Youth center fundraiser highlights community unity and history
Over 75 gather at Bluefield Community Center annual banquet themed Today our children Tomorrow our leaders. Edris Miller, keynote, says unity enables opportunity and success. Center, founded 1918 as Carolina Community House, has long served African American residents with youth programs, job training, scouting, and youth spiritual activities. Performances by STARZ School of Dance and Princeton artists featured at Herb Sims Youth Center on Stadium Drive.
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Starz School of Dance
Lisa Shumate
Princeton
Gordon roars ashore as Gulf Coast braces for Gordon
Hurricane Gordon barrels toward Florida's Gulf Coast with winds above 75 mph and heavy rain, threatening a 10 foot surge. About 800 residents on a Cedar Key island stay despite evacuation orders while Dixie County prepares, and two Atlanta hurricane watchers were barred from a dock.
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Tazewell to Hear Input on Proposed Charter School Plan
A public hearing is scheduled in Tazewell County to discuss a proposed charter school for at risk students. The General Assembly amended charter school statutes in 1998 1999 allowing residential charter schools by a single division or by joint divisions. Public notice is required by December 31 from all public school systems. The Tazewell County School Board will meet at 6 30 p m on Monday October 9 at Graham High School in Bluefield to gather input.
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Tazewell County
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Mercer deputy becomes prevention resource officer at Pike View High
Deputy C V Truckenmiller of the Mercer County Sheriff's Department serves as Pike View High School's prevention resource officer. He teaches classes on conflict resolution, violence awareness, and drug and tobacco education, emphasizing a supportive liaison role rather than discipline to students like Samantha Allen and Crystal Horton.
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Candace Christian
Pike View High School
Improvements push in High Street area gains support
At the September City Council session Lower Pine Street resident Arnold Palmer praised progress in the Greater High Street Development area while noting ongoing drug dealing and traffic near Henderson Street. Pastor Dwight Palmer urged lighting upgrades, visibility, and camera coverage, proposing a mobile substation deployment.
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J.H. Easley Tabernacle Church
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Sydney Olympics ticket sales set new record
The Olympic games in Sydney reached a major sales milestone as over 5.5 million event tickets and nearly 650,000 soccer match tickets were sold. More than 85 percent of tickets were sold in the first week, with long lines at box offices and 65,000 tickets sold Sunday. No winner for Virginia Lotto numbers 17 18 23 35 41 42.
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Hovercrafts for Christmas Rise of Personal Hoverboards
Kevin Inkster promotes personal hovercrafts that replace scooters and skateboards. The design, showcased at the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony, aims for store availability by Christmas. The hover boards hover four inches above ground, reach 15 mph, and are steered by throttle and weight shift.
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