Local schools honor Dr. Seuss birthday in reading drive
RINCETON area schools marked Theodor Geisel birthday with Read Across America events. Students wore funny hats and cooked green eggs and ham while teachers spoke on Seuss rhymes and imagination. Glenwood and Wade Elementary pupils read aloud to younger classmates and celebrated with cake and parties at Mercer Mall, highlighting reading joy and family participation.
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Rinceton
Whoville
Theodor Geisel
Dr. Seuss
America
National Education Association
Sue Widener
Glenwood School
Glenwood
Wade
Athens
Mercer Mall
Heather Farley
I 73 74 interchange work to start this summer in Bluefield
West Virginia DOT confirmed that construction on the I-73/74 and John Nash Boulevard interchange in Bluefield will begin this summer in Mercer County, with a record of decision expected by June. Mayor Nelson Walker hailed the long-delayed project as finally moving forward after involvement since the 1980s.
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Bluefield
John Nash
West Virginia Division of Transportation
Highway Department
Jim Colby
Bluefield High School
Mercer County
Welch
McDowell County
Colby
DOT
Nelson Walker
Walker
K.A. Ammar
Main Street Bluefield folds after long service in state
The state’s oldest Main Street program, Main Street Bluefield, will close at month end due to funding pressures and duplication of efforts. Board president Frank Wilkinson said it is time for the next phase and noted agreements with the city and local chambers to sustain some activities. The group praised manager Beth Andrick, assistant Patty Shumate, and numerous volunteers for five years of downtown improvements.
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Bluefield
Main Street Bluefield Board of Directors
Frank Wilkinson
Main Street Bluefield
Ronnie Hypes
West Virginia
Hypes
Wilkinson
Greater Bluefield
Main Street
U.S. Atty seeks disqualification of bank defense attorney
Federal prosecutors in Bluefield move to disqualify Bowles Rice law firm from representing defendant Terry L. Church in an obstruction case tied to the failed First National Bank of Keystone. Church and Keystone Mortgage executive Michael Graham face charges over concealing bank documents. Church, 46, previously senior VP of FNB Keystone, could face lengthy penalties if convicted.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
U.S
Susan Arnold
Bowles
First National Bank of Keystone
Church
FNB Keystone
Comptroller of the Currency
Treasury Department
Michael AH. Graham
Keystone Mortgage Co
Bluefield Doctor Charged in 13-Count Mail Fraud Indictment
Dr. Robert B. Miller 46 faces 13 federal counts alleging he billed for non performed or duplicative hearing tests and visits from 1996 to 1999. The Bluefield EN T doctor is released on bond with arraignment set for March 13 in Bluefield. The case could carry up to 65 years in prison and fines up to 4.25 million.
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Bec
United States District Court
Robert B. Miller
Bluefield
United States
Mary S. Feinberg
Hunter Smith
Miller
Medicaid
West Virginia
Feinberg
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Blue Cross
Nationwide
Government Employees Health Insurance Association
United Mine Workers of America
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Robert Harling
Days Inn
Wytheville
Abby
David Letterman
Letterman
CBS
Jay Leno
NBC
Nielsen Media Research
Charles Owens
The
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