Monroe considers county dress code for students and staff
Monroe County Board of Education held a special work session at James Monroe High School to review a proposed county wide dress code. The plan covers skirt length advertising clothing tattoos and jewelry with possible inclusion of faculty. A final decision may come at the October 1 meeting in Union.
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Lindside
Monroe County Board of Education
James Monroe High School
Lyn Guy
Monroe
Guy
Union
Christy Parker
James Monroe
Parker
James Monroe Alternative School
Cole
Derek McCormick
JMHS
Hesi
Board votes to fund Va. service agency
The Tazewell County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved 15000 to keep Clinch Independent Living Services open in Tazewell. The non profit aids disabled residents with independent living, with offices in Russell and Buchanan counties and support from local officials and legislators. The agency has operated since 1998 and helped over 1100 consumers in three years, including 23 percent from Tazewell County. It has prevented 11 nursing home placements and relocated 10 families to accessible housing in the area.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Board of Supervisors
Clinch Independent Living Services
Russell
Buchanan
Betty Bevins
Bevins
Donnie Lowe
Phillip Puckett
D-Russell
Jackie Stump
D Buchanan
Lowe
Buchanan County
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Swope to win MEPS contract move to Glen Jean
Sen. Byrd announced that Swope Construction Service Inc of Bluefield would receive the 16.5 million MEPS and reserve center project to be built at Glen Jean, moving the Military Entrance Processing Station and National Guard from Beckley. Beckley officials react with concern over armory divestment and regional impact while highlighting upgrades and potential use as a convention center.
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Robert C. Byrd
Beckley
National Guard
Emmett Pugh
Raleigh County Commission
Bill Baker
Byrd
Armed Forces Reserve Center
Glen Jean
Swope Construction Service Inc
Bluefield
Pugh
Baker
Raleigh
Armory Board
Postponed officer elections by Tazewell task force
The Tazewell County Long Term Disaster Recovery Task Force postpones officer elections for one month. The special meeting on Oct. 22 at 9 a.m. at Clinch Valley Community Action will also present the year's progress and an annual report. The group formed in 2001 to aid flood survivors and has handled over 30 cases.
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Tazewell
Tazewell County
Clinch Valley
Nuckolls Hall
Tazewell County Fairgrounds
Rev
Russ
Hatfield
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Rev. Hatfield
Festival at Calfee-Wall House in Glenwood Park
Gaelmas harvest festival at the Calfee-Wall house in Glenwood Park will run Sunday noon to 5 pm with historian Darrell McPherson noting the house is secured and prepped. The event explains Michaelmas as the harvest festival linked to All Saints Day and a land transfer date for new owners. An adjacent weekend tribute for five Confederate soldiers will gather at Clay Cemetery Memorial in Kegley, with a later visit to Cline-Kinzer Cemetery.
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Lenwood
Glenwood Park
Darrell McPherson
Michael
McPherson
Mercer County
Clay Cemetery
Flat Top
Copperheads
Sons of the Confederate Veterans
Bonnie Blues
Clay Memorial Park Foundation
Kegley
Madelius C. Brown
Jacob Phillip McPherson
Andrew Jackson Caffee
Samuel Glen W. Caldwell
John W. Shrewsbury
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Julee Cole
John Nelson
Michael Southern
Princeton
John Tedder
Shane Musick
Clinch Independent Living
Swope
Raleigh County
West Virginia
Board of Education
Task Force
Calfee-Wall House
Mark Blevins
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