Armbrister bids BC farewell after 32 years of teaching
Longtime Bluefield College historian and sociology professor David Armbrister has announced retirement at the end of the spring 2000 semester. Since 1968 he guided students through Campus growth, chaired the Division of Social Sciences, and earned honors including the Distinguished Faculty Award and senior professorship. Armbrister says he will miss mentoring students and watching them succeed.
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Jefferson County: Last Chance to Save a Way of Life
In Harpers Ferry Betsy Carlisle laments leaving Jefferson County as she marries and moves to Berkeley due to housing costs. The 212 square miles at West Virginia’s eastern tip have drawn in commuters from Baltimore and D C, with 6,800 people relocating since 1990.
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Jefferson County West Virginia Growth and Farmland Loss
Jefferson County plans to use Local Powers Act to levy impact fees on builders as population and development rise, while farmland has shrunk from 105,621 acres in 1959 to 72,978 in 1997. Since 1959 the county lost 33,000 acres of farmland with 11,000 acres removed between 1987 and 1992, amid rapid growth nearby in Loudoun County Virginia and mounting housing activity.
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PMCCC honors Hamden and Boggess as May Superstars
Rinceton, NJ The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce will present two Superstar of the Month awards at the May 18 board meeting at Johnston's Inn. Nabeel Hamden of Airco earned the May honor for ten years of Shrimp Feast service including baking 500 to 720 potatoes yearly and delivering armory gear. Gina Boggess was recognized for leading the Shrimp Feast Auction, which raised more than twice any previous chamber auction.
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Concord College forms scholarship in memory of Mrs McClaugherty
Concord College will endow a scholarship for non traditional students majoring in education in memory of Mrs Billie Martin McClaugherty. Brenda Martin White, daughter of McClaugherty, announced the fund and shared her family’s long ties to higher education. The program aims to ease costs and honor McClaugherty’s example as an educator. For details call 1-304-384-5317 or email brogans concord.edu. Wytheville Community College to offer summer evening developmental math courses at multiple sites.
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