Retiring Mercer County staff honored at Friday luncheon
Mercer County Schools marked the departure of 41 employees with over 600 years of service in a Douglas Center ceremony led by Superintendent Dr. Deborah Akers. Wayne Hager of Lashmeet Matoaka School accounted for 40 years, with many staff sharing memories and plans for retirement.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Douglas Center
Deborah Akers
Wayne Hager
Lashmeet/ Matoaka
Hager
Dolly
United States
Shirley Helmandollar
Montcalm Elementary School
Joyce Lambert
Spanishburg School
Mercer Students Sweep State Social Studies Honors
Charleston reports Mercer County students earning top honors at the state Social Studies Fair. Winners include Vincent Madison and Michael Murphy for U S History, Jo el Ferris and Lucas Stone for Bluefield Middle, and multiple divisions with third places and honorable mentions across anthropology economics sociology geography and political science.
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Charleston
Mercer County
Alex Moore
Memorial
Marie Tanao
Bluefield
Adrianna White
Ryan Mould
Glenwood
Parrs
Vincent Madison
Michael Murphy
Brushfork
U.S
Nicole Larkin
Megan Massie
Mercer
Paige Belcher
Madison Hayes
Melodie Tweedlie
Jade Dilley
Hunter Luppold
Princeton Middle
Joel Ferris
Lucas Stone
Bluefield Middle
Adam Harry
Tiffany White
Casey Honaker
Josh Hawkins
WV counties show population shifts 1990 to 1999
McDowell County suffers a 16.8 percent population drop from 35,233 in 1990 to 29,306 in 1999, the largest in the state. Mercer, Wyoming, Raleigh and Kanawha show smaller changes while Berkeley and Putnam record the biggest gains. Per capita income in 1997 ranged from 12,156 in Webster to 23,641 in Ohio County. McDowell’s was 13,482 and Mercer’s 19,422.
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Bluefield
McDowell County
West Virginia
Wyoming County
Raleigh
Kanawha County
Berkeley County
Putnam County
Mercer County
Ohio County
Wheeling- Bridgeport
Webster County
Mercer
Monroe
McDowell
Greenbrier
Wyoming
Fayette
Nicholas
Pocahontas
Summers
Mercer Democrats schedule county convention in Princeton
Mercer County Democrats announce the Mass County Convention will be held June 6 at the Mercer County Courthouse in Princeton at 7 p.m. Delegates to the State Democratic Convention at Charleston July 1 will be chosen. Any registered Democrat in the county may attend or run for a state convention delegate. contact Homer Ball at 384-9134.
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Princeton
Mercer County
Mass County
Democratic Executive Committee
Homer Ball
Ball
Charleston Civic Center
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Donald Conner Jr
Tony L. Reed
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Bluewell
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Central Office
George Keatley
James B. Strong
Myrna Painter
Ceres
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Cumberland Heights
Chester Sword
Judy Sword
Ed Clark
Knob
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Marvin McKinney
Melrose
Nancy Whitten
Patsy Lilly
Mary Conner
Keith Shrewsbury
Jean Surface
Montcalm
Everette Gravely
Joe Short
Oakvale
Albert Clark
Pike View High
George Dickerson
Bobby Craghead
Straley
Junie Doyle
Grace
B.K
Daily Telegraph
Mercer Democrats
AEP
Virginia
American Electric Power
America
Dublin
Reece AR King
P.O. Box
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Douglas Ave
Mercer School
Seaver Funeral Home
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
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Kevin
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