Kiwanis District Governor visits Bluefield clubs
Kiwanis District Governor Leo Hager made his first official visit speaking to area Kiwanis members at the Sheraton Inn. He plans a yearlong tour of all divisions, backing two projects including a Lima Peru school and furnishing the new Kiwanis headquarters in Indianapolis. More than 100 members attended as Division 7 and 8 leaders highlighted the program.
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Leo Hager
Kiwanis
West Virginia
Ozzie Ellison
Dean Kenny
Art Holsworth
Buddy Frye
Hager
Lima
Peru
Indianapolis
Ind
Victor Morgan
Buddy Ammar
Bluefield Kiwanis
Carl Nank
Bramwell
Stephen Scott
South Bluefield
Charles Cramer
Matoaka
Michael Blankenship
Jane Meadows
Concord Barbershop Quartet
Cedar Bluff Official Resigns After Seven Years as Police Chief
Cedar Bluff town leader Bob Shamblin resigned as town coordinator and police chief. The Town Council accepted the resignation on Oct. 19, with Shamblin's last day a Thursday. He served seven years as police chief and over a year as town coordinator, leaving for other work possibly in engineering. The town seeks a replacement and a police officer, and clerk Darleen Shelton praised his service while noting he will be hard to replace.
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Cedar Bluff
Bob Shamblin
Shamblin
Darleen Shelton
Shelton
Matoaka Kiwanis Club Plans Visits and Guest Speaker
The Matoaka Kiwanis Club met Tuesday and set 12 visits to seventh and eighth division clubs. A program was chosen and members were selected to attend the Kiwanis governors visit in Bluefield next day. Gov John Rockefeller IV is slated to visit Matoaka Monday at 6 30 p.m. A 27 member attendance list for a November 17 membership roundup was approved. Guests Terri Bailey and Bill Reed from the Matoaka Junior High Builders Club attended.
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Matoaka Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Bluefield
John D. Rockefeller IV
Matoaka Club
Board of Directors
Terri Bailey
Bill Reed
The
Matoaka Junior High
Mercer def and bench warrants heard by Judge Bivens
Public record from Mercer County Circuit Court shows two defendants with bench warrants for failure to appear. Steve Clements, charged with maiming, set for pre-trial Dec 1 with William Conner as counsel. Daniel Bird, charged with burglary, scheduled for pre-trial Nov 3. A Veneri request for evaluation of Nathaniel Allen, charged with voluntary manslaughter and burglary, at Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center, was granted.
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Princeton
Mercer County
William O Bivens, Jr
Steve Clements
William Conner
Daniel Bird
Randall Veneri
Nathaniel Allen
Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
Concord College Razing Plan Draws Opposition From Heritage Group
Concord College faces opposition from the Heritage Committee over the West Virginia Board of Regents decision to demolish McComas Hall and the old gym. Secretary Ramona McNeely and others say the 1977 study does not call for demolition, while President Meredith Freeman says the action followed extended evaluation. The Mercer County Historical Society and area legislators have been urged to oppose demolitions, and the college plans a parking expansion in the affected area. The Board’s Oct. 2 approval and prior studies by Wood and Tower and Klingensmith shaped the plan, with Freeman asserting the final decision rests on broader planning beyond the 1977 report.
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Jim Gilreath
Daily Telegraph
Athens
Concord College Heritage Committee
West Virginia Board of Regents
McComas Hall
Ramona McNeely
Princeton
Concord
Meredith Freeman
Mercer County Historical Society
McNeely
State Fire Marshal’s
Wood and Tower
Freeman
David Klingensmith
Bluefield State College
Holroyd Hall
Sarvay Hall
Chamber Endorses Road Bonds For Jobs and Progress
The Princeton Mercer County Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorsement of the Roads for Jobs and Progress Amendment praised as boosting Route 52 upgrades and Mercer County roads. The endorsement highlights better roads and more jobs as crucial to West Virginia’s economic progress. Bluefield State College drama club announces satirical comedy The Hundred and First to premiere October 29 and 30 on campus.
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Princeton-Mercer County
Bluefield State College
Bluefield State
Gospel sing and revival schedule fill Bluefield area churches
A series of gospel events with churches across Bluefield Princeton and Bland County include a Sunday gospel sing at Thompson Chapel United Methodist Church featuring the Gospelettes Sun Lighter Joint Heirs Ada Choir the Happy Harps Caldwell Quartet and the Home Choir to benefit Bluefield and Bland County Rescue Squads. Revival at Maybeury Church of God runs through Nov 1 led by Evangelist Rev Herbie McKinney with nightly services at 7. Willowbrook Baptist hosts the Hillsmen Quartet Sunday at 7. Rose of Sharon Church in Bluefield suspends Sunday services due to local association meetings at Worth in McDowell County. Pastor’s anniversary for Saints Memorial Church of God in Christ in Princeton Sunday at 3 with Rev David Chapman. Weyanoke Church of God revival through Nov 1 nightly at 7 led by Evangelist Jean Horn. Maranatha Baptist Church hosts revival services through Oct 30 with daily 7 30 p m and Sunday 11 a m 6 30 p m nursery provided. Ada Chapel near Bluefield hosts a Saturday 7 p m gospel sing featuring Noah’s Ark Singers led by Rev J B Osborne.
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Thompson Chapel United Methodist Church
Cumberland Road
Bluefield
Gospelettes
Sun Lighter
Joint Heirs
Bland
Ada Choir
Happy Harps
Caldwell Quartet
Bland County
Maybeury Church of God
Herbie McKinney
T.L. Sizemore
Role OF Sharon
Rose of Sharon United Holy Church
BSC and
Ypha Association
Uprising
Worth
McDowell County
The
Saints Memorial Church of God In Christ
Lewis Street
Princeton
David Chapman
Tabernacle Baptist Church
G.F. Walker
Minnie Allison
Weyanoke Church
Paul Turner
Maranatha Baptist Church
Oakvale Road
Ada Chapel
Route 112
Noah's Ark Singers
J.B. Osborne
Bulletin Board Free Admission Curtain Times Set
Public admission is free for two curtain performances at 4 15 p m on October 29 and 8 15 p m on October 30 in the Brown Gilbert Science Building auditorium The Narrows Chapter of AARP will meet Monday at 1 p m at the Senior Center Credit Woman Mrs Peggy Dunford Mitchell was named Credit Woman of the Year by Credit Women International in Richmond Va She is Princeton High School class of 1961 and works for the State Employees Credit Union in Richmond She is married to Hampton Mitchell With two children Sherman Miller presides over the Tri County Cemetery Association which meets Sunday at 3 p m at the Bluefield Community Center The Princeton Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners will meet Tuesday at 7 p m at the Princeton Community Center The Development Authority of Mercer County will meet Monday at 1 30 p m at the Flat Top National Bank board
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Brown-Gilbert Science Building
Credit
Peggy Dunford Mitchell
CCCE
Douglas Williams
Princeton
Credit Women International
Richmond
Mrs. Mitchell
Princeton High School
State Employees Credit Union
Hampton Mitchell
Tri-County Cemetery Association
Bluefield
Oakgrove Cemetery
Sherman Miller
Princeton Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners
Development Authority of
Mercer County
Flat Top National Bank Board
Five IRB Applications To Be Considered In Bluefield
Five industrial revenue bond applications will be considered at a Bluefield meeting. The agenda lists the projects and involved parties, with officials reviewing eligibility, financial details, and potential impact on the area. Participants include local government and business representatives.
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Bluefield
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