Veterans honored at Concord Founders Day ceremony
Concord University President Gregory Alda honored American veterans during Convocation of Scholars and Founders Day marking the 139th charter anniversary. The event highlighted a Veterans Initiative with a veterans office, GI bill use, and campus support, praised by Chancellor Brian Noland and Military Times Edge rankings.
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Athens
Concord University
Gregory Faldia
Alda
Fine Arts Center
Veterans Initiative
Concord
Chuck Becker
Becker
U.S. Army
Veterans’ Agencies
Military Times Edge Magazine
Military Advanced Education Magazine
Brian Noland
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Princeton Jrotc
America
Marsh Memorial Carillon
Joseph Marsh
U.S. Navy
McDowell County Humane Society Gets New Isolation Room
The McDowell County Humane Society received a grant from the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation Ruth Hornbrook Memorial Fund to construct a 10 by 12 foot isolation room with showers sink tile and utilities. The project supports safely quarantining new animals before adoption and aligns with ongoing efforts that have placed 160 dogs in homes since September 2010.
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Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
Ruth Hornbrook
Elch
McDowell County Humane Society
Hope For Hannah Rescue
Hope For Hannah
McDowell County Human Society
Three Injured In Giles County Crash In Virginia
A two vehicle collision on Route 100 between Narrows and Pearsburg led to three people being transported to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Karen Westmoreland of Narrows crossed the center line driving a 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt and collided with a 1994 Ford Ranger driven by Shannon Pyles of Pearlsburg. Kelly Jo Pyle and one of their three minor children were flown to Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Westmoreland was treated at Giles Memorial Hospital before also being moved to Roanoke Memorial. Hospital condition details were not released.
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Pearisburg
Roanoke
Giles County
Narrows
Pearssburg
Karen Westmoreland
Shannon Pyles
Pearlsburg
A.C. Thompson
Virginia State Police
Pyles
Kelly Jo Pyles
Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Thompson
Westmoreland
Giles Memorial Hospital
Tazewell County seeks VDOT attention on road issues
Tazewell County officials urge Gov. McDonnell to have a VDOT representative attend meetings to discuss road projects and address communication gaps. They also plan letters to lawmakers on cancer rate concerns in local schools and note redistricting progress and population shifts tied to Pocahontas Correctional Center.
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Tazewell
Bob McDonnell
Virginia Department of Transportation
VDOT
Southern District Board
Mike Hymes
Richmond
Northwestern District Board
Seth White
David Anderson
McDonnell
Tim Kaine
Anderson
Cumberland Plateau
White
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Tom Bone
Aloia
By Greg Jordan
Reader's 99
Kammer Furniture
Savings & Be
Oak & Iron
Cheestt
Kammer
La-Z-Boy
Sealy Mattress Center
Kammer’s
D Street
Bluéti i
Mandigt
Soa
Bere
Tazewell County
Charles Owens
Eric Young
Pocahontas Correctional Center
Jewell Ridge
Adria
Cowens
Bottonline
Center For Cancer Care
Princeton
21St Century Oncology
Becki S. Hill, M.D
the Center For Cancer Care
New Hope Road
Aremer MK
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