Legislation Targets 911 Call Privacy and Towing Control
West Virginia lawmakers weigh 911 call privacy and county tow policy oversight this week. Senate action favors restricting release of 911 recordings without subpoenas, backed by Emergency Service and 911 directors. County towing policy proposals aim to curb long response times from distant tow firms.
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Charleston
County Commission
West Virginia
State Senate
Mercer County
911 Advisory Board
Senate Judiciary Committee
Raleigh County Emergency Services
Bowden
Spotlight on Russia opens SVCC Festival of the Arts
SVCC's seventh annual two week Festival of the Arts features a kickoff concert by Chorovaya Akademia from Moscow at Lebanon High School on March 21. The program includes Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom and Russian secular songs. On March 25 the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Musical Gems from Russia at Tazewell High School.
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Wvecesiers
Virginias
SVCC
Russia
Chorovaya Akademia
Lebanon High School
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Mary Lawson
Festival of the Arts
Lebanon
Chesnokov
Knoxville Symphony Orchestra
Daniel Meyer
Tazewell High School
Camerata Virtuosi New
Tazewell students on the move
A county school board report shows 141 students withdrew from Tazewell County Public Schools between August 2000 and January 31, 2001. Many left to attend schools in other districts or states, while 94 transfers occurred within the county. About 29 left Richlands High School as of January 31, with officials expressing concern over declining local enrollment.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Mickey Pruitt
Pruitt
Tom Witten
Richlands High School
RHS
Jan White
Richlands
Witten
Read Aloud volunteers boost children's reading in Mercer County
Read Aloud Mercer County coordinator Cindy Sampson spoke to the Bluefield Rotary Club about volunteers who read to kindergartners through sixth graders. Statewide, 6,000 volunteers have read to 65,000 children, serving as role models and classroom friends to combat declining reading scores and foster a love of books.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
Cindy Sampson
Read
Bluefield Rotary Club
Sampson
Bluefield students shine at regional Math Field Day
Bluefield High School students excel in the Mercer secondary Math Field Day as seniors Sarah Arnold Donald Shrewsbury and Emily Williams place top in the grades 10 12 category with high scores. Alfred Gordon and Ashley Gillespie lead freshmen while Princeton Senior High School’s Paul Broyles III earns fourth place.
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Bluefield
Bluefield High School
BHS
Mercer Comecondary
Concord College
Dents
Duard Addington
Emily Williams
Dr. Addington
Sarah Arnold
Donald Shrewsbury
Paul Broyles III
Princeton Senior High School
Martha Shott
Alex Light
Elizabeth Richardson
Emily Anderson
Blake Gordon
Ashley Gillespie
PSHS
Timothy Hopper
Arwa Ghabra
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Boarc
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New Beginning World Outreach
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New Beginning Outreach
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