Pocahontas High School Fight to Stay Open Gains Countywide Support
Larry Hypes reports from a Tazewell County meeting where residents from Abb's Valley Boissevain and Pocahontas voiced strong support to keep Pocahontas High School operating as a key part of the local system. Graham and Tazewell high schools pledged welcoming transfers while officials emphasize regional cooperation to preserve the region's schools and economy.
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Fter
Public
Tazewellounty
Abb’s Valley
Boissevain
Pocahontas
Pocahontas High School
Graham High School
Tazewell High School
GHS
John O’neal
Graham
Poca
Rick Marrs
Tazewell
G-Men
Bluefield
Virginia
Fincastle Road
Richlands
Tazewell County
Brenda Lawson
Bluefield Daily Telegraph Staff Roll Call
The note lists William Randy Deason as publisher and Thomas A Colley as executive editor with Samantha Perry as managing editor and news editor. It includes sports editor Preerecer tere Andy Patton and Brian Woodson as senior editor city editor Bill Archer Charles Owens. The verse about divine wrath appears at the end.
Funding shift for southern WV projects to economic authority
Lawmakers move 350000 funding for Hatfield McCoy Trail and Mercer County equestrian park from the Parkways Authority to the state Economic Development Authority. Critics urged keeping toll funds for highway upkeep, praising the transfer as a win win to avoid toll hikes while supporting regional development.
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West Virginia
Parkways Authority
State Economic Development Authority
Hatfield- McCoy Recreation Authority
Mercer County
West Virginia Turnpike
Development Authority
Turnpike
Greg Barr
Senate
H. Truman Chafin
Economic Development Authority
Open Abbs Valley road stalled by slide anger in Bluefield
Tony Williams of Bluefield Virginia complains the Abbs Valley road is still closed after a slide months ago. He argues the road was paid for and should be kept open for student transport to Bluefield and calls for county action to force reopening.
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Abbs Valley
Gants
Remembering Ray Brooks at WVVA in times of chaos and camaraderie
Brian Hartwell of Bluefield WV recalls working with Ray Brooks at WVVA after the Short Family sale. He describes a hectic live studio era with RCA TK-47 cameras, shared laughs, and a cast of local talent and engineers. Hartwell honors Brooks as calm and insightful amid production stresses.
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Pvne
Ray
Brooks
WVVA
Short
Route 460
Bob Scott
Andy Kahle
Tom Perdan
Harry Hall
Bob Cooper
Steve Gregory
Jim Nelson
Kenneth Dick
John Barton
Alfred Land
Hugh Mitchener
Giles County
Hugh
Erlene Branch
C.C. Young
Tiny Thompson
Leonard Repass
Nick Amell
Viola Clark
Ray Brooks
Andy
Bob
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Keith Hovis
Larry Hypes
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Baily Telegraph
William ‘Randy’ Deason
Thomas A. Colley
Samantha Perry
Preerecer
Tere
Andy Patton
Ve Brian Woodson
Bill Archer
Charles Owens
ATV
Radic Nanan
Tony Williams
Bluefield, Va
Ming Medvedey
Putin
By Brian Hartwell
Brian Hartwell
Bluefield, W.va
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