Amigo Elementary Earns First Class Rating for Progress
Amigo Elementary received a first class rating in Raleigh County schools after a Dewey Bone assessment praised student progress and behavior, room decorations, and a clean building. Principal James L. Meadows led teachers Juanita Larry Zena Amato Irene Keesee as the PTA reported playground improvements and a modern library with many new books.
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Amigo
James L. Meadows
Juanita Larry
Zena
Amato
Irene Keesee
Parent - Teacher Association
Dewey Bone
Raleigh County Schools
Mary Abbot
Legislature Approves Tax Discount Reduction in WV Bill
The West Virginia Legislature approved a bill cutting early payment discounts on real estate and personal property taxes from 2.5 percent to 2 percent and raising delinquent tax interest from 9 to 12 percent. If the governor signs, the act takes effect 90 days after passage and shifts the property tax assessment year to July 1 to provide time for assessors and budgeting agencies.
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West Virginia
Doctor urges holiday immunization plan for children
The Raleigh Register advises parents to schedule vaccines during Easter to avoid spring rush. It outlines immunization steps for preschoolers, school and college students, campers, and those with heart or rheumatic history, plus booster polio doses before summer. It also suggests discussing tuberculin tests and BCG vaccination with doctors.
Genius Night celebrates Cubs with grab bag builds
Members of Cub Scout Pack 230 hosted Raleigh County scout executive Wallace Noble and his family at a Genius Night in Prosperity First Baptist Church. Boys used only materials from their grab bags to build items, with prizes awarded. The event included a birthday song and remarks on Cub Scouting, with about 60 attendees. Also noted is Know Your Deputy Elijah Craig Lester serving as Raleigh County deputy sheriff in Trap Hill District since 1957, born July 24 1905 in East Thomas Alabama.
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Prosperity First Baptist Church
Raleigh County
Wallace Noble
Benny
Gary
Donald A. Low
Noble
DEN 1
Robert Nichols
Frank James
Randy Fitzwater
Ernest Toney
Bobby Christopher
Danny Loudermilk
Paul Loudermilk
Robert Kerschner
Larry Morris
James Morris
Joe Dalton
Den
Thomas Christopher
Rona Daltin
Denner
Wally Bolen
Dewey Lowe
Cubmaster
Elijah Craig
Lester
Trap Hill
Okey Millis
C. A. “Slim” Thompson
East Thomas
Ala
Joe
Lelia Byrd Craig
Oe Aed
Raleigh-Wyoming Coal Co
Forfeited Bonds In Beckley Police Court
Beckley bonds totaling 546 were forfeited as no defendants appeared before Judge Edward P. Stansbury. Norford C. Hall forfeited 106.50 for drunk driving. Ethel Farley 37.50 for trespassing and drunkenness. Sam Harbin 50 for operating a gambling house. Elsie M. Stewart 15 for driving with expired plate. Twelve Beckleyans at 15 each on gambling charges. E Wilson Martin forfeited 25 for tampering with an auto.
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Beckley
Edward P. Stansbury
Norford C. Hall
Hinton
Ethel Farley
Sunrise Avenue
Sam Harbin
Elsie M. Stewart
Scott Ave
Beckleyans
John Butler
Lee Robinson
Harold E. Robinson
Tommie Wright
Francis Harbin
Horace Taylor
James Burton
Lois Williams
Mary Roy
William Whitwood
Edward Walker
Sieman Turner
E. Wilson Martin
Daughter Injured In Virginia Accident
Mr and Mrs Herbert Roach learned their daughter Deloris Seymor of Alexandria Virginia was injured in a car accident She travels to visit as she recuperates at her home from the injuries reported in the Rhodes News Service dispatch
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Rhodell
RNS
Herbert Roach
Deloris Seymor
Alexandria
Mental Health Association Offers Guidance Resources
When mental fitness strikes, the Mental Health Association provides helpful advice and guidance. Support your Mental Health Association and access supportive resources for well being and resilience.
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Mental Health Association
Medical Assistant of the Year To Be Named
The Raleigh County Assistants Association will honor the Medical Assistant of the Year at a 6:30 p.m. dinner at the Beckley Elks Club with doctors as guests. Mrs. Sam Kessler, of 205 Rural Acres Drive, will be installed as state president of the West Virginia Medical Assistants at the Parkersburg convention in May 2021.
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Raleigh County Assistants Association
Beckley Elksub
George Lowry
Sam Kessler
Rural Acres Drive
West Virginia
Parkersburg
Kessler
Richard Starr
Killarney And Bragg Schools Rated First Class
Assistant Superintendent Mason Anderson rated Killarney Elementary in Killarney and Bragg Elementary in Shady Spring as first class last week. Meadows Elementary in Richmond District was named second class, praised for good work despite lacking lunch programs and PTA.
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Killarney
Bragg
Mason Anderson
Shady Spring
Reommenda
Anderson
Bradley Scouts See Fire Demonstrations
Boy Scout Troop 163 of Bradley held a Thursday night meeting with live demonstrations on different types of fires. Dave Brown from the U S Bureau of Mines led the session attended by about 30 scouts and 20 adults, with Scoutmaster Jay Blackburn and assistant scoutmaster Fred Casteel coordinating.
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Boy Scout
Bradley
Dave Brown
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Jay Blackburn
Fred Casteel
Car Minus Sticker and Jailers In Raleigh County
Sophia Man was jailed in Raleigh County on a charge of operating a vehicle with an expired inspection sticker and booked in lieu of a $10 fine. Magistrate Madison Lowery imposed the fine. Jesse J. Smith and Goldie B. Clark of Charleston were jailed at 4 30 p.m. Thursday by State Police and a constable for bad check warrants.
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Maynard Kirk
Sophia
Raleigh
Madison Lowery
Jesse J. Smith
Goldie B. Clark
Charleston
Deeds Recorded For Beckley and Mabscott Lands
Deeds On File Lewis N and Shirley Graye Fox to Nellie Gray Frost property in Beckley Town District for 1 000 Burl and Bertha Martin to Lala Grow Lilly High land Addition Mabscott Town District for 1 000 Blossom Dairy Co to Brough ton Plant and Equipment Co property in McCreery Court Addition Town District for 45 000 David P Brown of Camp Le Jeune N C jailed at 12 30 Corps authorities for being absent p m Thursday by U S Marine without leave from his base
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Lewis N
Shirley Graye Fox
Nellie Gray Frost
Beckley
Burl
Bertha Martin
Lala Grow
Lilly Highland
Mabscott
Blossom Dairy Co
Broughton Plant and Equipment Co
McCreery Court Addition
David P. Brown
Camp Le = Jeune
N. C
Corps
U. S. Marine
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Harold Thomas Hyman
M. D
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Dr. Hyman
Carl Short
Harry Neal
Virginia
Hopkin’s Meat Markets, Inc
Valley Drive
Sprague
Herman Hopkins
Edith Hopkins
Norman Hopkins
Larry Savage
Blackhawk Beef
Marshall Walker
Ed Halstead
Miss Kessler
Miss Boots Dilley
Bair
Wats Insurance i
Sophia Man
AMOCO
American Oil Research
Gotan
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