SVCC Grants 450 Graduates at 64th Commencement
Southwest Virginia Community College held its 64th spring graduation with about 450 students receiving degrees. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Mark Warner gave the commencement address, praised by Charles Yates of the Coalfields Economic Development Authority for his efforts in Southwest Virginia.
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Wardell
Southwest Virginia Community College
Mark Warner
Virginia
Charles Yates
The
Coalfields Economic Developement Authority
Warner
Yates
Southwest Virginia
George Washington University
Harvard Law School
Columbia Capital Corporation
Alexandria
Columbia Capital
mid-Atlantic
Nextel
Advanced Radio Telecom
Virginia Math and Science Coalition
Cochairs Virginia
Communities In Schools Foundation
Virginia Union University
Appalachian School of Law
SVCC
Car tax stalemate halts Virginia budget deal
State lawmakers blamed the car tax for derailing a budget agreement as Governor Gilmore, the House, and the Senate held firm. Senator Puckett recalled a historic but unwanted moment after talks collapsed, noting revenue projections and promised adjustments were not met.
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Assembly
Senate
Jim Gilmore
House
Gilmore
Puckett
Tazewell County Bee attracted sponsors and schools
Elementary education officials in Tazewell County announced a student volunteer call for a county bee with eight schools set to compete next year if contests form school teams. The Mercer County Bee is co-sponsored by The Cole Automotive Family Captain D's Kmart and the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Pizza Hut backs the Tazewell event. Concord College and Bluefield College provided facilities for the new competition.
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Tazewell County
Mercer County Bee
Cole Automotive
Captain D’s
Kmart
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Pizza Hut
Bluefield area to land 300 new jobs in remanufacturing expansion
The county plans a 3200 foot water line to the shell building to boost fire protection as Remanufacturing and Blizzard Fabrication move in. The Raleigh Mine and Industrial Supply project is a $5 million investment creating about 300 jobs over the next 36 months. Local leaders praise county town county cooperation led by Bluefield Mayor Bill King and PSA chair Dan Bowling. Application sites include the shell building and Cedar Bluff Virginia Employment Commission.
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Joe Hunnicutt
North Carolina
Hunnicutt
Public Service Authority
Bluefield
Bill King
Tazewell County
Jimmy Jones
Dan Bowling
PSA
King
Shell
Becky Arrington
D&s Parts
Virginia
Arrington
Virginia Employment Commission
Cedar Bluff
Raleigh Mine and Industrial Supply
Cur
Dealers discuss school parking lot drug sale and indictments
The article reports a alleged drug deal near a school and describes related charges. It lists indictments against Steve Allen Shelton Beverly Ruth Sanders and Bobby Joe Lester connected to OxyContin seizures and distributions. The grand jury returned 122 true bills totaling 375 counts with 40 more sealed.
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Lee
Richlands
Steve Allen Shelton
Mill Creek
Tazewell
Beverly Ruth Sanders
Beverly Deer
Shelton
Sanders
Tazewell County
Gleevec Shows Promise In Leukemia Treatment
Findings presented at the American Society of Hematology meeting show over 90 percent of second-phase leukemia patients responded to Gleevec, with 63 percent in remission. Trials involved 530 first-phase and 230 second-phase patients, fueling global testing near 3,000 subjects. The drug targets the cancer cause without damaging other cells, offering a model for future cancer studies. Edward Benz of Dana-Farber/Boston queries long-term life extension, noting bone marrow transplants and interferon as current options with serious drawbacks.
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American Society of Hematology
Edward Benz
Dana- Farber Cancer Institute
Harvard Medical School
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Madison E. Marge
Shawsville
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Rently
Kentucky
West Virginia
Bobby Joe Lester
Bluefield Hematology and Oncology
Joel A. Schor
Tonya A. Perrino
Frederick Street
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
Mt. Pisgah
Brush Creek Falls Road
Speedway
Camp Creek Road
Nick Vaughn
Harvest Church of God
Ocoee
Florida
Cecil Shrader
Johnston Chapel Baptist Church
Halls Ridge Road
Princeton, WV
Mike Riddle
Institute For Creation Research
el Cajon
California
Johnstonchapel.org
Free Douglas Sporting Goods
Crestliner Boat Factory
Pree Lowe's
Praia
Honda Marine
Ouglaf
Brick Street
Princeton
Douglassportinad
Oods.com
Oodis
Crestliner
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