West Virginia considers year-round school calendars
State Superintendent Joren Marple pitches year-round calendars to expand options across West Virginia. Mercer and McDowell counties weigh pros and cons including bus schedules air conditioning summer jobs and upcoming waivers while noting public input and teacher buy-in are essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
West Virginia
Joren Marple
Marple
Mercer County
Deborah Akers
Akers
Kellan Sarles
Mercer County Schools
Sarles
McDowell County School Board
Mike Mitchem
Mitchem
Kanawha County
Commission On School Financing
Department of Education
Kate Coil
Keoilabdtonline
Van rear-ends Mercer County school bus in Bluefield
No injuries reported after a van struck the rear of a Mercer County school bus crossing the Martin Luther King Jr Bridge in Bluefield at about 3 15 p m. Bluefield Rescue Squad checked the children as police investigated potential charges for the driver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luefield
Mercer County
Bluefield
Mercer County Board of Education
M.L. Ramsey II
Ridge Runner grand re opening features music and free rides
In Bluefield Virginia the Ridge Runner Railroad re opens at 2 p.m. with the Bluefield High School band and Bluefield State College Community Singers performing. The Bluefield Chamber of Commerce offers lemonade served by Lemonade Lassies. Free train rides start at 2:30 p.m. and the first 500 children receive a free engineer's hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Bluefield High School
Bluefield State College
Community Singers
Ridge Runner
Greater Bluefield
Virginia
Antietam
South
North
Paul Johnson
James McPherson
Three Mercer precincts shift polling locations in gubernatorial vote
Voters statewide cast ballots from 6 30 a m to 7 30 p m for Democrat and Republican gubernatorial nominations. Precinct 15 votes at Bluefield Salvation Army, Precinct 80 at Mercer County Courthouse Annex, Precinct 75 at Princeton Presbyterian upper level due to venue changes. Turnout expected higher locally despite early slow statewide results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
West
Bluefield
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Greg Jordan
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Eric DiNovo
The
Nashville
Gettysburg
Geoffrey Ward
Tenn
Ross Massey
Battle of
Valley Forge
Tennessee
Atlanta Constitution
Elephant
Stafford
Pinceton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!