Wall Cabin seeks new home preserve 150-year-old landmark
Princeton dentist Dr. David Najar offers to donate the 150-year-old Wall Cabin, aiming to move it rather than demolish it. Historian Darrell McPherson teams with Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc to raise funds and place the cabin at Glenwood Park while noting its historic ties to early settlers and 18th century events.
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Rinceton
William Wall
Princeton
David Najar
Darrell McPherson
Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc
Glenwood Park
McPherson
Tazewell
Wall
Dr. Najar
Brush Creek
Robert Williams
Wall Cabin
James
Najar
Old Laws in West Virginia and Virginia Banned Habits
Sadler notes that unlawful cohabitation is rarely enforced in West Virginia and cites archaic laws. He highlights prohibitions on head coverings obstructing views in theaters, dueling offenses, and penalties for taunting nonparticipants. Virginia's bawdy place and repo watch warnings are summarized with cautionary tone.
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Sadler
West Virginia
Virginia
Lee
Jamboree Highlights Sponsors and Local Groups in Bluefield
Higginbotham thanks local organizations and businesses for jamboree support. Tazewell County Humane Society hosted its first pet show with three dogs and two cats, drawing public interest. Greater Bluefield Jaycees handed out Kid Care ID kits and stressed updated photos. Steven Harry notes shooter education, while Mark Williams cites parent updates. Essay runner up Contes Caran proposes class street adoption to boost Bluefield’s appeal.
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A-1
Higginbotham
Tazewell County Humane Society
Carolina Ferrare
Greater
Bluefield
Jaycees
Steven Harry
Mark Williams
Harry
Contes Caran
Graham Middle School
Italian Heritage Festival Brings Colosi Family Roots to Fore
Immigrant Joe Colosi recalls family tragedy and survival after 70 000 to 100 000 Italians. His mother was pulled from rubble by a man with a long hat and later passed Ellis Island to join her new husband in McDowell County. The Sons of Italy host an Italian Heritage Festival at the National Guard Armory in Brushfork with a dinner dance on Oct 6 and 7 tickets $20 call Nick Ameli. Colosi, a Welch High School graduate and Marshall University alum, pursued law after mining work and earned a master’s in Italian at Middlebury. He aims to expand the festival to rival Clarksburg’s Italian Day.
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A-1
Joe Colosi
Colosi
Ellis Island
U.S
McDowell County
Sons of Italy
National Guard Armory
Brushfork
Armory
Nick Ameli
Italy
Welch High School
Marshall University
Gary
Antioch Law School
Washington, D.C
Welch
Rocky Gap
Middlebury College
Vermont
Clarksburg
Hatfield McCoy Trail records investigated
Legislative investigators probe financial records of two groups tied to the Hatfield McCoy Trail weeks before opening. Officials declined to comment while asserting openness of records and meetings amid inquiries about possible gray areas and a $300 rent claim. About $1 million in state funds has been spent on the trail.
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Charleston
Gary Slater
Commission On Special Investigations
Bob Kiss
Draleigh
Leff Moore
Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Development Coalition Inc
Coalition
Hatfield- McCoy Regional
Moore
West Virginia firms fined for child labor violations
A random sweep of 34 West Virginia businesses found three cited for violations totaling 33 thousand dollars. Winterplace Ski Resort led penalties, followed by Southern Dynamics and J C Penney Co. in Mount Hope. In total, 135 young workers were involved in violations across 100 WV and PA firms.
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Charleston
West Virginia
U.S. Labor Department
Kate Dugan
Winterplace
Southern Dynamics
Princeton
J.C. Penney Co
Mount Hope
Dugan
J.C. Penney
Labor Department
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Richard Clougherty
Highway group to meet
The New River Parkway Authority schedules its monthly meeting for Monday at 7 p.m. at Concord Student Center in Athens.
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Athens
New River Parkway Authority
Concord
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Bailey
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Mercer County
Archibald Bailey
Giles County
Tony Barbery
New Hope Road
Artic Cat
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Ougla
Brick
Hatfield-McCoy Trail Records
Gail T. Spell
Mountain Heart Child Care Services
Craft Memorial Library
Family Eye & Health Care Clinic
G. Prank Britton
Bluefield Area Foundation
Bluefield Area Foundation, Inc
P.O. Box
Rock Valley Concrete
Sea
Citizen
Pelican É Products Inc
Consol & Bcd
Rouglagportin Ince
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