Tazewell teachers seek funding support from board of supervisors
Tazewell County educators appeal to the Board of Supervisors for renewed funding as the TEA outlines mixed reactions to a proposed new salary scale. Co-presidents Beth Goforth and Kim Harrison push for support for both teachers and classified staff, noting pay gaps and staffing concerns.
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Tazewell
Board of Supervisors
Tazewell County
Beth Goforth
Kim Harrison
County School Board
Harrison
Seth White
Southern District Board
Mike Hymes
Jim Campbell
Campbell
Hymes
Iran uses tear gas to disperse Tehran protests
Police in Tehran used tear gas and batons to disperse anti-government protesters demanding the release of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi Karroubi. Witnesses said riot police charged central Tehran as clashes left two dead and many wounded while families say the leaders are held in Tehran prisons.
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Tehran
Iran
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Mahdi Karroubi
Kaleme.com
Cen
Tral
Mousavi
Karroubi
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Vick co-defendant Phillips faces probation violation ruling
Quanis L. Phillips, a co-defendant in Michael Vick’s dog fighting case, is charged with probation violations after allegedly lying about contact with Vick at a June Virginia nightclub party and failing to report run-ins with police. He is due to appear before Judge Henry Hudson on March 15 in Richmond.
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Ichmond
Michael Vick
Eagles
Rodney T. Lang
Quanis L. Phillips
Vick
Virginia
Phillips
Lang
U.S
Henry Hudson
Richmond
Chesapeake
Flowers Bakery to close Bluefield plant after sale of assets
Flowers Bakery plans to close its Bluefield facility after selling salvageable equipment. The decision, announced during a Tuesday meeting, ends long time operations employing numerous locals. Off duty Bluefield police provided security as employees learned of the closure. Local officials express sadness and hope workers will find new positions with help from rapid response teams and area employers.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Watkins
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Flowers Bakery
The
Purity Company
Bluefield Bak
Jennings
Ricky Poore
Montcalm
Poore
Linda Whalen
Flowers
Whalen
Janet Bailey
Development Authority
Mercer County
Work Force
West Virginia
Bailey
Joe Coburn
Mercer County Commission
City leaders push back on APCO rate hike amid EPA rules
Bluefield Mayor Linda Whalen and Appalachian Power officials debated a new rate increase tied to EPA environmental mandates. Whalen warned residents face choosing between utilities and food as bills rise, and called for citizen action and legislative outreach. APCO notes its six year, $2 billion upgrades at Mountaineer and John Amos plants to meet clean air regulations.
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Appalachian Power
Charles Patton
Bluefield
Linda Whalen
APCO
Whalen
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
AEP
EPA
Power
Mountaineer
John Amos
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Suspect in Bellefontaine stabbing captured in Georgia forest
Samuel Littleton II, 37, of Bellefontaine Ohio, wanted in the stabbing death of Tiffany Brown, was captured Feb 23 in a Georgia forest behind a Wal-Mart. Blood in a car trunk tied to Richard and Gladis Russell. Extradition hearing set for March 21. Littleton held without bond in Beaver jail.
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Princeton
Samuel “Sammy” Littleton II
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Littleton
Tiffany Brown
Dition
William Sadler
Mercer County
Earl Ray Tomblin
West Virginia
Scott Ash
Ash
Chris Ferro
Governor's Office
Southern
Beaver
West Virginia tobacco tax bill defeated in Senate committee
The tobacco tax measure aimed at funding education and cessation programs failed 8-9 in the Senate Finance committee. Lawmakers cited impact on small shops and border communities in Mercer and Mingo counties, with critics arguing the bill became a partisan political issue. Supporters said funds would aid prevention and treatment while opponents warned residents would cross into Virginia or Kentucky for cheaper products.
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Reed
West Virginia
West
Chafin
Mercer
Mingo
Virginia
Kentucky
Southern Coalfield Tobacco Prevention Network
Bluefield
Marc Meachum
Greater
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