Graham High student named VHSL Achievement Award recipient
Anand Jain, Graham High School senior and student body president, named one of Virginia's ten VHSL Achievement Award winners after a panel review of 250 nominations from 113 schools. He will be honored May 17 at the University of Richmond with a certificate, a Queen Anne Revere Bowl, and a $1,000 scholarship.
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Harlottesville
Anand Jain
Graham High School
Virginia
VHSL
University of Richmond
Virginia Farm Bureau
Jain
GHS
Lauren Williams
Radford University
Graham
Gary Williams
Anand
Graham High
Four routes eyed to connect Athens with I 77
More than 100 residents attended a public meeting on four proposed connectors from Athens to Interstate 77 at the Gardner interchange. The plans range from 27 to 31 million dollars with no funding yet. a preferred option will be chosen after public comments by June 12. Alignment impacts vary from 8 to 77 structures including homes and historic buildings.
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Athens
Division of Highways
Gardner
West Virginia
Mount Jackson
Little Laurel Creek
State Street
Town
Motorists asked to see the light at BRMC entrance
Bluefield Regional Medical Center and the city funded a new traffic light at Cherry Street hospital entrance to guide vehicles in and out of the parking area. Activation slipped from May 12 to Monday evening after contractor and utility coordination delays. No accidents reported yet, but near misses and screeching brakes were noted by BRMC staff.
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Bluefield
Cherry Street
Bluefield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
American Electric Power
Tammy Halsey
Halsey
Tazewell County Tax Plan Draws Resident Backlash
Tazewell Virginia residents opposed a proposed 2000 2001 budget and a new consumer utility tax at a public hearing. Bluefield mayor Wayne Hurley urged opposing all new taxes while noting the town's stance. The plan would set a 20 percent utility tax on residential electric bills up to 3, with a 20 percent first 50 dollars and 2 percent on amounts over 50 to a 100 cap. Some residents cited rising costs and spending increases.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Bluefield
Wayne Hurley
Hurley
Pisgah
Joe McNeal
McNeal
West Virginia
Appalachian School of Law aims for accreditation in 1997
The Appalachian School of Law in Grundy Virginia, a regional effort six years in the making, plans to seek accreditation in August with hopes of approval next spring. The independent not for profit school has a 150000 volume library, active alumni funding, and community benefits including a state Supreme Court Day and public school conflict resolution programs. Governors, judges, and local leaders helped fund and launch the regional project.
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Bluefield
Virginia
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy
Lucius Ellsworth
George Allen
Ellsworth
The
Daily Telegraph
ASL
Appalachian Law S School
Buchanan County
Allen
Appalachian Regional Commission
West Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Janet Reno
Reno
West Virginia Golden Horseshoe honors Bluefield and Princeton middle students
Bluefield Middle School students Ashley Gillespie Caitlin Dodson Blake Gordon and Corey Meadows along with Princeton Middle School student Megan Hersman will receive the Golden Horseshoe in Charleston for mastery of West Virginia history geography industry flora fauna and resources. Hersman notes long study including her textbook and papers from teacher Judith Vonkallist. The program highlights famous West Virginia natives and local historical figures from teacher Mary K. Vinciguerra's class.
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Luefield
Ereer County Middle School
Charleston
West Virginia
Ashley Gillespie
Caitlin Dodson
Blake Gordon
Corey Meadows
Bluefield Middle School
Megan Hersman
Princeton Middle School
Hersman
Judith Vonkallist
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College of William and Mary
Tom Helton
Model General Assembly
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Hugh O'Brian
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Irt
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James E. Sothen
Eric DiNovo
Andy Grindstaff
Graham Intermediate School
B.K
Law School
Lu Ellsworth
Mary K. Vinciguerra
Greg Jordan
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