Parents allege favoritism at Bluefield schools and call for probe
Readers allege bias in cheerleading tryouts and sports selection at Bluefield High and Fairview Junior High, urging formal complaints to the State Athletic Association and school boards. The letter then shifts to praise for a local photo feature and comments on county politics and honesty in Tazewell County water matters.
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Fairview
Bluefield High School
State Athletic Association
Board of Education
Expert Says Some F-15s Below Norm in Check
An Air Force expert, Col. Gerald Blake, says six of 58 F-15s tested underperformed by up to 10 percent. He notes the issue has been corrected and current F-15 performance is back to standard. The Phoenix Gazette reports Blake’s assessment from Wright Patterson.
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Gerald Blake
Air Force
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
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Edgemont Baptist Church screens apocalyptic film Sunday
The film The Coming Invasion of Israel screens Sunday Oct 11 at 7 pm at Edgemont Baptist Church 2507 Jefferson St Bluefield. Sponsors cite Daniel 11 and Ezekial 36 as its authority and Rev R W Skidmore hosts.
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Israel
Say
Edgemont Baptist Church
Jefferson St
Bluefield
Russia
R.W. Skidmore
Public hearing on LIEAP eligibility in Princeton council chambers
Citizens may attend a public hearing in Princeton City Council Chambers Tuesday at 1 p.m. to review West Virginia's plan for home hearing assistance for low income households meeting eligibility guidelines. Robert Fanning of Area 96 WV Department of Welfare notes state wide meetings on LIEAP will run concurrently.
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Robert Fanning
Area 96
West Virginia Department of Welfare
Ammar Kiwanian Of Year Named By Bluefield Club
Ammar Kiwanian of the Year A S Buddy Ammar was honored by the Bluefield Kiwanis Club at its annual officer installation at the Sheraton Inn. He also became Eighth District Lt Governor while Dennis Clark H Edward Steele Garland Yates James Pile and Frank Smoot received Legion of Honor years of service awards. Carl Nank was installed as president with other officers and board members named. Outgoing president Joe Hartzog received a past president pin and thanks. Dan Moen of St Lukes Hospital will speak at the next luncheon.
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Buddy) Ammar
Bluefield Kiwanis Club
Sheraton Inn
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Legion of Honor
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H. Edward Steele
Garland Yates
James Pile
Frank Smoot
Carl Nank
Robert Pitman
Fred Ayscue
Charles Lester
Ozzie Ellison
Harold Goforth
Hunter Smith
Fred Dobson
Charles Hoge
John Riddle
Aaron Saunders
Joe Hartzog
Fadwa
Hartzog
Ellison
United States
Jim Thomason
Eighth District
David
Kathleen) McGonagle
Ozzie
Frances) Elliston
Club
Nuckolls to Face Plea in New Mercury Death Trial
Mercer County prosecutor David Knight says Lucille Nuckolls will return to Circuit Court Monday for a possible plea to voluntary manslaughter in the 1978 shooting death of her husband Gene Nuckolls. The case, long publicized, followed a first degree murder conviction later overturned by the West Virginia Supreme Court.
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David Knight
Lucille Nuckolls
Princeton
Gene Nuckolls
Nuckolls
Mercer County Notebook Trails Oct Road Tour and Court Schedule
Mercer County notes a crowded court docket for Judge Bivens if the governor acts soon. Princeton lawyers Frazier Huffman and Burkett seek judge appointments. Gov Rockefeller plans a Mercer road tour about Oct 26 to back a proposed November road bond, including Route 20 Athens to Princeton and Matoaka to Rock roads. The governor may attend the Shriners Oyster Dinner Oct 22. He opened a Welch office and invites inquiries at 1-800-642-5876. Open house for the Southern Regional Detention Center for juveniles is scheduled in Green Valley. The Princeton Mercer Chamber dinner and a committee meeting to nominate Princeton for the All-West Virginia City honor are set Thursday. Republicans hold a bond talk Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the courthouse. Voter registration closes Monday with 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. hours. Macros of architectural firms for a rail feasibility study will be discussed Oct 8.
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Bob Graham
Jennifer Belcher
Mercer County Republicans
Fred Parker
Mercer County Commission
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