Mercer County Vote Canvass Nears Conclusion After Ballot Hand Count
Mercer County officials continue the vote canvass for the primary election with hand-counting of ballots from precincts 53 at Kegley Baptist Church 62 at Sun Valley School and 83 at Straley Elementary as required by state law. The final totals will include absentee ballots added after election night to complete certification while 911 operations and holiday safety reminders accompany the week.
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Sun Valley School
Straley Elementary
Telegraph Staff Byline and Verse Quotation
The Baily Telegraph lists Gary Adkisson as Publisher Samantha Perry as Executive Editor and Thomas A Colley as Managing Editor Tammie Toler as CHGY BAO idlepratth Barbara Hawkins as Sports Editor and Andy Patton as Business Editor The article includes a Bible verse from Deuteronomy 11 18 19 quoted in full.
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Tammie Toler Chgy Bao
Barbara Hawkins
Idlepratth
Andy Patton
Byrd urges emergency flood relief for West Virginia
Senator Byrd calls for an emergency supplemental appropriation to speed flood recovery in West Virginia and other states hit by May 2002 floods. He notes FEMA recovery funds, ongoing federal, state, and local aid, and credits Byrd Rahall Rockefeller and others for supporting relief efforts while victims face emotional and financial hardship.
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Nick Rahall
D-Wy
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Rahall
U.S
Jay Rockefeller
Federal Emergency Management’s
Disaster Recovery Fund
Bush Administration
FEMA
Sen. Byrd
Graham Fourth Graders Salute Glynn Carlock Jr
Graham Intermediate School fourth grade students thank Glynn Carlock Jr for leading a May 15 Physical Education Field Day at Graham Recreational Park. His well planned activities and dedication earned praise from faculty and staff, highlighting quality educators.
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Graham Intermediate School
Glynn Carlock
Carlock
Glynn Carlock, Jr
Graham Intermediate
Daily Telegraph seeks public letters with signatures
The Daily Telegraph invites letters on public interest topics and asks writers to include signature address and phone number. Anonymous letters will not be published, pen names are not used, and names will not be withheld. Letters may be edited to fit space and will be printed once per month per writer.
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Call for Engineering Study on Bluestone Lake Plan
A letter urges an independent engineering study for a proposed Bluestone River lake to determine lake size and dam distance, homes to be submerged, land costs, funding for water and sewer lines, roads, and public access. It argues for objective cost-benefit analysis versus pursuing rural water improvements, to avoid displacing Mercer County families.
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Montcalm Elementary School
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