West Virginia colleges grant waivers to academics and athletes
Over four years waivers totaling 16.42 million dollars were awarded across West Virginia colleges and universities. The state reports 51 percent of waivers go to state residents, yet West Liberty State College and Marshall University awarded more to out‑of‑state students last year, drawing concern but citing economic development benefits.
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West Virginia
Daniel Crockett
State Higher Education Policy Commission
West Liberty State College
Marshall University
West Liberty
Panhandle
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Marshall
Kentucky
West
Keith Spears
Policy Commission
John Thralls
Thralls
Marching Tigers top rivals in county band contest
From Buchanan County the Marching Tiger Band beat Pound High School's Marching Wildcats in every category. Pound and Haysi earned excellent rankings. J.J. Kelly High School Indians wowed the crowd with Grease based performance. Grundy Senior High's Golden Sound Wave ranked excellent. J.J. Kelly ranked superior in Class AA competition.
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Buchanan County
Pound High School
Pound
Haysi
J.J. Kelly High School
J.J. Kelly
Grundy Senior High
Golden Sound Wave
Grundy
Bluefield mission auction seeks items and sponsors
Bluefield Union Mission plans its annual fundraiser with last year’s event cited as the most successful in the mission’s history. Organizers seek donations, sponsors, and celebrities such as Dawn Wells to attend, with items including autographed memorabilia and Mary Ann’s shorts from Gilligan’s Island.
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Suzanne Lowry
Sharon Miller
Jon Nuce
Lonnie Quesenberry
Linda Sorrell
Marilyn Tinder
Bluefield Union
Craig Hammond
Bluefield
Gilligan
Mary Ann
Tyree
Dawn Wells
Barbour Family Library Highlights Historic Americana Treasures
Bluefield notes feature a 1828 first edition of Washington Irving’s History of the Life of Christopher Columbus in Three Volumes and a rare 1778 Parliamentary Register from Great Britain’s House of Lords. Curator Peterson emphasizes the library’s unique holdings and the Barbour family’s pivotal role in American and Virginia history with places named for Barbour lineage.
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Washington Irving
House of Lords
Great Britain
Peterson
Barbour
Virginia
James
Col
Thomas Barbour
Orange County
Barboursville
Charlottesville
Culpepper
Barbour County
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Philip Pendleton Barbour
Cabell County
Gov. Barbour
Cavitt's Creek Lake Seeks Utilities for Park Plan
Cavitt's Creek Lake at Cavitt's is a 54 acre trout and bass stocked site with an electric boat fleet and wildlife including deer and black bears. The county tourism group asks the Board of Supervisors on Oct 17 to fund water and sewer extensions to finish the recreation facility.
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Jack Witten
Cavitt's Creek
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Branton
Board of Supervisors
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