Potomac State Leads WV Tuition Waiver for Athletes
Potomac State College in Mineral County, under West Virginia University, issues tuition waivers to athletes at a rate nearly four times higher than aid for academic achievement. In 1999-2000, WV public colleges awarded about 576 athletic waivers totaling $2.34 million, covering tuition and some fees only.
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Charleston
Potomac State College
West Virginia
Mineral County Junior College
West Virginia University
Robert Eagle
Potomac State
Public Colleges
Colleges award tuition waivers at West Virginia schools
West Virginia public colleges report four year totals of tuition and fee waivers. Athletic and academic student waivers are included in annual state filings. The data highlights the share of tuition covered by waivers across campuses and programs.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Gilligan to Headline Second Annual Share a Blessing Auction
Gilligan will host the Bluefield Union Mission fundraiser, repeating last year’s high profile event. The auction runs Saturday Dec 9 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Bluefield Holiday Inn and aims to raise funds for the mission. Pam Tyree notes last year’s effort raised over $50,000 with 189 items including Gilligan memorabilia Harley Davidson and a vehicle. Bob Denver will again serve as celebrity host and may bring items from the cast.
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Bluefield Union
Craig Hammond
Mary M. Tinder
Pam Tyree
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Bluefield
Gilligan
Bluefield Union Mission
Bob Denver
Tyree
Mary Ann
Professor
Joan Cameron
Charlie Cole
Annabell Galumbeck
Virginia governor Barbour’s rare book gift to Bluefield College
A 300 volume collection from the Barbour family arrives at Easley Library Bluefield College. Donor Haskins Coleman, a great grandson of Governor James Barbour, provided books and even some furniture for a reading room. BC alumnus Chris Acorn and History Professor Dr. John Tresch helped arrange the gift, with librarian Cynthia Peterson now managing the collection. The set includes a 1671 first edition religious tract by John Flavel not found elsewhere.
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Luefield
Virginia
Easley
Bluefield College
Chris Shoemaker
Haskins) Coleman
Chris Acorn
Coleman
James Barbour
Barbour
Orange County
Virginia House of Delegates
John Quincy Adams
England
Acorn
Jenny Wilkes
Wilkes
BC History
John Tresch
Staunton
Tresch
Cynthia Peterson
John Flavel
Tourism group laments Cavitt's Creek underuse in Virginia
In Tazewell County Virginia the 164 acre Cavitt s Creek Park opened in 1990 as a potential tourism draw but remains incomplete with no public water or sewage facilities and unfinished camping grounds. The Tourism Committee unanimously named completion as a top priority, urging county officials to finish the site. Richlands Area Chamber of Commerce executive Ginger Branton called the site beautiful yet under utilized and urged action to promote tourism development.
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Tazewell
Cavitt’s Creek Park
Tazewell County
Cavitt’s Creek
Richlands Area
Bands Take Center Stage Tazewell Bulldogs host Clinch River Festival
The 7th Annual Clinch River Band Festival at Tazewell High School drew a full crowd as bands competed in Class AAAA with Richlands High School earning Band of the Day. Richlands Blue Tornado, directed by Danny Swartz and Bruce Miller, won the top honors and themes included Planets. Haysi led Class A with up to 30 players and THS Band, hosted by Tazewell, performed for the crowd.
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Tazewell Bulldogs
Clinch River
Tazewell Bulldog
Bulldog
Jim French
Raejean Harman
THS
Virginia
Tiotatte Va
Tazewell High School
Richlands High School
Blue Tornado
Richlands
Pride of Galax
Maroon Tide
Danny Swartz
Bruce Miller
Haysi
Harvard official to address Four Seasons Regional Council
Bluefield a Harvard policy expert from the Kennedy School will speak at the Four Seasons Regional Council meeting at noon Monday at the Bluefield Holiday Inn. Dr Jerry Mechling will discuss fiber optics and rural data transmission and outline Eight Imperatives for Leaders in a Networked World. Steve Peery will report on two infrastructure committee meetings. reservations for the Dutch treat luncheon are encouraged.
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Bluefield
Four Seasons Regional Council
Jerry Mechling
Institute For Strategic Computing and Telecommunications
Kennedy School of Government
Harvard University
Mechling
Bluefield Holiday Inn
Massachusetts
Jerry Beasley
Concord College
Harvard
Steve Peery
Council
Greater Bluefield
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Allison Barker
Associated Press
Concord
Marshall
W.va
WVA
WVU
Eric DiNovo
Bluefield State College National Alumni Association
Ruth Payne Brown
Othello Harris-Jefferson
Bluefield State
Bluefild City
Union Mission
John Barbour
B.K
Daily Telegraph
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