West Virginia and Virginia voters face GOP challengers
In Districts Three and Nine, Republicans challenge Democratic incumbents Rahall in WV and Boucher in VA. Rahall, a longtime congressman from Beckley, faces Paul Chapman while Boucher is opposed by Jay Katzen, a Virginia politician with a Lt. Governor bid. Both races appear low key as campaigns span Washington and home regions. Rahall highlights funding for I-73/74 and Coalfields Expressway projects, rural airline service, and coalfield economic revitalization as central to his agenda.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Virginia
Nick J. Rahall II
Beckley
Paul Chapman
Rick Boucher
Abingdon
Jay Katzen
Katzen
Tazewell County
Rahall
Boucher
Washington D.C
Cratic
Transportation Committee
Mercer
Raleigh
Parents vow to fight Consolidation battle heats up
McDowell County parents rallied against a state approved ten year facilities plan proposing consolidation of Big Creek and Jaeger high schools and possible closures in Anawalt Switchback Bartley and Berwind The plan could redraw school attendance and move or shut several facilities endangering community heart and access for North Elkins District decisions remain disputed by local residents and officials
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Welch
McDowell County
Big Creek
Saeger
State Board of Education
Anawalt
Switchback
Bartley
Berwind
Rush Foster
War
Jaeger
Jerry Stepp
North Elkins
Stepp
Gary
Mount View Middle
Wise seeks small school supporters for board
Gov. Bob Wise seeks applicants for two to three vacancies on the West Virginia Board of Education. He favors alternatives to consolidation and wants members who believe small classrooms can be inherently better. Wise emphasizes evaluating options before rushing to merge districts.
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Harleston
Bob Wise
West Virginia
Wise
Mercer board backs Amendment One in West Virginia vote
The Mercer County Board of Education approved a resolution in support of Amendment One, the Local Option Economic Development Amendment. The plan would use a developer financed tax base to create jobs without increasing individual property taxes, per Superintendent Deborah Akers.
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Princeton
Mercer County Board of Education
Don White
West Virginia
Deborah Akers
Akers
U S Attorney appoints election officer in West Virginia
U S Attorney Kasey Warner named Assistant U S Attorney Karen George as district election officer for the Southern District of West Virginia under a federal Voting Integrity Initiative. The move, tied to protecting voting rights and prosecuting election crime, will see a team of A U S attorneys and FBI agents monitor polling on November 5. Local officials note state and federal observers, with Manchin’s office continuing election monitoring.
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Rinceton
U.S
Kasey Warner
Karen George
West Virginia
Warner
George
Department of Justice
Greenbrier
Jennings
Florida
FBI
Bill Archer
Barcher
Bottonline
Cherry antique sale set in Keystone by FDIC
Former Keystone mayor Billie Cherry’s personal antiques will be auctioned by court-appointed FDIC trustee on Saturdays Oct 26 and Nov 2 starting at 11 a.m. at the Hog Pen Enterprises building in downtown Keystone. Proceeds support recovery from the First National Bank of Keystone collapse.
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Bluefield
Keystone
Billie Cherry
Cherry
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
First National Bank of Keystone
FDIC
Preston Kirk
Kirk Realty and Auction Company
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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John Porter
Royetta Porter
John Nelson
Tess McCloud
Mercer Education Board
U.S. Attorney's Office
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