191,863 from the Re-Employment and Eligibility Assessments program funds in person assessments and individual employment plans to help unemployed residents find work.
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Mercer County adopts STAR Reading for K 3 in 2014
Mercer County Schools will switch from DIBELS Next to STAR Reading and STAR Early Literacy for K 3 starting in Fall 2014 after a vote by K 3 teachers and administrators. The district will extend STAR tools to 4th and 5th grades, following pilot usage in 2013 14 and countywide STAR Math rollout for grades 3 5 next fall.
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Memorial honors Layland mine explosion victims
In Fayette County a new memorial honors 112 workers killed in the March 2 1915 Layland Mine No 3 disaster. The Layland community funded the memorial with organizer Ray Crook noting the event had been largely forgotten. Fifty three miners survived after four days trapped underground.
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Bluefield College honors its employees with year end awards
Bluefield College in Virginia held a year end awards ceremony recognizing staff and faculty. Shirley Mutter received the Distinguished Staff Award and Blair Taylor earned a 30 year Service Award. Additional 25, 20, 15, 10 and 5 year service awards were given to multiple employees across academic departments and administrative roles.
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Tragedy on Trestle Claims Two Victims In Norfolk Area
A man and a girl were struck and killed when a train hit them at a trestle edge while a boy survived after briefly disappearing. The boy was found at his grandfather’s home and taken to Johnson Memorial Hospital for observation. Norfolk Southern cooperates with local police. track speed at the location is 45 mph. Names of victims and survivor not released.
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