Rockefeller urges math and science focus for students
Senator Jay Rockefeller visited Wirt County Middle School to discuss educational programs and funding for math and science. He backed MERIT style training and national standards, noting students’ readiness for future careers in STEM and urging continued support for teacher development.
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Elizabeth
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
D-W.va
Wirt County Middle School
National Science Foundation
Wirt County
Bill Chapman
West Virginia
Jackie Harris
Redistricting delayed as Senate delays vote until October
Charleston AP reports the Senate will not vote on redistricting in the upcoming special session. Leaders say the redraw likely shifts to October after needs for plan review and compromise. Gov Wise may call lawmakers Monday to address family court, bonding, and video poker language, with redistricting possible in the call.
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Charleston
Senate
Osher Craige
Putnam
Bill Wayne Bailey
Wyoming
Bailey
Bob Wise
Keith Burdette
Wise
Burdette
Wise extends FEMA filing deadline for flood aid
West Virginia Governor Bob Wise announced a deadline extension for FEMA disaster assistance to October 10 for flood victims. He cited ongoing call volume of about 75 per day and urged registrations at 1 800 462 9029 while detailing state totals of aid distributed and the push for a federal disaster declaration after spring storms.
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Charleston
Bob Wise
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Wise
FEMA
Wyoming County
McDowell County
Mercer County
Bush
Monroe schools keep private Safe Schools Helpline contract
Monroe County School Board votes to renew a contract with Security Voice Inc for the Safe Schools Helpline at 1 800 418 6423 extension 359, spending 1998 dollars over 12 months. The move bypasses a new Governor’s Helpline for Safer Schools, which officials say is too new to rely on. Board also approves a consolidated graduation requirements policy after public comment.
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NION
Monroe County
Safe Schools Helpline
Security Voice Inc
Ohio
Lyn Guy
Bob Wise
Monroe
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley
Steve Miller
Charleston
Guy
Safe Schools
James Monroe High School
Kilgore and McEachin clash on Virginia issues in debate
In Richmond, Republican attorney general candidate Kilgore and Democrat McEachin sparred over abortion and housing out-of-state inmates in Virginia prisons. Kilgore dodged whether to repeal Virginia’s one-gun-a-month law while accusing McEachin of backing liberal gun limits. McEachin opposed importing inmates from Connecticut and other states, citing strain on Virginia’s prison capacity built by a 1990s reform push.
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Kilgore
McEachin
Richmond
Jerry Kilgore
Donald McEachin
Virginia
Connecticut
Richlands moves toward new town hall completion
Richlands town officials expect to move into the new town hall within about 30 days as interior finishing work continues. Mayor Ken Wysor says exterior is nearly complete and officials hope the project will be ready for the November council meeting. The building rises on the old Mattie Williams Hospital site amid weather delays but remains on schedule.
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Richlands
Ken Wysor
Wysor
Mattie Williams Hospital
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